NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Holding off on introducing certain foods in order to prevent children from becoming allergic to them may be counterproductive. Researchers from Finland found that children introduced to certain foods later were more likel
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers who breastfeed seem to have a lower long-term risk of developing a collection of risk factors for diabetes and heart disease than women who bottle-feed, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 700 women
Drinking coffee could help to cut the risk of advanced prostate cancer, a US study suggests.It found the heaviest consumers had a 60% lower risk of aggressive tumours than men who did not drink any coffee. Coffee has an effect on the way the body br
Fresh evidence adds weight to suggestions that loneliness makes cancer both more likely and deadly.Work in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science shows social isolation tips the odds in favour of aggressive cancer growth. Rodents kept alone
Greece’s financial difficulties escalated on Monday after it was warned of a possible credit rating downgrade and Jean-Claude Trichet, European Central Bank president, said Athens would have to act “courageously to bring its budget under control.Int
KABUL - A leading rights group Monday accused the Afghan government of failing to protect women from endemic violence such as rape and murder and from discrimination, warning that their plight risks getting worse. The US-based Human Rights Watch ur
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who eat more soy-based foods than average may have less risk for certain cancers in the ovaries and the lining of the uterus, according to the combined findings of a few studies. The uterine lining cancers - also kn
There has been no substantial change in the number of adult brain tumours since mobile phone usage sharply increased in the mid-1990s, Danish scientists say.The Danish Cancer Society looked at the rates of brain tumours among 20 to 79 year olds from
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