Based on its definition of how body mass index (BMI) is related to being overweight and/or obese – last year WHO unveiled a list of countries with the highest percentage of its population who are overweight. Here is a list of countries along with the percentage of the population that is overweight by WHO’s standards).
The US Food and Drug Administration FDA on Tuesday approved the first pacemaker system -- produced by medical device giant Medtronic Inc and designed to be used safely during certain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams.
The German newspaper Der Spiegel is reporting that the U.S. government has devised a plan for the president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak to exit the country gracefully by going to a hospital in Germany to seek medical treatment and a “prolonged health check.”
If yoga is all the rage, can Qigong be far behind?
Studies published in the medical journal The Lancet, show that obesity worldwide almost doubled in the decades between 1980 and 2008.
Director of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Cairo tells Nature magazine that it would perhaps be in the interest of scientific pursuit in the country if Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Hany Helal continues to remain in office.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: EDAP TMS, iGo, Electronic Arts, Matrixx Initiatives, and Acme Packet. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Key Tronic, Axcelis Technologies, Intevac, Alvarion, Nuance Communications, and Broadcom.
Swiss drugmaker Roche struck a cautious note on 2011, as the sector grapples with U.S. healthcare reforms and a push in Europe for lower drug prices, after growth of its top-seller Avastin slowed sharply in 2010.
Swiss drugmaker Roche joined peers in striking a cautious note on 2011 as the sector grapples with U.S. healthcare reforms and a push in Europe for lower drug prices.
Following the news of Tony Gwynn's diagnosis of cancer, more and more MLB players are publicly distancing themselves from chewing tobacco.
American Bubba Watson held off late charges by Phil Mickelson and Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas to clinch his second PGA Tour title with an emotional one-shot victory at the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday.
The companies that reported earnings before the markets open on Thursday are: AT&T, Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar, Altria, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Motorola Solutions, Colgate-Palmolive, Celgene and Lockheed Martin.
A New York federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit that was seeking to force Philip Morris USA Inc. to pay for medical monitoring program for Marlboro smokers.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Harris & Harris Group, LM Ericsson Telephone, Savient Pharmaceuticals, and Skyworks Solutions. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Tellabs, Eagle Bulk Shipping, Rediff.com India, Randgold Resources, and DryShips.
The companies that reported earnings after the markets close on Monday are: Texas Instruments, Amgen, VMware, CSX, American Express, STMicroelectronics, Crane, Sanmina-SCI, Jacobs Engineering, Albemarle...
Scientists in the United Kingdom have identified a “rogue” gene that attacks and breaks down a naturally-occurring protein in the body which normally prevents cancer cells spreading. By blocking the WWP2 gene, which is an enzymic bonding agent found inside cancer cells, levels of the natural inhibitor are boosted and the cancer cells remain dormant.
With the reopening of clinic where a hyperbaric chamber exploded killing a woman and her grandson, the debate over the dependability of these medical devices has risen again. Hyperbaric Chambers, life-saving devices or killer machines?
Sundance Film Festival 2011 kick started on January 20. One movie that stands apart for generating high level of curiosity is YouTube's 'Life in a Day'. World awaits the premier on January 27, which will also be available on live stream.
Roger Ebert, the longtime movie critic at the Chicago Sun Times and for decades on television, is unveiling a new facial prosthesis that will make its TV debut in his new show on Friday.
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) boss Steve Jobs sought cancer treatment in Switzerland in 2009, according to a report in Fortune magazine.
Swiss drug maker Roche said its investigational drug for advanced skin cancer - RG7204 - showed significant survival benefit in a late stage study.
Apple reported another record quarter, with revenue hitting $26.74 billion, above the most optimistic Wall Street estimates of about $25 billion. The iconic technology company posted $6 billion in profit, or $6.43 per share.
