CANCER

Excessive intake of alcohol takes toll on the health of New Yorkers, besides causing death of 1,500 adults annually.

Michael Douglas on Thanksgiving holiday

The Transportation Security Administration is referencing a Johns Hopkins study on its web site, saying that the full-body x-ray scanners are safe to use. But the university's scientists are unhappy with the way that study is being used.

Government officials are mounting a campaign ahead of the busy holidays to explain why some holiday travelers may be subjected to airport security pat-downs requiring officers to touch their breasts and genitals.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Maxygen, Virgin Media, Magic Software Enterprises, Pacer International, Celldex Therapeutics, TiVo, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Natural Alternatives International, GT Solar International, and Northwest Bancshares.

Using particles of gold, ultrasound and an infrared laser, scientists can now see into the body in m,ore detail than ever before.

Myanmar's Junta backed government has granted a visa to pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's son. Thirty-three-year-old Kim Aris is expected in Yangon on Tuesday and Suu Kyi herself is likely to receive him at the airport. This will be for the first time in 10 years that Kim would get to see his mother.

Adam Baker, father of the disabled 10-year old girl Zahra Baker whose disappearance and confirmed death has shocked the people of North Carolina, has vehemently denied that he has anything to do with her death or dismemberment.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Dell, Immunogen, Thoratec, ASML Holding, BSD Medical, Brocade Communications Systems, Wynn Resorts, Amgen, ARM Holdings, and Cisco Systems.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: LTX-Credence, Exelixis, DryShips, Dendreon, Aruba Networks, SodaStream International, Pan American Silver, Spreadtrum Communications, NetApp, and Canadian Solar.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Cytori Therapeutics, Dendreon, DryShips, Sourcefire, Spreadtrum Communications, Netease.com, Xyratex, Aruba Networks, Exelixis, and Netlist.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Ladish, BSD Medical, Clean Energy Fuels, Brocade Communications Systems, Baidu, Research In Motion, Fifth Third Bancorp, DryShips, Akamai Technologies, and Power-One.

Swiss pharma giant Roche said it plans to cut 4,800 jobs worldwide over the next two years due to mounting cost pressures in healthcare -particularly in the US and Europe - and increasing hurdles for the approval and pricing of new medicines.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers were: Human Genome Sciences, Immunomedics, NII Holdings, IMAX, Central European Distribution, BSD Medical, JetBlue Airways, Penn National Gaming, SEI Investments, and Dendreon.

Police authorities in North Carolina ended their search for missing Australian girl Zahra Baker, by confirming they have found her remains but assured that they will continue to investigate how she died.

Police authorities in North Carolina are apprehensive that Zahra Baker, a 10-year old physically challenged Australian girl who has been missing for over a month, could have become the victim of some foul play after finding new evidence while searching an area called Gunpowder Creek.

The next time you decide to light up a smoke, you may be greeted by an image of a cancer patient or even worse, a corpse, thanks to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to put graphical warning labels on cigarette packs.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: China GrenTech, Dendreon, Geron, A123 Systems, TiVo, Foster Wheeler, DryShips, Approach Resources, and Hudson City Bancorp.

Sixty-five percent of Internet-based cancer news contain language that may contribute to public uncertainty about the disease, a new research found.

The Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, championed infrastructure investments across both the emerging markets and developed nations as a key part of maintaining a global economic recovery.

A Chinese research center has unveiled the Tianhe-1A, replacing United States as the maker of the world's fastest supercomputer.