MEDICINE

Human growth hormone enhances sprint ability of athletes and not their strength or fitness.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A daily dose of electricity delivered to a specific part of the brain can lift depression, new research confirms, even for people who've already tried multiple antidepressants to no avail.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The childhood obesity epidemic is hitting some states much harder than others, threatening to further worsen geographic disparities in health, new research shows.

It has become a requirement in Indonesia Papua's police force that an applicant will be disqualified if they had penis enlargement before.

Tasmania has been reported as one of the nation's highest rates of heart disease.

NEW YORK - Doctors at a California children's hospital have found the first evidence that using an electronic system to communicate their orders may save lives.

A recent study published in the online issue of Neurology shows that smoking increases the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in people who carry certain established risk factors for the disease.

According to an Australian three-year study, pet owners have reduced blood pressure and cholesterol levels than those without pets.

A survey found 42 per cent of swine flu vaccine doses distributed to a number of GPs, end up fast in the bin, with more than 7.5 million of the 19 million doses of the vaccine bought by the federal government at a cost of more than $100 million could be wasted.

Multiple implantation of embryos in women may lead to fivefold risks but couples take the odds due to financial crisis.

(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday urged consumers to stop using liquid Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec medicines for children and infants after a broad recall announced by the manufacturer, although it said the chance of serious problems was remote.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese children in grades 3 through 6 are more apt to be bullied by their classmates than children who are trim, regardless of their gender, race, social skills, or academic achievement, a study published today in Pediatrics shows.

Heart Foundation urged Tasmanians to be aware of simple symptoms of heart attack where almost half of there population die from the deadly disease.

Beautiful woman causes cortisol levels of men to rise leading them to numerous health risks.

The tests on the flu vaccines reveal no signs of abnormalities so far, as health authorities continue investigation into the bad flu vaccine reaction scare in WA.

Based on the results of a study, no single medication is responsible for the higher risk of cancer observed among patient who have received immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant.

A bacterium that causes ulcers and cancers of the stomach seems to have a beneficial side - it significantly decreases the risk of one specific type of oesophageal cancer - reveals an Australian study.

A research to recreate a fully-functioning skin in the laboratory for the purpose of transplant that could improve the lives of burn patients, is ongoing says a spokeswoman for Sydney Burns Foundation.

An upcoming study supported by Alzheimer's Australia to test if physical activity does improve the symptoms of memory loss and wellbeing of people with Alzheimer's will take place in Brisbane by staff of the University of Queensland at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital complex.

Victorian public hospitals have failed to meet hospital targets, in contrast to what the Brumby government has believed about their health systems.

New research found that baby girls cope better with stress in their mothers' womb.