MEDICINE

Asia is going to be way short of the new H1N1 vaccine to fight swine flu when the next surge of infections hits during the cold season this year, a spokesman for the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

Medical device maker Medtronic Inc said on Tuesday quarterly earnings fell 38 percent due to restructuring and litigation charges.

* Women should limit extra sugar calories to 100 per day * Men should eat no more than 150 extra sugar calories * Soft drinks No. 1 source of added sugar in U.S. dietAmericans need to cut back dramatically on sugar consumption, the American Heart Association said on Monday in a recommendation that is likely to rile food and beverage companies.

A search warrant affidavit has showed that Michael Jackson had lethal levels of Propofol in his system when he died, the Associated Press reported.

Healthy patients who get H1N1 swine flu without suffering complications do not need to be treated with antivirals like Tamiflu, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

The flu drugs Tamiflu and Relenza may not be worthwhile to treat seasonal influenza in healthy adults, British researchers reported on Friday.

Calls to poison control centers for U.S. teenagers who have overdosed on attention deficit drugs rose 76 percent over eight years, researchers reported on Monday.

People who stay even moderately fit as they age may live longer than those who are out-of-shape, a new study suggests.

A study in Taiwan has found that smokers are twice as likely to develop active tuberculosis compared to people who have never smoked, prompting calls for policymakers to be tougher on smoking.

Warner Chilcott Ltd, a specialty drug maker, is acquiring Procter & Gamble Co's prescription drug business for about $3 billion, two sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

Warner Chilcott Ltd, a specialty drug maker, is acquiring Procter & Gamble Co's prescription drug business for about $3 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

Warner Chilcott Ltd, a specialty drug maker, is acquiring Procter & Gamble Co prescription drug business for about $3 billion, the Wall Street Journal said on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.

A judge on Friday ruled that an advocacy group for child actors can seek to have a guardian appointed to oversee the financial interests for the octuplets of Nadya Suleman, dubbed

Clinical trials for the new swine flu vaccine have turned up no red flags, U.S. health officials said on Friday.

When the Canadian province of Ontario began offering free flu vaccinations to its entire population in 2000, the result was a dramatic decrease in influenza-associated antibiotic prescriptions.

A genetically modified bacterium that turns into a drug-delivery vehicle in the presence of a type of sugar may offer a new way to treat bowel disease, British scientists said on Friday.

U.S. health officials again backed on Thursday the safety of Merck & Co Inc's vaccine to prevent infection by a virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer.

University and college students who come down with influenza this autumn should either go home to their parents or hunker down in dorm rooms to avoid spreading it, the U.S. government advised on Thursday.

The U.S. government on Thursday announced grants of almost $1.2 billion to help hospitals and healthcare providers implement and use electronic health records.

The U.S. government announced grants of almost $1.2 billion on Thursday to help hospitals and health care providers establish and use electronic health records.

The world is gripped by a flu pandemic and it's up to you to stop it -- that is, if you choose to play a new game developed by a Dutch medical center and available online for free.