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Radio frequency exposure from cell phones is not linked to brain cancer, according to a study by British scientists

Researchers are a step closer to creating a medical 'smart bomb' that would seek out and wipe the root of cancer cells.

US stocks declined in early trade on Thursday after official data showed that weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rose last week while Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed more than forecast in January.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Williams Companies, Cliffs Natural Resources, J.M. Smucker, El Paso, Nordstrom, Skechers, Netapp, Nvidia and Apple.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs may have only six weeks to live, according to the US-based tabloid National Enquirer. The magazine has published photos of Jobs taken on February 8 outside Stanford Cancer Center that show Jobs looking extremely thin and frail.

Actor Corey Haim's mother spoke out for the first time on Wednesday about her son, who died suddenly on March 10, 2010.

The seven-time winner cuts his comeback short

Legendary cyclist Lance Armstrong, who won the coveted Tour de France a record seven consecutive years, has said he's retiring from the sport.

A court in Ecuador has fined US oil explorer Chevron (NYSE: CVX) $8-billion for polluting part of the country's Amazon region.

As the big day is approaching for the royal wedding, Prince William and Kate Middleton announced the maid of honor, bridesmaids, best man and ring-bearers for their upcoming wedding.

Steve Jobs, chief executive of Apple Inc, who is on medical leave since past three weeks, is still taking company’s strategic decisions and is closely involved in Apple’s day-to-day functioning

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.

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.