Topic: Health and Fitness
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Health Ministry is probing a report in a domestic newspaper that faulty vaccines in northern Shanxi province were responsible for killing four children and making dozens of others sick. China has been beset by a series of product safety scandals over the past few years. At least six children died in 2008 after drinking milk contaminated ...
A retired Catholic bishop is announcing his support for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, despite the church's official opposition. Retired Bishop John E. McCarthy of Austin told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he is as opposed to abortion as every other bishop and ...
A purified form of omega 3, the so-called "good fat" found naturally in certain fish and nut oils, reduced dangerous polyps among people prone to bowel cancer, a study published on Thursday says. Fifty patients were enrolled in the investigation, all with a genetic mutation that prompts the development of polyps -- precancerous growths in the bowel that often develop into ...
