May 28 2008
New explosives could be more powerful and safer to handle than TNT and other conventional explosives and would also be more environmentally friendly.
May 25 2008
The survey questioned 800 Americans who were in pain, undergoing physical rehabilitation or seeking legal compensation for disability to find out their attitude towards their GP.
May 25 2008
A ZIMBABWEAN man has been jailed for two years after he sold urine to residents in a mining town claiming it was cooking oil, according to state media reports.
May 24 2008
Barack Obama has picked up a series of superdelegates this morning, one of which at the expense of Sen. Clinton.
May 24 2008
After all, we know Barack Obama has received multiple death threats — because he is black, of course, and because some of our fellow citizens think he\’s a secret Muslim terrorist who is going to take the oath of office on the Koran and make...
May 24 2008
A common sexual complaint among men is the inability to orgasm, according to Irwin Goldstein, MD, director of San Diego Sexual Medicine and the editor in chief of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. There\’s a wide range of possible explanations,...
May 24 2008
Cancer experts have suggested a new way to tackle particularly tenacious brain tumours known as glioblastomas. Attacking a common virus often found in these cancers may halt their growth, say researchers.
May 19 2008
UK drugs firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has won European Union approval for its vaccine designed to protect people against the H5N1 strain of bird flu.
May 19 2008
Biomedicine scientists identified and sequenced the genes of a bacteria called Salinispora tropica. It produces anti-cancer compounds and can be found in ocean sediments off the Bahamas.
May 19 2008
Microsoft has said it is considering a deal with Yahoo which would not involve a full buyout of the company. Microsoft’s previous offer to buy Yahoo for $33 a share - a figure which valued the company at $47.5bn (£24.36bn) - was turned...