On Tuesday, November 25, 2008, the Obesity Institute at Children's National Medical Center gathered experts from many disciplines to share ideas, failures and successes, and the future promise of prevention and intervention strategies to fight childhood obesity, both in the

Happiness is contagious, researchers reported on Thursday.The same team that demonstrated obesity and smoking spread in networks has shown that the more happy people you know, the more likely you are yourself to be happy.And getting connected to happy people

Washington is the 10th-healthiest state in the nation, according to the latest annual America's Health Rankings Report.

Many Americans are failing to meet the minimum recommendations for exercise, although confusing guidelines are making it difficult to assess, researchers reported on Thursday.Depending on which federal exercise recommendations are used, either about half or about two-thirds of Americans meet

Treating cancer patients' depression may help their children stay mentally healthy too, new research in the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests.Dr. Florence Schmitt of the University Hospital of Turku in Finland and her colleagues conducted a study of 381 families

Among United States Latinas, a greater degree of European genetic ancestry is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, the results of a new study indicate. This could be due to environmental factors, genetic factors, or the interplay of

which takes place on 9-10th December 2008 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre and BERR Conference Centre, Westminster, London, UK. Genesis is the leading biotechnology networking conference, which aims to facilitate networking and partnering. Biovian's director of projects and

The Environmental Protection Agency mandated yesterday that manufacturers of heavy diesel trucks and buses install dashboard lights by 2010, like those devised for cars more than a decade ago, to signal whether emissions control equipment is malfunctioning.

A method of producing synthetic bone, using techniques normally used to make catalytic converters for cars, is being developed by researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick.

For years, scientists have struggled to decipher the genetic instruction book that details where and when the 20,000 genes in a human cell will be turned on or off.

Those diagnosed with early stage dementia can slow their physical, mental and psychological decline by taking part in therapeutic programs that combine counseling, support groups, Taiji and qigong, researchers report.

Hospital-acquired infections that are resistant to traditional antibiotic treatment have become increasingly common in recent years, confounding health care professionals and killing thousands of Americans.

To help develop an effective HIV vaccine, researchers are trying to better understand how the immune systems of a small minority of HIV-infected people known as long-term non-progressors (LTNPs) contain the virus naturally.

With up to half of a person's body mass consisting of skeletal muscle, chronic inflammation of those muscles - which include those found in the limbs - can result in significant physical impairment.

Lesbian couples and single women will soon be able to have babies using IVF treatment in Victoria, but some women and doctors say the new laws themselves are discriminatory because they include mandatory criminal background checks for prospective mothers.

South Africa has called for an end to political squabbling between Zimbabwe's feuding political leaders amid growing international concern about the devastation being wrought by a cholera crisis.

The World Health Organisation says there has been a dramatic drop in the number of people dying of measles.

The Canberra Liberals have criticised the Government for not doing enough to attract more GPs to Canberra.

The ACT Government says the $10 million funding boost it has received from the Federal Government is useful but it would have liked more.

Researchers say a new report on the mental health of refugees backs the Federal Government's decision to greatly reduce its use of mandatory detention.