Britain's largest medical research charity has announced a 60% increase in its spending on investigating the most common killer diseases.
Americans have long taken the wonders of medical science for granted, watching as disease after disease has been conquered with antibiotics, vaccines, better nutrition and pharmaceutical "miracle drugs". But today, the magic isn't working - and something scary is happening.
In Idahna, Oregon - there is so much snow, residents' roofs are starting to collapse. The mayor has requested that Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski declare the area a state of emergency and send help.
Palestinian suicide bombers struck in Israel for the first time in a year today, attacking a crowded shopping parade in the desert city which hosts the country's secretive nuclear programme.
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran fired a rocket from its newly inaugurated space center Monday, laying the groundwork for what it says will be the future launch of its first domestically produced satellite, the semi-official FARS news agency reported.
Gordon Brown's plans for up to 30 per cent of Britain's energy needs to be met by wind farms are under threat because of opposition from the Ministry of Defence.
Britain enjoyed a brief respite from its downpours yesterday, but more were forecast at the end of the week in the latest episode of flooding linked to La Niña, a climate phenomenon engulfing much of the globe.
If you buy a packet of Waitrose blueberries from Chile, it's a crime against humanity. If you nibble mangetout from Africa, you're practically murdering the planet. Why? FOOD MILES, OF COURSE.
From Brazil to central Africa to once-lush islands in Asia's archipelagos, human encroachment is shrinking the world's rain forests.
At least 30 people have been killed and more than 300 hurt in a series of quakes in Africa's Great Lakes region.
Four years ago, the handling of two studies of a popular antidepressant opened a window on a dirty little secret in the drug industry. Sometimes, the industry buries the results of trials that might hurt profits.
More than ever before, Americans are worried about the safety of the food they put in their mouths ? and with good reason.
A rare snowfall in Tokyo left nearly 10,000 passengers stranded overnight at Narita airport after about 50 international flights were cancelled, the airport authority said Sunday.
A third undersea Internet cable has been damaged in the Middle East, adding to the disruption in online services after two other lines were cut earlier this week, the cable operating firm said.
ANKARA - Tens of thousands of secular Turks rallied on Saturday against a plan by the government to allow women students to wear the Muslim headscarf at university, a move they say will usher in a stricter form of Islam in Turkey.