Drug, in test, stops juvenile diabetes
An experimental drug appears to stop juvenile diabetes in its tracks, allowing patients to reduce insulin injections and control their disease better, according to a small study published
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
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Early clues behind loss of memory
People with Alzheimer's disease are impaired. They may have trouble interpreting what they are reading or writing a grammatically correct sentence. They have trouble concentrating, reasoning and
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China to vaccinate against Hepatitis B
China plans to vaccinate all newborns against hepatitis B within the next five years, a major step toward eradicating a disease that is widespread and whose aftereffects are a leading cause of death
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Mad cow investigation
Tokyo will send two agriculture officials to the Netherlands to investigate animal fat products made there in a bid to track down the source of mad cow disease in Japan, the Farm Ministry said
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Japan weighs risk from mercury in whale meat
The Japan Health Ministry has long been concerned about mercury levels in whale meat and is completing a survey that could lead to restrictions on sales or even an end to whaling, officials said on
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Rain and flooding leave 46 dead and 300 missing
At least 46 people have died and 300 are missing after torrential rain and flooding spread across large areas of China late last week, state media and local officials said.
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At whaling talks, much blubber
With the hunting of hundreds of whales at stake, the debate over the scientific value of Japan's whaling program boils down to dueling photograph displays of whale digestive systems. Whale stomachs,
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Region agrees to fight fires causing pollution
Southeast Asian nations agreed to help each other tackle the land and forest fires that have periodically blighted the region's agriculture and cherished tourist industries with chucking clouds of
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Cambodia's new agony an AIDS epidemic
At the Seeding of Hope hospice, Father Jim Noonan, 67, an American Maryknoll priest, comforts a 22-year old girl who is weakly scratching at a skin rash that affects AIDS sufferers. 'I am very
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'Time to act' on hunger, Annan says
Secretary General Kofi Annan told the UN World Food Summit that it was time to halt 'the gnawing pain of hunger', but hardly a leader of a major power up to hear his message. 'In a world of plenty,