Tougher warnings set for cigarette packages
In the first revision of cigarette warning labels in 14 years, Japanese tobacco companies will be required to state more clearly on their packaging the dangers of smoking, government officials said
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
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Japan stays in whaling group
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday that Japan, one of the world's biggest consumers of whale meat, should not leave the International Whaling Commission and should keep seeking support
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EU shifts on biotech food, but U.S. still sees barriers
The European Parliament passed laws Wednesday to force labeling of all genetically modified food in a move that could lead the European Union to lift an unofficial ban on biotech crops but may not be
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3 new cases reported in outbreak of plague
Three more people in western Algeria, including a toddler, have been diagnosed with bubonic plague, adding to a dozen cases discovered in the area over the past month, the Health Ministry
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Teenagers targeted by vaccine research
The future of vaccines, infectious disease experts say, is teenagers. Parents are used to the idea of their babies getting up to 20 vaccinations by age 2 to prevent polio, measles, chickenpox and
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Improving medical care
Americans may think they have best medical system in the world, but the quality of the care they receive hardly reflects that. A disturbing study published last week in The New England Journal of
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U.S. experts says China and India face an AIDS catastrophe
The world's two most populous nations, China and India, are facing an AIDS catastrophe, one of the leading American experts on infectious diseases warned. The expert, Julie Gerberding, the director
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Biotech crops and hunger
President George W. Bush recently accused the Europeans of causing African countries to close their doors to genetically modified crops that, he said, could be useful in the fight against hunger.
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Don't neglect your shorts
Most adults ensure that their children get vaccinated against childhood diseases, but many neglect to get their own immunizations. Even those who are well-informed about health do not seem to know
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Court bars U.S. plans on radioactive waste
An effort by the Energy Department to cut billions of dollars and several years off the schedule for cleaning up radioactive bomb wastes is illegal, a U.S. District Court judge in Idaho has ruled