Global tobacco giant Philip Morris began a suit Monday against Norway, claiming that the Scandinavian country's ban on the display of cigarettes in stores violates European competition rules. More »
Romanian rights groups on Monday accused the northwestern city of Baia Mare of forcibly evicting hundreds of Roma and relocating them to a former chemical plant, where they said many fell ill. More »
Greece is not feeling well. More »
(Reuters) - Health insurer WellPoint Inc plans to buy contact-lens and eyewear retailer 1-800 Contacts Inc for a transaction value close to $900 million, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. The deal will clo... More »
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Late-stage trials of two experimental skin cancer drugs from GlaxoSmithKline, each designed to block different pathways used by tumor cells, have found the drugs helped patients with fewer side effects than current chemotherapy... More »
SUNDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Low-income cancer patients are less likely to participate in clinical trials, according to a new study that found income affects participation even among older patients likely to have Medicare. More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Constantly thinking about the next workout? Upset about missing a exercise class? Fitness experts say more is not always better and overworking a workout can sap strength and invite injury. "We have fit people and decondi... More »
SATURDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term medication side effects such as fatigue can be key for patients deciding which cancer drug to take, new research suggests. More »
(HealthDay News) -- You shouldn't try to force children to eat healthy, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics says. Pressure won't work. More »
SUNDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- A drug first developed in East Germany in the 1960s has re-emerged as a potent "new" weapon against certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, researchers report. More »