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US orders new warning of limited Plavix effectiveness
US health officials Friday ordered the makers of the Plavix anti-blood clotting agent to add a boxed warning to its packets saying the drug may be less effective in preventing heart attacks in people who cannot metabolize it properly.

Japan team uncovers thalidomide mystery
Japanese scientists have uncovered how thalidomide led to deformities in children born to mothers taking the drug in the 1950s and 1960s, according to a study released Friday.

Philippine voters would defy church on birth control: poll
Seven in 10 Filipinos would defy the powerful Roman Catholic church and elect a president who supported the use of condoms and pills for birth control, according to survey released Friday.

Global swine flu toll reaches 16,713: WHO
Swine flu has claimed at least 16,713 lives around the world since it was first uncovered in Mexico and the United States last April, the World Health Organisation said Friday.

657 mln dlr compensation deal for Ground Zero workers
More than 10,000 people who worked in the toxic chaos of New York's Ground Zero after 9/11 could receive compensation totalling 657 million dollars for health problems under a settlement reached.

Brain scan can read people's thoughts: researchers
A scan of brain activity can effectively read a person's mind, researchers said Thursday.

S.Africa announces plans to ramp up HIV testing
The South African government on Thursday announced a ramped up AIDS plan that aims to test 15 million residents for HIV in the world's worst affected country by next June.
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