AFP NewsPeru's former president Fujimori seeks medical helpLIMA, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori underwent medical tests Tuesday for a vascular problem while he continues to serve a prison term for corruption and human rights violations.
Britain probes sex-selective abortion claimsLONDON, Feb 23, 2012 (AFP). The British government on Thursday vowed to investigate newspaper reports that doctors illegally approved abortions that were requested due to the sex of the unborn child.
US health experts give nod to new obesity drugWASHINGTON, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). An advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday urged approval of a new obesity drug, Qnexa, after warning against its approval in 2010 due to safety concerns.
Faulty wire error blamed for 'faster-than-light' particlesWASHINGTON, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). A European experiment that in September showed particles moving faster than the speed of light has been exposed as a mistake due to a faulty wire connection, the US journal Science said Wednesday.
Melanoma drug nearly doubles survival time: studyWASHINGTON, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). A new drug to treat advanced skin cancer, or metastatic melanoma, has been shown to nearly double average survival time in a study of more than 130 patients, researchers said Wednesday.
Chavez health setback creates uncertainty in VenezuelaCARACAS, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). President Hugo Chavez's revelation that his cancer may have returned has plunged Venezuela into a period of deep uncertainty as it ramps up for what many expect to be the most closely contested presidential elections in years.
Fresh scandal embroils US climate science debateWASHINGTON, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). A fresh scandal over climate change has erupted in the United States after leaked documents appeared to show a right-wing funded campaign to influence how climate science is taught in schools.
Venezuela rival wishes Chavez a speedy recoveryCARACAS, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). Hugo Chavez's challenger in Venezuela's presidential election later this year, unified opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, on Wednesday wished his rival a speedy recovery from cancer surgery.
'Biological clock' is linked to heart attacksPARIS, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). Scientists on Wednesday said they had uncovered the first molecular proof that the "biological clock" is linked to a type of sudden, fatal heart attack.
Genes and gender: new shots fired on the Y frontPARIS, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). Theories that men will eventually become extinct because the Y chromosome which determines maleness is shrinking are quite wrong, according to a gene study published on Wednesday.
Hunger-striking Moroccan student fighting for life: fatherRABAT, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). A jailed Moroccan student who belongs to a banned left-wing movement and has been on hunger strike for more than two months is fighting for his life, his father said Wednesday.
Syria blames sanctions for healthcare slumpdamascus, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). The Syrian government on Wednesday blamed the deterioration in healthcare services in the country on sanctions imposed on the regime for its bloody crackdown on protests and on rebel attacks.
Lassa fever kills 40 in Nigeria: officialLAGOS, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). An outbreak of Lassa fever has killed 40 people and infected dozens of others in a third of Nigeria's 36 states over the past six weeks, a senior health official said Wednesday.
China company opens bear bile farm to mediabeijing, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). A traditional Chinese medicine company at the heart of an angry Internet campaign accusing it of cruelty to animals opened one of its controversial bear bile farms to journalists on Wednesday.
Two-thirds of Myanmar HIV patients untreated: MSFBANGKOK, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). International funding cuts threaten to deepen an HIV crisis in Myanmar, where tens of thousands of people are denied lifesaving treatment, an aid agency said Wednesday.
China company opens bear bile farm to mediabeijing, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). A traditional Chinese medicine company at the heart of an angry Internet campaign accusing it of cruelty to animals opened one of its controversial bear bile farms to journalists on Wednesday.
Venezuela's Chavez faces new cancer scareCARACAS, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). Months after declaring himself cancer-free, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he will undergo more surgery in Cuba to remove a new lesion he said is likely cancerous.
Stem cell implants boost monkeys with Parkinson'sTOKYO, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). Monkeys suffering from Parkinson's disease show a marked improvement when human embryonic stem cells are implanted in their brains, in what a Japanese researcher said Wednesday was a world first.
Taiwan activists protest over US beefTaipei, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). Taiwan activists protested at the US mission in Taipei Wednesday warning anti-American sentiment could erupt if Washington pushes for the import of US beef treated with a controversial growth drug.
Going up: Japan builder eyes space elevatorTOKYO, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). A Japanese construction firm claimed Wednesday it could execute an out-of-this-world plan to put tourists in space within 40 years by building an elevator that stretches a quarter of the way to the moon.
New amphibian family found in Indian mudNEW DELHI, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). Researchers digging through mud in northeast India have discovered a new family of legless amphibians in a rare scientific breakthrough detailed in a study released on Wednesday.
Stem cell implants boost monkeys with Parkinson'sTOKYO, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). Monkeys suffering from Parkinson's disease show a marked improvement when human embryonic stem cells are implanted in their brains, in what a Japanese researcher said Wednesday was a world first.
China company opens bear bile farm to mediabeijing, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). A traditional Chinese medicine company at the heart of an angry Internet campaign accusing it of violating animal welfare opened one of its controversial bear bile farms to journalists on Wednesday.
Venezuela's Chavez faces new surgery in cancer fightCARACAS, Feb 21, 2012 (AFP). Months after declaring himself cancer-free, President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday he will undergo more surgery in Cuba to remove a lesion, allowing that chances were "high" the lesion was cancerous.
Venezuela's Chavez faces new surgery in cancer fightCARACAS, Feb 21, 2012 (AFP). Months after declaring himself cancer-free, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday he will soon undergo surgery to remove a lesion in his pelvis, where a malignant tumor was extracted in 2011.
Ancient UAE tusker tracks bust the recordPARIS, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP). Palaeontologists working in the United Arab Emirates have uncovered elephant footprints that are seven million years old, making them the oldest of their kind and possibly the longest preserved trackway in the world.
Czech MEP says Tymoshenko 'abused, tormented'PRAGUE, Feb 21, 2012 (AFP). Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko is being "abused and tormented" in detention, a Czech member of the European Parliament said Tuesday after paying a visit to the jailed former prime minister.
Venezuela's Chavez faces new surgeryCARACAS, Feb 21, 2012 (AFP). Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Tuesday that he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a "lesion" in the same area where a cancerous tumor was extracted in mid-2011.
US scientists discover new 'waterworld' planetNEW YORK, Feb 21, 2012 (AFP). An astronaut attempting to visit recently discovered planet GJ1214b would land in hot water -- literally, US scientists say.
US discovers new 'waterworld' planetNEW YORK, Feb 21, 2012 (AFP). An astronaut attempting to visit recently discovered planet GJ1214b would land in hot water -- literally, US scientists say.
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