Be thin to cut cancer, study says
Comments: 0 - Date: October 31st, 2007 - Categories: Health
Shed weight, avoid bacon and cut alcohol consumption if you want to reduce your cancer risk, a major report urges.
New food standards law in China
Comments: 0 - Date: October 31st, 2007 - Categories: Asia-Pacific
Beijing introduces a new law to raise standards of food production after a series of damaging scandals.
Toilet conference opens in Delhi
Comments: 0 - Date: October 31st, 2007 - Categories: South Asia
A four-day World Toilet Summit opens in the Indian capital Delhi with more than 40 countries participating.
UK MPs call for abortion reform
Comments: 0 - Date: October 31st, 2007 - Categories: Health
Women seeking an abortion should not need approval from two doctors, a British parliamentary committee says.
Therapy may cut lung cancer risk
Comments: 0 - Date: October 31st, 2007 - Categories: Health
Treatment with a derivative of vitamin A called retinoic acid may help to cut former smokers' risk of lung cancer.