A 10 percent hike on alcohol taxes may save many Briton lives, according to the British Medical Association. The BMA said at least one-fourth of all deaths related to drinking are preventable. The figure could run into thousands of lives.

The BMA proposed setting tax rate increases on alcoholic drinks according to its strength. But the British government had been adjusting upward the tax on drinks only equal to inflation rates on beer and wine, but not for the rest of the spirits

The apparent relaxing effect of smoking is a coping mechanism for young people who may have experienced physical maltreatment or abuse during their younger days. In coming up with that conclusion, a research team from the Duke University Medical Center trailed 15,000 youths between 15 to 22.

The exposure to physical violence need not be a personal assault, it could include witnessing beatings and other forms of body abuses. Such incidents often spurs a young person to start smoking within a year

At least 15,000 human kidneys a year are sold and obtained through organ trafficking and many medical professionals are turning a blind eye (and hand) on the practice.

At a United Nations Forum in Vienna, Austria, University of Berkeley Professor Nancy Scheper-Hughes accused surgeons and top medical professionals of being in league with criminal elements in targeting desperate transplant patients

A study revealed Thursday that an existing pill might in aid in the curbing of a person's appetite for alcohol, simply by reducing the cravings caused by stress.

The new drug reportedly worked by controlling the results of stress, as behavioral stress was a major contributor to the "vicious cycle" of alcoholism

Babies can acquire HIV by eating pre-chewed food prepared by their infected parent or caretakers, researchers revealed. According to scientists, the virus is transmitted through the blood and not the saliva of the infected person who has bleeding gums or even mouth sores.

Pre-chewing baby food before giving it to the babies is a practice among poor or even developing countries where people can't afford to buy baby food or the equipment to grind up food for babies who can't chew because they have no teeth