Heftier paychecks and all-expense-paid travels aren't the only advantages your boss has over you. A recent study published in the Australian Medical Journal revealed that managers are less likely to contract cancer than their rank and file counterparts are.

Deborah Schofield of Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health was the lead researcher of the study. She noted that managers and administrators were significantly less likely to suffer neoplasms, or cancerous tumors, than all other level of workers

An overweight or obese person is at an increased risk for developing different types of cancers, a European research analysis shows.

The researchers compiled data from 141 studies and considered the impact of weight on 15 cancer sites on more diverse populations than had been done previously. The research covered more than 280,000 cases from North America, Europe, Australia and Asia

A doctor at Columbia University says they have developed new virus genome sequencing technology. It was developed by the university and a Connecticut biotechnology firm and the doctor says it is the best tool to identify infectious diseases quickly and accurately.

According to a report on high throughput DNA sequencing technology, to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Dr. W. Ian Lipkin, the technique successfully identified arenavirus lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) as the killer of three organ transplant patients in Australia in April 2005. The kidney and liver were from an American donor infected with the virus

Australian virologists from the University of Adelaide have embarked on a $2 million research to develop better vaccines to treat or prevent hepatitis C.

Dr. Michael Beard and Dr. Karla Helbig will lead the research focused on identifying antiviral proteins that can be used to the fight the disease afflicting 170 million people worldwide

Australian scientists have confirmed that pregnant women's memory falter during their pregnancy period and this would last until after giving birth.

The study showed that pregnant women may experience memory loss for at least a year after giving birth. Would-be-mothers lose some minor and unfamiliar details and tasks while pregnant