New research shows men who consume 35 or more alcoholic drinks per week are 45 percent more likely to experience atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm problem, than those who consume less than one drink per week.

Researchers say the same is probably true in women, but no firm conclusions could be reached because there weren't enough women classified as heavy drinkers in the study

High doses of vitamin C injected into the bloodstream may help fight cancer, according to a U.S. study. Scientists found that intravenous vitamin C in the form of ascorbate killed cancer cells in lab tests.

The findings contradict earlier studies, but the Maryland-based Institutes of Health said they had looked at lower-dose oral vitamin C

Indonesia's health minister says Sunday they are investigating a possible human case of bird flu after a 37-year-old woman dies showing symptoms of the disease.

If confirmed, this would be Indonesia's fourth human fatality from avian influenza. In July, Indonesia became the fourth Asian country to record human cases after a man and his two daughters died following contraction of the H5N1 strain of the virus

The British Health Protection Agency says the general population and hospitals must report every suspected case of an E.coli strain that caused an outbreak in Shropshire in 2003-2004, and has been linked to 10 deaths.

Data from E.coli blood poisoning, which has doubled in the last ten years to over 17,000 cases annually, shows antibiotic resistance increased from 2 percent to 6 percent of cases from 2001-2004, giving the government cause for concern

While this type of news is nothing new to the health world, a recent study shows that smoking can harm a key lung enzyme that helps regulate blood pressure, according to the BBC.

The study was conducted by the government's Brookhaven National Laboratory and appears in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine