As an alternative to lighting up cigarettes which has been banned in public dining and drinking establishments in the U.K., a British firm will introduce to the market in December liquid smoking.

The drink, made of a South African herbal extract, mimics the sensation of puffing a cigarette, minus the cancer-causing smoke and nicotine. The manufacturer, United Drinks and Beauty Corporation, claims, quoted by Guardian Unlimited, "the drink has a slight energizing effect, followed by a euphoric sense of calming and relaxation, like the satisfaction of your cigarette

A team of genetic engineers from San Francisco has grown a prostate gland using mice cells. The breakthrough offers scientists the possibility of creating a drug that prevents prostate cancer.

The researchers from the California biotechnology firm Genentech extracted cells from some prostate tissue in mice and grafted these to a mouse kidney. In just a few weeks, the tissue grew into a full-size human prostate gland

Six students from Rice University in Houston are creating a beer than contains more of the red wine's healthy ingredients that help reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer.

The research team's leader, junior Taylor Stevenson, said they are using genetic engineering to create a beer with a higher resveratrol content

The pill popping days of Americans will soon be over, another victim of the economic crisis. After a number of cancer patients in the U.S. have reported cutting back on medical treatments due to soaring costs, the next item in line for cost cutting are prescription drugs.

Dr. James King, chairman of the American Academy of Family Physicians confirmed seeing patients who no longer buy Lipitor, a cholesterol-lowering drug, due to its high cost. "People are choosing among gas, meals and medication," King told the New York Times

A study conducted by a Washington-based environment advocacy group revealed that bottled water contain contaminants similar to the ones found in tap water.

The Environmental Working Group tested 10 leading brands of bottled water for two years and concluded that a variety of contaminants, including cancer-linked chemicals, were present in bottled water