Older women who either sleep too much or too little are at a greater risk of suffering from stroke, a new study shows. Researchers found that habitual sleep patterns in postmenopausal women could be important in determining the risk of ischemic stroke.

Researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City studied 93,676 postmenopausal women and found that those who regularly slept nine hours or more were 70 percent more likely to have an ischemic stroke, compared with women who slept seven hours a night

Children born prematurely are more likely to have medical and social disabilities in adulthood, new research says. The factors can hinder the preemies from getting a well-paid job and starting a family, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Over the last four decades, the advancement in medical science has led to better survival in premature babies but studies suggest that it may come at the cost of disabilities and hurdles in adult life

The U.S. Senate passed a crucial bill on Wednesday that will triple funding for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria around the world. Backed by President Bush, the plan received a 80-to-16 vote to authorize $48 billion over the next five years.

The amount authorized is $18 billion more than what Bush had requested. It would replace and expand the current $15 billion program started by the President in 2003. That act expires at the end of September

It may be a tough task to ask kids to slow down their physical activity in pre-teen years but a new study show childhood activity declines dramatically in teenage years.

Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, tracked children beginning at age 9 and then again at ages 11, 12, and 15. They found that children get sluggish by age 15, with their physical activity dipping well below the recommended 60 minutes a day for good health

A new study by a University of Massachusetts psychologist found out that the mere presence of an open television set in the background may be an environmental hazard for young children.

The basis of the study was observation of 50 children between the ages 1 to 3 one hour each as the tots played alone inside a room with different toys. Their parents were nearby at the time the research was done. There was a small TV set which played an episode of "Jeopardy" while the child played