Dutch researchers say that obese men may be less physically fit than obese women, due to the fact they are more likely to have diabetes or pre-diabetes, and tend to have more abdominal fat.

A study of 56 obese men and women, awaiting weight-reduction surgery, showed the women in the group were better able to tolerate exercise. The team at Hospital Reinier de Graaf in Groep, in the Netherlands, found this could probably be explained by the way body fat is distributed

The National Veterinary Service Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, tested two groups of cows, 77 total, from a herd in an anonymous ranch in Texas that surfaced an animal infected with mad cow disease; all of the cows tested negative.

Investigators are trying to identify offspring and herd mates born within a year of the infected cow's birth

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) thirty-eight more cattle from the Texas ranch where a beef cow recently confirmed to have mad cow disease, have been tested.

The results were all negative, for the presence of mad cow disease, and acording to the USDA, no further testing on those animals is planned

A study into Ritalin and other stimulant drugs for children will be conducted to determine whether these drugs increase the risk of cancer in later life.

A recent University of Texas and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center study found damage to the chromosomes of 12 children who took Ritalin for three months

After receiving reports of people becoming ill in four separate states,The Cold Stone Creamery is recalling its ice cream products containing cake batter.

Both the company and The Food and Drug Administration said the cake batter products may be associated with salmonella outbreaks. So far, there have been reports of 14 people becoming sick