A new insomnia drug, Rozerem, has been approved by The Food and Drug Administration, becoming the first drug of its kind not to be classified as a controlled substance.

Because of its non-addictive classification, reports WCVB-TV in Boston, Rozerem can be used for long-term use.

A top medical specialist says Wednesday the practice of French hospitals keeping fetuses and stillborn babies is commonfare throughout the European nation.

The revelation comes just one day after the discovery that 351 stillborn babies and fetuses were being kept in the morgue of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Hospital, some as long as two decades.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge in England have narrowed down the search for the genes that that could provide a basis for new treatments for the disease, according to a Reuters Health Report.

"By using the latest in DNA technology we've been able to pinpoint four new genes likely to be involved in the development of breast cancer," said Professor Carlos Caldas, who headed the research team.

In a startling disclosure, Health Secretary, Francisco Duque, reveals that almost 6,000 doctors in the Philippines are studying to become nurses only to find well-paying jobs abroad.

Duque also confirms that it's a significant rise from the last year's figure of 2000 doctors who went abroad.

Researchers announce Wednesday that amphetamines, including the illegal drug Ecstasy, can reverse the effects of Parkinson's disease.

Duke University scientists treated mice with Parkinson-like symptoms with more than 60 types of amphetamines, Reuters reports.