German researchers announce Friday acupuncture therapy is an effective treatment for tension headache sufferers.

The ancient Chinese therapy cuts by half the rate of headaches in a study of 270 people.

The U.S. Army's surgeon general has declared on Thursday that a new survey reveals 30 percent of troops have developed mental health problems due to stress.

The survey was carried out on 1,000 troops stationed overseas, in Iraq.

China's Health Minister, Gao Qiang, has declared that the mysterious outbreak of a pig-borne disease is "under control". But the World Health Organization (WHO) has refused to accept the declaration.

"So far, the epidemic has been under preliminary control," AFP quoted Gao as saying said in a statement on the ministry's website.

The Food and Drug Administration gives conditional approval for controversial silicone breast implants by Mentor Corp.

The FDA requires the company to satisfy a number of conditions before it receives final approval to sell the silicone gel-filled implants. The conditions were "generally consistent" with recommendations from an expert panel that met earlier this year.

Patients that fail to respond to traditional medications for the treatment of ulcerative colitis, may be able to find success in alternative methods of treatment.

According to new research, consuming a mixture of eight good, or "probiotic," bacteria reduces symptoms in patients with the illness.