Girls and young women who exercise regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 can substantially cut their risk of developing breast cancer, according to a major new study.

Remaining physically active until the age of 35 can reduce the chances of developing the disease before menopause by up to 23 per cent, researchers found. The study, conducted by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University in Boston, analysed 65,000 women

Health Canada will launch a study by fall to probe the link between the lack of Vitamin D and major ailments like cancer, heart disease and multiple sclerosis.

The study was triggered by mounting pressure from the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Pediatric Society on Health Canada to look deeper based on the claims by the two medical societies that it has strong evidence on the benefits of taking large doses of Vitamin D

New York City plans to start a special ambulance service within a month that will be equipped to preserve the organs of the newly deceased for transplant.

Creation of the Rapid Organ Recovery Ambulance followed complaints from families who said their loved ones had wanted to be an organ donor but could not donate because the person died outside a hospital

An electronic pillbox meant to aid the elderly people in taking their medicines on time is a useful tool in old age, new research reveals. The pill box not only beeps at the appointed drug-taking time but also announces the number of pills to take and how to take them.

Manufactured by Santa Barbara, Calif.-based company Lifetechniques, the interactive pillbox was given to a group of patients between the ages of 65 and 84. All the patients were following a prescription regimen of at least four medications

Six to nine hours of sleep are the recommended length of time to a healthier body. The window hours were determined by a study conducted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

The study, released Wednesday, linked excessive or lack of sleep to obesity. According to the academy's door-to-door survey of 87,000 American adults between 2004 to 2006, 33 percent of those who slept less than six hours had excess weight, while 26 percent of those whose shuteyes went beyond nine hours similarly were obese