A study recently revealed that Canadian children living in poor neighborhoods tended to be fatter and gained more weight over a period of time, compared to those living in middle-class areas.

Scientists working for Statistics Canada drew their conclusions from an experiment involving 2,200 children who were tracked and weighed every two years, from two and three years old, and between ten and 11 years old. The entire observation period spanned 1994 to 2002

A $1 million donation was made by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to a Seattle hospital for funding of advancements in studies for the prevention of premature births and stillbirths worldwide.

The donation was made to the Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute, which used the money to fund its new Office for Prevention of Prematurity and Stillbirth

Scientists have suggested that the excitement brought about by intense sporting events may cause a surge of heart attacks among spectators. They added that fans with histories of heart conditions are most at risk.

The researchers stated their conclusion based on an observation of the number of heart-related medical emergencies during the 2006 World Cup of Soccer

More American men than women ages 18-49 are more likely to be infected with the virus that causes AIDS.

About half of 1 percent (0.47 percent) of the U.S. household population in the age group are living with HIV, according to estimates released Tuesday by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics

Figures in the Office of National Statistics show that the number of people dying from alcohol drinking problems is continuing to rise.

The record shows that in 1991, alcohol-related death rate in the United Kingdom stood at 6.9 per 100,000, it rose to 12.9 per 100,000 in 2005, and then to 13.4 per 100,000 deaths in 2006. It means that the rates almost doubled from 1991 to 2006