Lung cancer in its earliest stages may be detected by a simple blood test, according to new research presented Tuesday at the American Thoracic Society's 2008 International Conference here.

Development of a non-invasive test to distinguish cancerous from benign lesions in the lungs has innumerable implications for medicine as well as for patients who have gone through the stressful experience of waiting for biopsy results

MP Pierre Poilievre of Nepean-Carleton threatened on Monday to block Ontario's funding of sex change surgeries under the province's health insurance system.

"People are waiting too long for basic cancer treatment and MRIs and the Liberal government found money for the (Dalton) McGuinty sex change program instead," Polievere told the Ottawa Sun

The safety on using portable audio devices like iPods and MP3 players was put under question since the 23-year old Kenyan student killed by a helicopter crash was reported wearing headphones.

Although there is no direct evidence that could prove that it was the case for Isaiah Otieno, there had been incidents in the past when the accident victim had headphone on, resulting in his failure to hear warning signals

Some 286,000 pounds of fresh and frozen meat products have been pulled out of the market over the weekend due to possible contamination with Listeria bacteria, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said.

The Department of Agriculture's food safety arm issued a statement Saturday detailing the Class I recall it gave on fresh and frozen beef, pork, turkey, and chicken products from Gourmet Boutique, a Jamaica, Queens-based food manufacturer

Twenty-two children are dead and more than 3,500 more are ill in Eastern China due to a virus that has been spreading since March.

The New York Times reported that the intestinal virus, enterovirus 71, or EV-71, is found in children under 6, and mostly in those under 2. It causes fever, mouth ulcers, and blisters on the hands, feet and buttocks. The virus can lead to further complications including lung complications, brain swelling and paralysis in severe cases