Indian Medicine

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research from Italy provides additional evidence that banning smoking in public places may help prevent heart attacks, at least over the short term.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Ohio-based company is recalling 46,941 pounds of turkey and ham products that officials fear could cause listeriosis, a potentially fatal disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court let stand on Monday a ruling that threw out a $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA in a lawsuit that accused the Altria Group Inc. unit of misleading consumers about the risks from smoking "light" cigarettes.

LONDON (Reuters) - Cosmetic surgery is altering not just how people look but how they feel by changing perceptions of middle age, a study showed Monday.

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is stepping up measures to prevent bird flu, its official media said on Monday, following an announcement over the weekend from the South that it had an outbreak of the highly virulent H5N1 strain.