A U.K. man has been cleared of strangling his wife, as doctors and experts proved during his trial that he killed her during a nightmare. Brian Thomas suffered from a long-term sleep disorder and experts said he was in a state of automatism, where his mind had no control over his bod, when he strangled Christine, his childhood sweetheart and wife of 40 years in July 2008.

The WHO and Norwegian health authorities a mutation in the H1N1 swine flu strain. The mutation could be responsible for causing the severest symptoms among those infected, as it goes deeper into the respiratory system.

Cigarette maker Philip Morris USA was ordered Thursday by a Florida jury to pay $300 million in damages to an ex-smoker. Cindy Naugle, who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema, is 61 years old. Although the jury ordered Philip Morris USA to pay, they also found Ms. Naugle was 10% responsible because of her decision to start smoking.

The Procter & Gamble Company announced today it is voluntarily recalling three lots of its Vicks Sinex nasal spray in three countries: the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. The company said it is taking this precautionary step after finding the bacteria B. cepacia in a small amount of product made at its plant in Gross Gerau, Germany.

It's been more than 30 years since the first such event, and the Great American Smokeout 2009 is underway. Held on the third Thursday of every November, the American Cancer Society uses the day to encourage smokers to quit for at least 24 hours, hoping that the cessation sticks.

A memorandum issued by the Department of Health & Human Services projects the new, voluntary Federal long-term care insurance program will need to charge participants $2,160-per-year and still expects that adverse selection will make the program unsustainable.

The new version of Prevnar, an anti-infection vaccine is safe and effective for infants and toddlers, according to an advisory board to the FDA. This report comes despite the fact that the drug failed to meet certain goals in company studies.

Fairbury Steaks, located in Fairbury, Nebrask is recalling approximately 90 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced this ground beef recall on Wednesday, November
18, 2009.

Hundreds of leading beauty products contain many toxic ingredients, some of which are not even disclosed on the ingredients labels.
Parabens are found in many of the leading brands of cosmetics worldwide. Parabens are preservatives that many companies have used for years. Several studies recently have linked parabens to breast cancer and skin aging.

Shades of 2007, as lead-contaminated toys have been discovered by a California advocacy group. To make matters worse, the lead was found in two children's favorites: Barbie and Disney toys.

A new study, submitted at the American Heart Association (AHA) scientific meeting in Orlando, seems to indicate that at least some of the Nintendo Wii games have an exercise benefit. Nintendo and others coined the word "exer-gaming" when referring to some of the games on the console, which actually work up a sweat.

A new study by Emory University health care economist Ken Thorpe, PH.D. has been released on the impact of obesity to the health care cost in the US by 2018. The study shows that if the current trend of obesity in the US continues, obesity will cost the US $344 billion.