Trans-scleral and Trans-palpebral (through the Eyelid) Tonometry now allows surgeons to determine Intra-Ocular Pressure (IOP) shortly after the surgery. The Congress and Exhibition of the 12th ESCRS Winter Meeting is being held in Barcelona, Spain. BiCOM, Inc. represents and supports tonometer Diation in over 30 countries.

Japan’s largest pharmaceutical company Takeda is buying a local unit of Amgen Inc. The deal has been evaluated at $902 million. The deal will allow Takeda to obtain about a dozen of medicines for such diseases as cancer, arthritis and others.

International relief organizations are urging President Bush to increase the amount of funding for a special AIDS program that has provided relief to millions of people in developing countries, especially in Africa. VOA's Jessica Berman reports.

Adding fluoride chemicals into community water supplies started in Grand Rapids Michigan where tooth decay is rising along with fluoride over-dose symptoms.

The Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) has made adverse findings against Western Australia's Director General of Health, Neale Fong.

A supermarket chain says it will not allow genetically-modified (GM) food in its home brand range in South Australia, because an overwhelming number of customers are opposed to GM foods.

From May 1, most packaged food products sold in China will have standardized, reader-friendly nutrition information labels, according to non-binding guidelines released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Health.

Residential weight loss program begins a new semester on East and West Coasts

The Chinese government will continue to support the work of the World Health Organization (WHO) and try to make active contributions to the health cause of mankind, a senior Chinese diplomat said in Geneva on Monday.

There is more evidence from Britain that children are spending more and more of their lives in front of an electronic screen and far less time outdoors.

Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR) announced the completion of a new network infrastructure to support a trust-wide Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) solution at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Essex, UK, including the new, state-of-the-art, Essex Cardiothoracic Center (CTC).

A fresh, eighth, outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in the north of the country, where the deadly virus was discovered earlier this month, the chief sanitary official said on Saturday.