Sydney - Papua New Guinea officials Monday confirmed the South Pacific country's first recorded outbreak of cholera. Reporting from the capital, Port Moresby, Australia's ABC Radio said five people have died and about 80 others had been infected with...

Dhaka - Authorities in Bangladesh Monday confirmed the first death from swine flu as the number of H1N1 virus infections reached 213 in the South Asian country. A swine-flu positive patient died Sunday night after being treated at a private Dhaka ho...

Berlin - Like shocks in a car, cartilage provides a buffer, keeping the various bones in a human body from painfully jarring into each other during everyday activities. Damage to this protective substance results in arthritis, with ailments all too f...

Stuttgart - Results from a new study conducted in Germany show fructose, which is found in fruit and juices, can be a cause of obesity in children. Researchers at the Institute for Nutritional Medicine at the University of Stuttgart found children lo...

Berlin - Smokers are more likely to develop gum disease than non-smokers, according to a German non-profit organization that promotes oral health. Deutsche Parodontose Hilfe says smoking can cause periodontitis, or gum disease, and recommends quittin...