Adding an experimental drug to chemotherapy helped wipe out brain cancer cells in mice, offering a promising new treatment approach for the deadly cancer, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Children whose mothers were exposed to certain types of pesticides while pregnant were more likely to have attention problems as they grew up, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
Taking high doses of vitamins C and E during pregnancy may not change a woman's risk of preterm delivery, according to a new study.
The U.S. dollar pared losses against the yen on Tuesday after the Nikkei business daily reported the Bank of Japan is considering additional steps to loosen monetary policy.
Units Sold (in mlns) July June June Prev May July09 Total Existing Homes 3.83 5.26 5.37 5.66 5.14
The cost of insuring the debt of U.S. homebuilders rose on Tuesday after sales of previously owned homes dropped more steeply than expected in July to their lowers pace in 15 years.
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes took a record drop in July to their lowest pace in 15 years, suggesting further loss of momentum in the economic recovery.
U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up an investigation into the risk that up to 1.2 million Toyota Motor Corp Corolla and Matrix vehicles could stall due to defective electronic engine control units.
President Barack Obama's administration asked U.S. doctors Monday to get on board with health reform legislation passed in March, saying those who embrace change will prosper.
The dollar extended declines versus the Japanese yen on Tuesday after a report showed sales of previously owned U.S. homes dropped more steeply than expected in July.
Oil prices fell below $72 a barrel on Tuesday, down for a fifth day after weak U.S. economic data spread gloom about the ability of top consumer the United States to work through record stocks.
Reflecting their growing social and economic prominence in the U.S., Asian-Americans are disproportionately represented at the most elite universities in the land, relative to their numbers in the total population.
World's largest cooking oil consumer China said the country needs to step up agricultural innovation, including development of its own GM varieties, in response to climate change and to reduce reliance on foreign technologies.
The hot news now is the BHP Billiton's unsolicited offer to buy Canadian fertiliser company, PotashCorp for $40 bn and PotashCorp taking alternative measures to block the bid. It is not yet clear why fertiliser companies have suddenly become hot favourites for acquisitions and mergers.
The euro hit a nine-year low against the yen on Tuesday as the loss of key technical support led speculators to short the currency in the hope of forcing stop-loss sales against both the yen and the dollar.
Global oil prices dropped below $73 a barrel in Asian trade Tuesday mainly after the dollar gained strength amid weak economic trends. Light sweet crude for October delivery was seen trading at $72.75 a barrel at 11.30 a.m Singapore time while Brent crude for October was at $73.28 a barrel in London.
Gold prices continued its southern journey in Asian trade Tuesday mainly on a strong dollar and weak equities that prompted investor's to sell the yellow metal.
Gold for immediate delivery was seen trading at $1220.54 an ounce at 12.00 noon Singapore time while U.S. gold futures for December delivery was at $1,222.4 an ounce on the comex division of Nymex.
This morning the AUD is fairly unchanged from the levels traded yesterday, currently trading around USD0.8900.
Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said on Monday it will be difficult for the automaker to turn a net profit for the full year 2010.
Amid the United States housing market's faltering recovery, investors are bracing for more bad news from Toll Brothers Inc and for housing in general when the biggest luxury builder reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday.
China's BYD Co Ltd, backed by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett, warned on Monday of a slowdown in car sales during the second half of the year and said it will launch new models to lessen the impact.
The Food and Drug Administration commissioner on Monday said there may be more recalls of eggs in the salmonella outbreak and the agency did not yet know how the eggs and chickens were contaminated.
