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Official says women, children among 17 dead in bombing at police complex in northwest PakistanTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 8:04PMA car bomb ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city, killing 14 women and children and three officers, the latest in a string of attacks proving that Islamist militants remain a potent force in the country.

Mental illness alone not linked to violence: studyTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 8:04PMMental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder alone do not make people more violent, but the tendency of people with psychiatric problems to abuse drugs or alcohol does, scientists said on Monday.

Measles jabs declared safe in ChinaTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:58PMHealth authorities have assured the public of the quality of domestically-made measles vaccines in response to public fear over the upcoming nationwide measles immunization campaign.

Bikers, runners, walkers raise fundsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:55PMThe Pink Ribbon Trailblazers will be hosting its 4th annual fundraising event on Saturday in Oxford with proceeds directly benefiting women of Oakland County.

Julia Gillard holds onto Australian premiershipTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:54PMJulia Gillard will lead Australia's first minority government in 67 years after two independents threw their support behind her centre-left Labor Party yesterday, ending t

LAWRENCE: Detox center plan draws neighborhood oppositionTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:52PMLAWRENCE -- A proposed detoxification center on Federal City Road has pitted neighbors against the property owner, amid fears of crime and the spector of drug- and alcohol-addicted clients roaming the Federal Hill and the Traditions at Federal Point neighborhoods.

Eastday-China warned of superbug invasionTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:52PMA leading medical expert has warned that the excessive use of antibiotics in the country's health system and agricultural industry can make China vulnerable to an explosion of superbugs resistant to almost all drugs.

Whooping cough awareness highlighted for doctors after infant deathsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:51PMLOS ANGELES - The eight infants who died in California's current whooping cough epidemic were not diagnosed with the contagious disease despite repeated visits to hospitals and clinics, according to state health officials.

Controversy brews over foreign-owned hospitalsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:43PMForeign ventures are said to have been given the green light to further enter into China's vast medical market by establishing solely owned foreign hospitals - a move that has stirred hot debate about the nation's ongoing medical reforms.