AFP - The more children a woman has, the less likely she is to commit suicide, a Taiwanese researcher said Friday, summarising a study of more than 2,000 mothers who took their own lives.

AFP - An alliance that provides vaccines for poor children and claims to have prevented 5.4 million deaths, asked donors Friday for 4.3 billion dollars to save another 4.2 million lives by 2015.

AP - The $75 million heist at a pharmaceutical warehouse in Connecticut this week was just the most audacious example of a growing phenomenon: Thieves are stealing large quantities of prescription drugs for resale on the black market.

AFP - A simple genetic test can help pinpoint the precise dose of a potentially life-saving medication taken by millions to ward off blood clotting after heart surgery, a study published Tuesday found.