Overweight people have a tendency to sit, while lean ones have trouble holding still and spend two hours more a day on their feet, pacing around and fidgeting, according to researchers whose findings

The World Health Organization has issued new warnings about the risk of dengue fever, malaria and other potentially fatal mosquito-borne diseases in countries struck by tsunamis on Dec. 26,

Three years ago, President George W. Bush created the Millennium Challenge Account to give more money to poor countries that are committed to policies promoting development. Bush said his government

There are few more pressing needs for development than making trade policy deliver increased and tangible benefits. While trade alone cannot bring lasting relief from poverty, without a coherent

The pressure on President George W.Bush to work toward a global accord on climate change may intensify in his second term, as a buildup of grass-roots lobbying from U.S. companies and states and from

The number of AIDS patients receiving life-saving drug treatment in por or middle-in

China surpassed the United States as Japan's top trading partner for the first time last year, data showed, highlighting the growing economic ties between Japan and its rapidly-expanding neighbor.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic triple-therapy AIDS cocktail, opening the way for American taxpayer dollars to be sued to buy cheaper medicines for use in poor

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is a fixture in that calendar where news and socializing meet, where the great, the good and the not so good mix with each other and the media. It

These days there is much talk about combating corruption in Asia. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi of Malaysia made it a key part of his platform when he came to office in 2003; so did President Susilo