Leaders of the Group of Eight industrial powers will confirm promises to double aid to Africa at a summit next week but are divided on a timeframe for boosting health spending, a G8 source said Thursday.

GE Healthcare, the US$17 billion healthcare business of General Electric Company (GE), is working with medical leaders in the Olympic Movement to advance the use of innovative medical imaging technologies to provide insight into athlete health, as well as

HEALTH Migraine zapper An electronic device designed to "zap” migraine pain before it starts may be the next form of relief for sufferers, according to a study conducted at the Ohio State University Medical Center. The study presented last week at th

A diabetic with a history of thyroid cancer who is also struggling with a neurological disorder and gastric reflux disease, Patricia Hewitt is well aware that she's not a prime candidate for health-care coverage.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, whose members include CVS Caremark Corp. and Rite-Aid Corp., spent $370,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government.