17:19 ET THE TIMES: SUNSHINE VITAMIN 'IS CLUE TO MS'
Jan 5, 2001, (The Times /FT World Media Abstracts via COMTEX) -- Research conducted by scientists at the University of East Anglia has found that sunlight can reduce the risk of developing multiple sclerosis, strokes and heart disease. Findings of the study on MS cases in several countries show that people living Full Story

17:19 ET SLOVAK SOLDIERS TO UNDERGO MEDICAL CHECKS FOR BALKAN SYNDROME
PRAGUE (Jan. 5) XINHUA - The Slovak Defense Ministry said Friday that all Slovak participants who had served in the peacekeeping missions in the Balkans would undergo medical check- ups amid growing concerns over the Balkan syndrome in Europe, the local media reported. Full Story

17:19 ET PAIR JAILED FOR GIRL'S GENITAL MUTILATION
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts couple faced deportation to India after being sentenced to prison for allowing injuries including genital mutilation to a 3-year-old girl, a report said Friday Full Story

17:19 ET BRITISH DOCTOR MAY HAVE KILLED MORE THAN 250
LONDON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- An official report issued Friday said a British physician convicted of murdering 15 patients may have been responsible for the deaths of as many as 297 people. Full Story

17:19 ET WALL STREET JOURNAL: HEALTH JOURNAL: NEW PROCEDURE MAKES SPINAL-FUSION SURGERY LESS TAXING ON PATIENT
Jan 5, 2001, (Wall Street Journal /FT World Media Abstracts via COMTEX) -- A new endoscopic spinal-fusion procedure has been credited with transforming the lives of several chronic back pain sufferers. The new technique has been described as an entirely different operation from the current spinal-fusion Full Story

14:04 ET COMPOUND PREVENTS HAIR LOSS FROM CHEMOTHERAPY