Congressional aides also expect Obama to submit an international tobacco control treaty to the Senate for ratification.

Adolf Merckle committed suicide after his business empire, which included interests ranging from pharmaceuticals to cement, ran into trouble in the global financial crisis, his family said Tuesday.

Christopher Sands says he's keeping his sense of humour despite not being able to stop hiccupping for nearly two years.

Females are less physically active at both ends of life than their male counterparts, two studies suggest.

Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research.

More than 3,000 people have died as a result of patient safety incidents in just one year in England, figures show.

Hospitals in England should consider allowing more liberal use of mobile phones, the Department of Health has announced.

More people need to donate their brains to medical research if cures for diseases like dementia are to be found, appeal scientists.

The co-founder and chief executive said the ailment had been causing his recent weight loss but said the condition was treatable.

Angola closes part of its border with the DR Congo to prevent the spread of the deadly virus Ebola.

The Russian-financed restart of operations at Brod, Bosnia's sole oil refinery, is part of a broad plan to shore up political alliances in the region, notably with neighboring Serbia.

Products that claim to help the body quot;detox quot; are often based on meaningless claims, scientists warn.

For business travelers facing sudden illness or acts of terrorism, several companies offer help.

About 10,000 airplane operators would lose at least some of their exemption status if a new security plan is adopted in the United States.

The letter that the Apple chief executive Steven Jobs released Monday to address questions about his health.

The co-founder and chief executive said the ailment had been causing his recent weight loss but said the condition was treatable.

Antwerp's Orthodox Jews have set the tone of its lively diamond market for more than a century, but global economic forces threaten their livelihoods and way of life.

Unless they are confident, banks will not lend, consumers will not spend and businesses will not invest.

Many heavy hitters on Wall Street, even those who did not get burned badly, should be glad that 2008 is history.

The Russian-financed restart of operations at Brod, Bosnia's sole oil refinery, is part of a broad plan to shore up political alliances in the region, notably with neighboring Serbia.

A NASA-funded study describes how extreme solar eruptions could have severe consequences for communications, power grids and other technology on Earth.

Antwerp's Orthodox Jews have set the tone of its lively diamond market for more than a century, but global economic forces threaten their livelihoods and way of life.

The chants began to rain down from the Citizens Business Bank Arena bleachers in the third period Saturday, a faintly familiar sound unheard in the building since November.

On Monday, Jan. 5, NASA issued a request for proposal for the Ares V rocket that will perform heavy lift and cargo functions as part of the next generation of spacecraft that will return humans to the moon.

Heading into Saturday's medal round at the 2009 Tournament of Champions wrestling meet at Cerritos College, Glenn High heavyweight Jose Lopez was expected to win his third tournament of the year, and did so easily with pins in the first period of each match.