Figures released by the Treasury Department showed that as many as 90,000 borrowers saw their mortgage aid vanished under the government's foreclosure prevention plan as they could not provide evidence that they qualified for the plan.

Government's foreclosure prevention plan helps borrowers by lowering mortgage payments by around $500 per month.

If you have just had a knee replacement surgery and your doctor has advised you not to engage in any sports activity then read more. A recent study has stated that sport participation post knee replacement is not only safe but may lead to better knee function.

A study on Alzheimer's disease states that elderly people driving with failing memories often keep driving and they might get lost even on ways that are familiar to them.

Linda Hunt, an associate professor in the School of Occupational Therapy at Pacific University, Oregon, said that even with early dementia, being behind the steering wheel is not safe at all because the disease is unpredictable.

The most preferred prostate cancer screening procedure, PSA, is under the clouds of uncertainty as its discoverer said that the test was a `hugely expensive public health disaster.'

According to Richard Ablin from the University of Arizona, the screening tool that was discovered by him about four decades ago is now ineffective and expensive.

Sounding sorrow to parents who are seeking reimbursements for children's illness related to vaccines, a special U. S. court ruled that vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal could not cause autism.

William Mead, a boy based in Oregon, is autistic and his family blames it on vaccines.

Patients taking Plavix will now be able to read a warning written on the drug. This would be specifically for those who have a poor response to the drug. US regulators said that due to patients not responding to the drug are unable to break down the drug well.

The $8-billion-a-year drug sold by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Sanofi-Aventis SA, will carry the boxed warning, the Food and Drug Administration said.

FDA's website states that patients who are poor metabolizers of Plavix will be warned about its effectiveness.

British researchers have claimed that they successfully managed to read human mind with the help of a computer program used scan brain activity.

Under the study, which was conducted by the University College London researchers, volunteers were shown three film clips, showing three different actresses. One of the actresses was posting a letter, the other was throwing a cup of coffee in a bin and the third one was getting on a bike.

Jobcentre Plus, British Government's popular employment service, has been launched as a mobile phone application to allow jobseeker to find out jobs on their mobile phones.

The app, which is free to download on iPhones and Android Smartphones, allows jobseekers to enter their location and type of job and see where vacancies are available.

LG is promising its first 3D TVs will arrive in the UK by May - in time for football fans to watch this summer's World Cup in the extra dimension.

LG has announced that its new 3D televisions and 3D Blu-ray player will be made available for sale in the UK by May this year.

The LG LX9900 3D TV, which has LED backlit flat screen, comes in 47 and 55-inch sizes. It has the capacity of pumping out 1080p images.

The LG LX9900 is just 3.16 cm in thickness and offers free view HD and WiFi.

Google is extending its Streetview service from Thursday to cover almost all of the streets and roads in the UK, despite criticism that the service invades privacy.

Search giant Google’s Streetview technology will provide 360-degree images of nearly all the streets and roads in both rural and urban areas, covering a total of around 238,000 miles.

Previous year, the company had launched its Streetview service in 25 cities of the country, covering nearly 12 per cent of the UK streets and roads.

Fertility Doctors have revealed that acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicines do not increase the chances of having a baby through IVF.

Physicians will start informing their patients about this revelation.

An increasing number of women are ready to pay hundreds of pounds for the ancient treatments in the hope of attaining their unfulfilled dream of motherhood.

An investigation has been started after a woman was refused contraceptive pill because it was against the pharmacist's religion to issue them.

A female chemist at Lloyds pharmacy in Duke Street, Sheffield, denied Janine Deeley, 38, her routine prescription of the medicine.

The female took Deeley, mother-of-two, into a private area and told that she would not be given the pills on religious grounds but she could come back the next day to buy them, when a different pharmacist was working.

According to MSPs, patients are losing out on better care and treatment due to problems in NHS computing systems.

A report by the committee condemns the “slow and inconsistent” provision of clinical portals and telehealth and says that if Scotland wants to become the world head in electronic health then improved safeguards are required in patient privacy.

A clinical portal is a computer software system that permits clinicians and GPs to access medical records of a patient anywhere in Scotland.

According to a latest report, eggs should be considered a ‘superfood’, for their ability to improve health and help in dealing with obesity too.

Eggs are one of the most nutrient-rich foods available and people should be consuming at least one egg a day to fetch good results. ‘Nutrition & Food Science’ will publish the study in June.

Researchers reveal that eggs can help play a vital role in weight management and dieting.

People who have quit smoking are requesting Ministers to prohibit smoking in the doorways of public buildings to help more people give up smoking.

Margaret Brown, who was a chain smoker earlier, now assists others to give up smoking. The call comes on national No Smoking Day, as smokers are advised to overcome this awful habit.

The ban came into effect in Scotland on March 26, 2006 four years back. Ms. Brown feels it is time to extend the legislation.