TOKYO (Reuters) - An Olympus Corp executive found dead in India in an apparent suicide is likely to have had no link to the Japanese endoscope maker's accounting scandal, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Tsutomu Omori, 49, head of the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp's main lender Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) denied it was trying to take control of the firm's board by stealth, but said it might well agree to send a former banker to be chairman of the disgraced came...

TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Exercising at moderate or -- for very active women -- even high intensity during pregnancy won't hurt your baby's health, a new study finds.

(Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index was set for a slightly lower open on Wednesday, tracking global markets, as weak economic data from Europe and China stoked fears about global growth. FACTORS TO WATCH * Canadian equity futures pointed to...

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's election rival wished him a fast recovery on Wednesday while allies closed ranks behind the "comandante" whose announcement of new surgery in Cuba revived doubts over his future....

(Reuters) - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez said he will undergo another operation in Cuba in the coming days, months after surgeons removed a large cancerous tumor. Here are details of some world leaders who have had cancer while in office. * VENEZUE...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to take a second look at the weight loss pill Qnexa on Wednesday, after initially rejecting it because of concerns about heart problems and possible birth defects.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. troops sent to Iraq or Afghanistan are more likely to start a smokeless tobacco habit than their comrades who stay home -- especially if they see combat, a new study finds. The findings, reported in the journal Add...

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez will undergo another operation in Cuba after doctors found a probably malignant lesion in his pelvis, once again raising the question of who could succeed him. The 57-year-old socialist leader has ...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will call for cuts to escalating pension and Medicaid costs in his budget address on Wednesday to stop the two programs from devouring more of the cash-strapped state's general fund...