Reuters - World Health Organization officials said on Tuesday they are "scurrying" to reach an agreement that ensures developing countries most at risk from an influenza pandemic will get the vaccines they need.

Reuters - A large study of middle-age women with a wide range of fat in their diet shows that eating a high-fat diet raises the risk of developing invasive breast cancer.

AP - Like a lot of people, former flight attendant Mary Nicholson wasn't an exerciser. But two years ago she changed all that — at age 71. For Nicholson, part of the motivation to exercise was to be strong and agile enough to avoid a fall. "I'm bound and determined I'm not going to fall and break a bone," she said during a workout that included balancing on one leg, working with weights and stair-climbing.

AFP - Children treated for leukemia face a higher risk of developing other cancers later in life, according to a new study Tuesday.

AFP - Singapore will redesign a programme used to reduce obesity among school children, the education ministry said Tuesday, following criticisms it exposed overweight kids to ridicule.