Vladimir Putin says attack in relatively quiet Vladikavkaz was designed to 'sow enmity between our citizens'At least 16 people were killed today and more than 100 injured when a car bomb ripped through a market in the relatively quiet southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, in what appears to be the latest suicide strike by Islamist militants....(more) (full story...)

Health officials are investigating a second death which is being linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in south Wales. (full story...)

Despite its sporty image, the country is 'slowly eating itself to death' says drug firm as research is publishedIt is renowned for surfing, rugby and the great outdoors, but South Africa is among the fattest countries in the world, a survey has found.The rainbow nation is "eating itself slowly to death", according to the drug and ....(more) (full story...)

Reuters - German officials have created a labyrinth in the shape of a giant sausage to help people learn about the health risks associated with the popular fast food currywurst (curried sausage). (full story...)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking a multivitamin is unlikely to help colon cancer patients in battling the disease, suggests a new study. (full story...)

French health authorities: Incidence among homosexual men is 200 times higher than in the heterosexual population. (full story...)

Lack of public debate makes Arab societies less compliant to new laws – and explains the heavy-handed state enforcementThere is a popular assumption – especially in the west – that because Arab regimes tend to be autocratic and authoritarian, the state in Arab countries is also strong.Yesterday on Cif, Ahmed Moor wrote about the problem of disbandi....(more) (full story...)

If you really want to save money in health care, fix the malpractice system and reduce the amount spent on defensive medicine, right? That was one popular line of argument (with doctors, hospitals administrators and insurers) that gained attention during the debate over health reform. It has a....(more) (full story...)

Dictator Kim Jong-il apparently too ill to hold party congress where he is expected to anoint son Kim Jong-un as next leaderNorth Korea has marked its 62nd anniversary today amid speculation that its dictator, Kim Jong-il, is not well enough to open a rare meeting of ruling party members that could see his youngest son, Kim Jong-un, effectively nam....(more) (full story...)

Artist satirises roadside adverts by nailing his poetry to traffic lights and streetlamps across the cityArtist John Morse has been peppering Atlanta's road intersections with haikus, nailing his poetry to traffic lights and streetlamps in an attempt to provide commuters with "poetic snapshots of the urban condition".Mimicking the usu....(more) (full story...)