London, Apr 22 : A fertility doctor has claimed to have cloned 14 human embryos and transferred them to four women prepared to give birth to cloned babies.

Panayiotis Zavos broke the sacred taboo of human individuality by doing the cloning act.

The cloning was recorded by an independent documentary film-maker who has testified to The Independent that the cloning had taken place.

Apparently, the breakthrough work was carried out at a secret lab-oratory, probably located in the Middle East where there is no cloning ban.

London, April 22 : Kids suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting shouldn't be given fizzy drinks, for they could make their condition worse, say experts.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said the idea that flat drinks can help with gastroenteritis is untrue, while fruit juices and fizzy drinks do not help either.

NICE suggested that bad cases of stomach bugs in children under five should in fact be treated with rehydration drinks.

Washington, Apr 22: Emotional health plays a very important role in influencing exercise patterns in breast cancer patients, according to a new study.

The study found that patients with greater depressive symptoms and a lower emotional quality of life are less likely to exercise as part of their recovery than are patients reporting less distress.

Washington, Apr 22 : Exposure to pesticides can increase the risk of Parkinson''s disease, say researchers.

Researchers from University of California, Los Angeles have found that fungicide maneb and herbicide paraquat can have detrimental effects on humans.

In a new epidemiological study of Central Valley residents who have been diagnosed with Parkinson''s disease, researchers found that years of exposure to the combination of these two pesticides increased the risk of Parkinson''s by 75 percent.

Washington, April 22 : Farrah Fawcett''s doctor has trashed claims made by her son that her cancer problems had reduced her to a skeletal weight and said she was instead a “reasonable” 101 pounds.

Lawrence Piro said he had weighed the actress a week ago and found "she was 101 pounds," which he tags "a reasonable weight" at her condition.

Washington, Apr 22 : Scientists have found that our greatest allies in the fight against malaria may be the mosquitoes themselves.

The researchers found that mosquitoes have immune systems that actually kill 80 to 90 percent of the malaria parasites that enter the insect''s bodies.

The discovery is part of an international effort to create a new generation of malaria treatments.