A revolutionary procedure that uses a stream of gas to open up small holes in the skin, allowing drugs to be given with the wipe of a swab, could soon end the need for painful injections, US medical scientists report.

A roaring stock market and strong economic conditions helped swell the ranks of global millionaires by 500,000 last year to 7.7 million, a survey showed today.

Women with short legs have a higher risk of developing heart disease than their leggier sisters, researchers say.

A group of top Silicon Valley venture capitalists will travel to China later this week to find new markets for their U.S. startups and future investment opportunities among Chinese companies.

Blogging pioneer Dave Winer unexpectedly closed Weblogs.com, his free blog-hosting service, on Sunday, leaving thousands of bloggers without access to their blogs.

His hands were bound behind his back, he was blindfolded, injected with almost enough anesthetic to cover the pain and had his left ear cut off by a surgeon acting on the dictator’s latest whim. But that wasn’t the end of it.