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F.D.A. to Require Strict Warning on Anti-Nausea Drug
The drug Phenergan, made by Wyeth, was mistakenly injected intravenously into a patient. She sued after her hand and forearm were amputated because of the complications.
H1N1 deaths up almost 300 in week: WHO
The death toll from the H1N1 pandemic virus has reached at least 3,486, up 281 from a week ago, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Nanotube risk assessment
Italian scientists suggest that we need a much more detailed toxicological approach to hazard assessment before judgement regarding the long-term safety of carbon nanotubes can be made. They outline their...
Does More Freedom Of The Press Mean More Democracy?
Freedom of the press is integral to a functioning democracy and respect for human rights, it is said, and a new study tackles the effects of media freedom in countries...
Scientists discover new anti-TB compounds
NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have identified compounds that can inhibit tuberculosis bacteria without harming human cells.
CDC: 1 in 3 teen girls got cervical cancer vaccine
(AP) -- A new government report shows one in three teenage girls have rolled up their sleeves for a relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, but vaccination rates vary...
Cases Of Liver Cancer Reduced In Younger Population Vaccinated For Hepatitis B
A 20-year follow-up study revealed a dramatic drop in liver cancer cases among 6- to 19-year-olds who were vaccinated for the hepatitis B virus at birth, according to a new...
Older Americans: How they are faring in the recession
WASHINGTON, DC---Older Americans have weathered the financial crisis relatively well, although many now expect to work longer than they did just a year ago, according to a University of Michigan...
Body bag shipments unfortunate, Butler-Jones says
Canada's chief public health officer said it is unfortunate that body bags were sent to some Manitoba First Nations communities with supplies for a possible swine flu outbreak.
Cause of chromosomal birth defects studied
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A Florida State University scientist says he's found the cause of chromosomal birth defects, such as Down, XYY, Edwards, Patau and Turner's syndromes.
Bitemark evidence and analysis should be approached with caution
Against the backdrop of last week's Congressional hearing into the future of forensic science, researchers from the University at Buffalo's Laboratory for Forensic Odontology Research in the School of Dental...
Canadian scientists uncover a new mechanism regulating foetal growth and neonatal survival
Dr Sylvain Meloche, Principal Investigator at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Universite de Montreal, and his colleagues have uncovered the critical role played by...
'Gene cure' for colour blindness
Scientists in the United States say they are a step closer to curing colour blindness using gene therapy.
Researchers explore long-term adolescent vulnerability to drugs
ATLANTA -- As part of efforts to understand drug abuse, Georgia State University researchers are finding that adolescent rats appear to be less vulnerable to the long-term effects...
Implanted tooth helps restore vision
MIAM, Fla., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A 60-year-old woman says she can see again after a tooth was implanted into her eye in a Miami surgery.
Depression care improved: A simple intervention for general practice
German researchers from the Institutes for General Practice in Frankfurt / Main and Jena have achieved positive results from a sustainable intervention in the primary care practice (Annals of Internal...
Blocking protein may prevent blinding disease
Blocking a protein that battles infection may help thwart a common cause of vision loss in chronic diseases such as diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Study may lead to new neuro therapies
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- An Israeli study finds the simple act of closing one's eyes might lead to new neurological treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer's...
UN expert: child porn on Internet increases
(AP) -- The number of Web sites containing child pornography is increasing and more images show serious abuses, a U.N. expert said Wednesday.
Nanoparticles could pose threat to humans: scientists
They can make fabric resistant to stains, improve the taste of food and help drug research, but nanoparticles could also pose a danger to human health, experts warned Wednesday.
Discovery of New Treatment for Hand Disorder Affecting Millions Shown Promising
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the Department of Orthopaedics at Stony Brook University Medical Center have developed an injectable form of the enzyme, collagenase, that significantly improves outcomes of Dupuytren`s contracture...
High-tech treatment may save lives in flu
A high-tech breathing support treatment might save lives of people badly affected by swine flu, according to the authors of a new study. But there are some questions about the study which make...
Test can detect swine flu in minutes, claims scientist
Brazilian scientists say they have developed a nanotechnology-based test that can detect swine flu in five minutes.
Two Rockefeller scientists named finalists for Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
Associate Professor and head of laboratory Shai Shaham and Postdoctoral Fellow Sreekanth H. Chalasani are finalists in the third annual competition administered by the New York Academy of Sciences.
Japan's first lady tells her 'spaced-out' tale
The wife of Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is a Renaissance woman with a claim to have visited Venus with aliens.
Helping the obese fight loss of muscle function
Experts at The University of Nottingham are working on ground-breaking research to determine, for the first time, precisely what damage obesity can inflict on the muscles in our body.
Second Cutest Babies EVER! VII
The load of cuteness this week is light numerically, but not cutetatively. There are few things more fun than baby orangutans, especially the contrast of their high activity with the...
The difficult Way to HIV Vaccine
T cells are key players in the immune response to HIV, which are able to delete infected cells. This capacity is used for vaccine development against HIV. `To date however,...