| Group vows to hold Government to $5m renal unit pledge A group that campaigned for dialysis at the Maryborough Hospital in the state's south-east says it will make sure the Queensland Government delivers on its funding promises. abc.net.au |
FDA to consider approval of modified salmon By MARY CLARE JALONICK 2010-09-20T17:42:32ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal food regulators pondered Monday whether to say, for the first time, that it's OK to market a genetically engineered animal as safe for people to eat.... hosted.ap.org |
'Breakthrough' bowel cancer test to be rolled out New test for bowel cancer that could save 3,000 lives a year is to be made part of the national screening programme. telegraph.co.uk |
National Briefing | Health: A First for Stem Cell Use in Therapy A California company has begun testing an embryonic stem cell treatment in a patient with spinal cord injuries, the first time such a medical therapy has been used on a human in a government-approved study. feeds.nytimes.com |
Drug addict has vasectomy for cash A drug addict has become the first person in the UK to be paid by a controversial charity to be sterilised. bbc.co.uk |