US restricts, EU bans controversial diabetes pill
By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-09-23T20:18:17ZEuropean regulators ordered the diabetes drug Avandia off the market and the Food and Drug Administration placed stringent restrictions on its use in the United States, saying heart attack risks associated with the former blockbuster are too great a safety concern to continue its use for most people.... hosted.ap.org |
Third of A&Es 'facing staffing crisis'
More than a third of accident and emergency departments in England are facing a staffing crisis, it has emerged. telegraph.co.uk |
WHO: 1 billion suffer from hidden tropical disease
By COLLEEN BARRY 2010-10-14T12:27:48ZGENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization estimated Thursday that 1 billion of the world's poorest people suffer from neglected tropical diseases such as dengue, rabies and leprosy that remain concentrated in remote rural areas and urban slums despite being mostly eradicated from large areas of the world.... hosted.ap.org |
Supermodel on maternal mortality
Christy Turlington Burns has been at the forefront of the fashion industry for more than 25 years. But more recently she has turned her attention to a cause close to her heart, releasing her debut documentary film, 'No Woman, No Cry'. bbc.co.uk |
'Let down'
Children with allergies 'not getting the care they deserve' bbc.co.uk |