| U.S. Meat Farmers Brace for Limits on Antibiotics After decades of debate, the Food and Drug Administration appears poised to issue stronger rules on antibiotics, intended to reduce what it calls a clear risk to humans. feeds.nytimes.com |
Calif. whooping cough: 9 dead, infections on rise By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER 2010-09-17T12:50:41ZLOS ANGELES (AP) -- State health officials reported Thursday that California is on track to break a 55-year record for whooping cough infections in an epidemic that has already claimed the lives of nine infants.... hosted.ap.org |
Unlikely Allies in Bulgaria Reveal Fatal Mental Health Neglect Prosecutors and human rights lawyers have revealed a grisly picture of neglect at Bulgarian state homes for mentally disabled children, including 238 deaths since 2000. feeds.nytimes.com |
Hundreds of foreign doctors 'not checked' Hundreds of foreign doctors working in Britain have not been checked for language skills or competency, according to figures out today. telegraph.co.uk |
FDA panel backs anemia drugs for kidney disease By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-10-18T20:43:31ZADELPHI, Md. (AP) -- Federal health advisers said Monday that patients with failing kidneys should continue taking a group of widely used anemia drugs, despite a recent study showing they can increase the risk of stroke.... hosted.ap.org |