Dementia cost 'to top 1% of GDP'
The worldwide costs of dementia will exceed 1% of global GDP in 2010, at $604bn or £388bn, experts say. bbc.co.uk |
Breast milk 'cuts baby infection'
Exclusive breastfeeding for six months wards off baby infections, further evidence suggests. bbc.co.uk |
Court won't stop hormone replacement lawsuits
By 2010-10-12T14:17:51ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court won't reconsider a decision to reinstate more than 100 lawsuits filed by women who claimed that hormone replacement therapy caused breast cancer.... hosted.ap.org |
Prescriptions: F.D.A. Rejects New Diabetes Drug
The F.D.A. asked Eli Lilly & Company and Amylin Pharmaceuticals to conduct a study to test for possible cardiac effects of the drug, Bydureon. feeds.nytimes.com |
New polio vaccine more effective
A new vaccine against the polio virus has helped reduce the number of polio cases by more than 90%. bbc.co.uk |