English woman develops French-sounding accent
A woman from a village in southwestern England says that a severe migraine attack left her speaking with what sounds like a French accent a ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
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 |
Virulent skin germ grates on Maine lobstering isle
By DAVID SHARP 2010-10-06T20:30:41ZPORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A strain of a drug-resistant skin disease that has afflicted sports teams, prisons and military units is now proving a persistent pest among lobstermen and their families on a Maine island.... hosted.ap.org |
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 |
MRI scans 'are too sensitive'
New research by UCD shows that MRI scans are too sensitive and could lead to unnecessary operations like mastectomies. bbc.co.uk |