High stakes
Successes and failures of the UN millennium goals bbc.co.uk |
$93,000 cancer drug: How much is a life worth?
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE 2010-09-27T04:01:42ZBOSTON (AP) -- Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth.... hosted.ap.org |
Lansley on bowel cancer screening
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley tells the BBC bowel screening pilot schemes will begin next spring, subject to approval by the UK National Screening Committee. bbc.co.uk |
Kilimanjaro climbers 'risking health', study says
Climbers scaling Mount Kilimanjaro are taking unnecessary risks with their health, experts from Edinburgh University warn. bbc.co.uk |
Study: Low-dose aspirin may cut colon cancer risk
By MARIA CHENG 2010-10-22T13:21:45ZLONDON (AP) -- A new analysis suggests that taking a low dose of aspirin may modestly reduce the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease.... hosted.ap.org |