| Small dose of aspirin 'can ward off bowel cancer' Taking a quarter of an aspirin pill every day can help prevent bowel cancer. telegraph.co.uk |
Drugs 'could target asthma genes' A major international study has revealed several genetic variants which are linked to people with asthma. bbc.co.uk |
Abbott withdraws diet pill in US, Canada By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-10-08T18:38:26ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Abbott Laboratories said Friday it will withdraw its diet pill Meridia in the U.S. and Canada, almost a year after studies showed the drug increases the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with a history of heart disease.... hosted.ap.org |
1 in 22 blacks will get HIV, CDC report says By 2010-10-14T16:07:19ZATLANTA (AP) -- Health officials estimate that 1 in 22 black Americans will be diagnosed with the AIDS virus in their lifetime - more than twice the risk for Hispanics and eight times that of whites.... hosted.ap.org |
Thomas’s Wife Is Off Memo List A memorandum that calls the health care law unconstitutional addresses an issue that could come before the Supreme Court. feeds.nytimes.com |