Famine baby brains 'age faster'
The brains of babies still in the womb at the time of severe WWII food shortages may have aged faster than other people's, researchers say. bbc.co.uk |
Vital Signs: Perceptions: Mistrust Seen as Barrier to Blood Donation
Among African-Americans, mistrust of hospitals is high, a new study suggests, offering a possible explanation for their historically low rate of blood donation. feeds.nytimes.com |
NHS reforms 'will not be derailed'
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has set out "ambitious" reforms which he claimed would transform the NHS into a "world-class service". bbc.co.uk |
Vaccine Case Before Justices Turns on the Language of a Law
The Supreme Court tried to divine Congress’s intent in a law to compensate people injured by vaccines while barring some lawsuits against drug makers. feeds.nytimes.com |
First drug addict sterilised under 'cash for vasectomy' offer
British heroin addict given £200 by an American charity - Project Prevention - in return for having a vasectomy. telegraph.co.uk |