| The Mechanisms of a Controlled Trial In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration must approve an experimental drug like PLX4032 before it can be marketed. feeds.nytimes.com |
Can cash incentives improve our health? People could be given cash incentives to encourage them to give up smoking or to lose weight under proposals being considered by the health watchdog for England and Wales. bbc.co.uk |
Interactive gamers 'at risk of sprains', say doctors Interactive electronic games such as the Nintendo Wii are producing their own brand of player injuries, doctors report. bbc.co.uk |
Early menopause genes unravelled Scientists say that genetic research could lead to a test which predicts women at risk of early menopause. bbc.co.uk |
Nigeria: Cholera deaths rise to more than 1,500 By JON GAMBRELL 2010-10-25T17:43:51ZLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- More than 1,500 people have died in Nigeria from a cholera outbreak this year, international health officials said Monday, more than double the last estimates provided by federal officials.... hosted.ap.org |