| Lawmakers: protect embryonic stem cell research By JIM ABRAMS 2010-09-16T16:27:44ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Arlen Specter said Thursday that Congress should "get busy" on giving legal stature to the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research to avoid giving a final say on the issue to a conservative Supreme Court.... hosted.ap.org |
Coroner finds on child's hernia death A coroner has made no recommendations about a Mount Gambier child's death from a rare hernia condition. abc.net.au |
Stem cell pioneer mentioned for Nobel Prize By MALIN RISING 2010-10-03T15:23:14ZSTOCKHOLM (AP) -- A Japanese researcher who discovered how to make stem cells from ordinary skin cells and avoid the ethical quandaries of making them from human eggs could be a candidate for the medicine award when the 2010 Nobel Prize announcements kick off Monday, experts said.... hosted.ap.org |
Longer-lasting options to treat drug addiction By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-10-19T07:03:15ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- New treatments for addiction to heroin or narcotic painkillers promise longer-lasting relief that may remove some day-to-day uncertainty of care: A once-a-month shot is now approved and a six-month implant is in the final testing phase.... hosted.ap.org |
Disease threat remains for flood-hit Pakistan The head of an Australian medical response team in Pakistan says the country still faces serious threats from disease after catastrophic floods devastated huge parts of the country. abc.net.au |