Call to 'suspend' diabetes drug
A widely-used diabetes drug should be pulled from the market, European regulators say. bbc.co.uk |
Gliese 581g: the most Earth like planet yet discovered
A newly discovered planet may be the most Earth like yet and so most likely to be habitable, claim scientists. telegraph.co.uk |
Hereditary blindness: the parents' dilemma
Genetic analysis means children can now be tested for retinitis pigmentosa. But when, and how, should they be told? telegraph.co.uk |
MRI scans 'are too sensitive'
New research by UCD shows that MRI scans are too sensitive and could lead to unnecessary operations like mastectomies. bbc.co.uk |
Dentists enlisted to help elephant
Dentists in the Indian state of Kerala say they have successfully repaired a working elephant's cracked tusk in the first operation of its kind. bbc.co.uk |