More moms in China readopt confinement after childbirth
A traditional period of one month's isolation after having a baby is being practiced in China, spurring an entire cottage industry. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Dissolving heart stent trialled
A man from Leicester becomes the first UK heart patient to have a new type of biodegradable stent to treat his condition. bbc.co.uk |
Prescriptions: F.D.A. Warning on Bone Drugs
The announcement focuses on a link between long-term use of popular biphosphanate drugs to treat or prevent osteoporosis and an unusual fracture of the thigh bone. feeds.nytimes.com |
Good leaders should use their 'dark side'
Sometimes to be a good leader it pays to be a little bad, scientists have discovered. telegraph.co.uk |
Cannabis debate: how California has defied Washington
Cannabis is illegal in the United States under federal law, but Californians could soon be able to grow and smoke the drug legally if Proposition 19 is passed on November 2. Alastair Good asks David Owen, a medical marijuana dispensary lawyer, whether the new law would cause confusion. telegraph.co.uk |