| Caregiving Thrives at an Intersection of Faiths For a few brief hours, caring for the elderly transcends ethnicity and religion. feeds.nytimes.com |
$93,000 cancer drug: How much is a life worth? By MARILYNN MARCHIONE 2010-09-27T04:01:42ZBOSTON (AP) -- Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth.... hosted.ap.org |
Sounds terrible - why airline food tastes so bland Background noise has been shown to affect the perceived flavour intensity of foods, in an affirmation of airline foods' notorious blandness. bbc.co.uk |
Nuclear regulators mull rules for radioactive thyroid cancer patients Reports of thyroid cancer patients setting off radiation alarms and contaminating hotel rooms are prompting the agency in charge of nuclear safety ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Study: New virus 'jumps' from monkey to scientist A never-before detected strain of virus that killed more than one-third of a monkey colony at a U.S. lab appears to have 'jumped' from the animals ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |