Monday, March 1st, 2010
AP - The odds of obesity appear stacked against black and Hispanic children starting even before birth, provocative new research suggests. Find more info about Striking number of obesity risks hit minority kids (AP) photos videos pictures. read more
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
AP - GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday a Senate report criticizing its handling of heart risks with its diabetes drug Avandia "mischaracterizes and distorts" the company's record. Find more info about Glaxo defends handling of Avandia heart risks (AP) photos videos pictures. read more
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
NewsFactor - A sharp rise in the sale of consumer gadgets around the globe will pose serious environmental and public-health risks over the next 10 years unless action is taken to properly collect and recycle their materials, according to a report from the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). The products ...
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
LiveScience.com - SAN DIEGO - Since the birth of the first "test tube baby" in 1978,
more than 3 million children have been born through assisted
reproductive technology. Since none of them are older than 31,
scientists are just beginning to understand the long-term differences
between people conceived this way and conventionally. Find more ...
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