Poor missing out on benefits of GM food: UN body
• Food & Nutrition • May 27 04
The world’s poor are missing out on big benefits from genetically modified (GM) food because the technology is concentrated on lucrative cash crops rather…
Mindset may be key in recovery from whiplash
• Gender: Male • May 27 04
The mind matters when it comes to recovering from the pain of a whiplash injury, the results of a small study suggest.
In fact,…
U.N. chemical blacklist may be too short
• Respiratory Problems • May 27 04
A “dirty dozen” of industrial chemicals blamed for causing deaths and birth defects will be outlawed beginning Monday by a U.N. pact, but many…
Gilead, Merck, Bristol-Myers to combine HIV drugs
• AIDS/HIV • May 27 04
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences Inc. and Merck & Co. Inc. on Sunday said they are in talks to develop a combination of three anti-HIV…
UK Nobel Laureate wants genetic bias ban
• Genetics • May 27 04
A Nobel Prize winning scientist has called on the British government to introduce legislation to prevent discrimination on the basis of people’s genetic make-up,…
At-risk elderly under-treated for osteoporosis
• Arthritis • May 27 04
Less than three percent of elderly patients who experience hip fractures go home with prescriptions for all of the medications needed to treat osteoporosis,…
Senate backs $5.6 billion Bioterror bill
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 27 04
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation to encourage drug and vaccine makers to develop countermeasures against a potentially devastating bioterror attack.
The…
U.S. states struggling to provide AIDS drugs -report
• AIDS/HIV • May 27 04
U.S. states struggling to provide AIDS medicines to poor patients have had to create waiting lists and limit the drugs they provide in order…
Acrylamide damage to offspring unlikely, experts say
• Food & Nutrition • May 27 04
A chemical known as acrylamide that is found in fried and baked goods is unlikely to cause reproductive problems in humans who consume it…
U.S. says WTO biotech challenge against EU remains
• Fat, Dietary • May 27 04
The European Union’s decision to approve a genetically modified maize will not affect the United States’ challenge of EU biotech policy at the World…
U.S. House OKs changes in workplace safety laws
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 27 04
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a raft of legislation on Tuesday aimed at better protecting the rights of companies that tangle with federal…
EU lifts five-year biotech ban, approves new maize
• Food & Nutrition • May 27 04
The European Union ended its controversial ban on genetically modified foods on Wednesday as its executive body authorised imports of a biotech maize, the…
World’s first stem cell bank opens
• Diabetes • May 27 04
The world’s first embryonic stem cell bank opened in Britain on Wednesday, breaking new ground in one of the most controversial areas of medical…
Anti-Depressant Taken Off Market
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 27 04
Serzone, a controversial antidepressant, is being taken off the American market as by its manufacturer, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, reports CBS News Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson.
The…
Behavior at age 10 may predict later depression
• Depression • May 27 04
A child’s behavior during the preteen years may predict whether he or she will experience depression, violent behavior or social phobia as a young…
La. jury awards $591 mln in smoking case
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 27 04
The tobacco industry must pay $591 million to fund a 10-year program to help Louisiana smokers quit, a jury in a class-action suit decided…
FDA not yet ready to announce Mad Cow feed rules
• Infections • May 27 04
The Food and Drug Administration will not say when it will announce the new safeguards that it promised four months ago to protect the…
Ten cases of ‘Ebola-Like’ virus in Sudan-WHO
• Infections • May 27 04
At least 10 cases of an Ebola-like virus have been reported in southern Sudan, where four people have died from the infection, the World…
Lawmakers seek to give FDA power over tobacco
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 27 04
A bipartisan team of lawmakers opened a new drive on Thursday to grant the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate cigarettes and tobacco-and…
USDA admits problems with Canada beef imports
• Infections • May 27 04
Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Thursday scolded the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its performance in protecting consumers against mad cow disease after the…
Feds push blood pressure treatment for kids
• Children's Health • May 27 04
New federal guidelines recommend checking children for possible heart and blood vessel damage if they have high blood pressure - a hazard increasing among…
Substance abuse linked to 25% of violent crimes
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 27 04
People with serious drug and alcohol abuse problems are linked to about a quarter of all violent crimes, many of which could be…
Binging and purging linked to suicide risk
• Depression • May 27 04
Eating disorders have long been associated with an increased risk of suicide, but a new study suggests women who binge and purge may…
Behavior at age 10 may predict later depression
• Children's Health • May 27 04
A child’s behavior during the preteen years may predict whether he or she will experience depression, violent behavior or social phobia as a young…
WHO Launching Major Obesity Fight
• Obesity • May 27 04
The world’s health ministers tentatively agreed Friday to an unprecedented plan to fight the growing worldwide epidemic of diseases driven by bad diet and…