Archive: 24/07/2014
Australian injecting room upholds fight against AIDS epidemic
Nestled among the bars and strip clubs of Sydney's Kings Cross is a service which not only saves lives, but continues the pragmatic approach which prevented a HIV epidemic among drug-users in Australia.
Jul 24, 2014
India's lax antibiotic controls raise killer disease fears
An Indian pharmacist swiftly pulls white boxes of powerful antibiotics from neatly stacked shelves behind him, and hands them over the counter without asking for a doctor's prescription.
Jul 24, 2014
Man arrested in China for testicle chopping
A man used a blunt razor to chop off the testicles of three patients at a Chinese nursing home, state media said Thursday.
Jul 24, 2014
Zydelig approved for three types of blood cancer
(HealthDay)—Zydelig (idelalisib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat relapsed forms of blood cancer, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (FL) ...
Jul 24, 2014
Surgeons remove 232 teeth from Indian teenager
Surgeons in Mumbai have removed 232 teeth from the mouth of an Indian teenager in what they believe may be a world-record operation, the hospital said Thursday.
Jul 24, 2014
Studying impacts of indoor air pollution on tribal communities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that environmental health scientist Richard Peltier of the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences (SPHHS) will receive ...
Jul 24, 2014