Archive: 17/09/2013
Migraines no headache for much longer
Australian migraine sufferers won't have to live in the dark much longer.
Sep 17, 2013
India's Ranbaxy promises to address issues over US ban
India's Ranbaxy Laboratories, one of world's biggest generic drug makers, said Tuesday it would take "all necessary steps" to help lift an import ban by the US health regulator on one of its factories.
Sep 17, 2013
Why do young adults start smoking?
The risk of becoming a smoker among young adults who have never smoked is high: 14% will become smokers between the ages of 18 and 24, and three factors predict this behaviour.
Sep 17, 2013
Porn group lifting HIV-prompted filming moratorium
An adult film trade group will lift its second production moratorium of the past month, saying that an HIV scare has passed.
Sep 17, 2013
Financial incentives motivate sedentary adults to exercise
A review study published today finds that financial incentives –as modest as $5 per week – can increase the amount of exercise people do.
Sep 17, 2013
New marker identified for early diagnosis of lung cancer
A protein called isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH1) is present at high levels in lung cancers and can be detected in the blood, making it a noninvasive diagnostic marker for lung cancers, according to a study published in Clinical ...
Sep 17, 2013
Study reveals link between oil spill exposure and hematologic and hepatic toxicity
A new study reports that workers exposed to crude oil and dispersants used during the Gulf oil spill cleanup display significantly altered blood profiles, liver enzymes, and somatic symptoms compared to an unexposed control ...
Sep 17, 2013