Archive: 21/02/2014
Selenium and vitamin E supplementation over recommended dietary intake may raise prostate cancer risk
A multi-center study led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found that high-dose supplementation with both the trace element selenium and vitamin E increase the risk of high-grade prostate cancer. But importantly, ...
Feb 21, 2014
Antibody may be detectable in blood years before multiple sclerosis symptoms appear
An antibody found in the blood of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be present long before the onset of the disease and its symptoms, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy ...
Feb 21, 2014
US 'not targeting' India, says FDA chief (Update)
US regulators are not targeting India, despite a series of import restrictions on drugs from the major US trading partner, the Food and Drug Administration chief said Friday.
Feb 21, 2014
US bans bidis made by Indian tobacco company (Update)
US regulators on Friday banned four types of small cigarettes known as bidis made by an Indian company, marking the Food and Drug Administration's first-ever oversight action against a tobacco product.
Feb 21, 2014
Air Force aircraft returned from Vietnam identified as postwar source of Agent Orange contamination
From 1971-1982 Air Force reservists, who flew in about 34 dioxin-contaminated aircraft used to spray Agent Orange and returned to the US following discontinuation of the herbicide spraying operations in the Vietnam War, were ...
Feb 21, 2014
MS researchers find task meaningfulness influences learning and memory
Kessler Foundation researchers have found that among persons with multiple sclerosis, self-generation may be influenced by variables such as task meaningfulness during learning and memory. They also found that type of task ...
Feb 21, 2014
Physicians in India access UPMC medical expertise through telemedicine
With the latest expansion of its global telemedicine efforts, UPMC is now offering physicians in India access to its world-renowned medical expertise to improve care for patients. Through advanced, web-based technology, UPMC ...
Feb 21, 2014
Reducing HIV transmission among drug injectors lowers AIDS mortality in heterosexuals
Although community network studies show that sexual relationships occur between members of "risk groups"—men who have sex with other men (MSM), people who inject drugs (PWID), non-injection drug users (NIDU)—and heterosexuals, ...
Feb 21, 2014