NYC court hears appeal against salt-warning fines
An appeals court has heard arguments on New York City's first-of-its-kind rule that requires chain restaurants to use menu icons to warn patrons of salty foods.
Nov 30, 2016
Archive: 30/11/2016
How highs and lows in testosterone levels 'shock' prostate cancer cells to death
Munich, Germany: A strategy of alternately flooding and starving the body of testosterone is producing good results in patients who have metastatic prostate cancer that is resistant to treatment by chemical or surgical castration, ...
Nov 30, 2016
Promising results from new drug combination in patients with advanced solid tumors
Munich, Germany: An experimental drug called TAS-114, which has the potential to increase the anti-cancer effects of chemotherapy without increasing adverse side effects, has shown promising results in patients with hard-to-treat ...
Nov 30, 2016
Results from three ground-breaking cancer studies show early benefit to patients
The "revolution in the understanding of cancer at the molecular level" has led to dramatic responses in cancer patients to new therapies that are targeted precisely at their particular type of tumours, according to an expert.
Nov 30, 2016
Science panel urges rewrite of food allergy warning labels
"Made in the same factory as peanuts." ''May contain traces of tree nuts." A new report says the hodgepodge of warnings that a food might accidentally contain a troublesome ingredient is confusing to people with food allergies, ...
Nov 30, 2016
House OKs bill bolstering medical research, drug approvals
The House easily approved a sweeping biomedical bill Wednesday that would help drug and medical device companies win swifter government approval of their products, boost disease research and drug-abuse spending and revamp ...
Nov 30, 2016
Screening to blame for thyroid cancer 'epidemic' in South Korea
The current "epidemic" of thyroid cancer in South Korea is due to an increase in the detection of small tumours, most likely as a result of overdetection by screening, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Nov 30, 2016
Preserving fertility in girls and young women with cancer 'haphazard', say experts
Preserving fertility in girls and young women with cancer is "haphazard" across the UK, argue experts in an editorial published by The BMJ today.
Nov 30, 2016
