UN health agency: Don't name diseases after regions, animals
The World Health Organization is issuing new advice on the best way to name new diseases—guidelines the U.N. health agency itself has previously broken.
May 8, 2015
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Beijing raises cigarette tax to deter smoking
China will more than double the tax on tobacco to 11 percent, the government announced Friday, as authorities try to deter smoking in the world's largest producer and consumer of tobacco.
May 8, 2015
Team develops novel gene therapy for achromatopsia
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Michigan State University presented new preclinical data this week that evaluates the efficacy of a gene therapy treatment for achromatopsia, a rare inherited retinal disease ...
May 8, 2015
Property inhibiting growth of bird flu virus discovered in eggs
Eggs are one of the most versatile foods because of their rich nutrient content, and their functional properties can be widely leveraged in the food industry.
May 8, 2015
