Archive: 09/08/2012
Study shows efficacy of new rheumatoid arthritis drug
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study involving researchers from Karolinska Institutet demonstrates the efficacy of Tofacitinib, a new drug for rheumatoid arthritis. According to the study, which is published in The New England ...
Aug 9, 2012
Vietnam, US begin historic Agent Orange cleanup
From deformed infants to grandparents with cancer, families near Vietnam's Danang Airbase have long blamed the toxic legacy of war for their ills. Now after a decades-long wait, a historic "Agent Orange" clean-up is finally ...
Aug 9, 2012
Blue killer unchecked in S.African toxic towns
Death knows the small town of Prieska all too well.
Aug 9, 2012
Hong Kong tests babies over Japanese milk formula
Hong Kong said Thursday it will test babies who have consumed Japanese-made infant formulas found to have insufficient levels of iodine, after the products were ordered off the city's shelves.
Aug 9, 2012
Hormone in fruit flies sheds light on diabetes cure, weight-loss drug for humans
Manipulating a group of hormone-producing cells in the brain can control blood sugar levels in the body a discovery that has dramatic potential for research into weight-loss drugs and diabetes treatment.
Aug 9, 2012
Doctors can now detect hard-to-diagnose prostate cancer
Researchers have successfully developed and tested a new prostate cancer screening method that uses the combined power of a novel drug therapy and changes in PSA levels over time to identify men with a high PSA who are more ...
Aug 9, 2012