Saturday, August 27, 2016
PTSD in 9/11 Workers Linked to Higher Asthma Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Causal mechanism related to stress appears likely, investigators say
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Residency where marijuana is legal no reason for police search: U.S. court
By a 2-1 vote, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver said two Kansas Highway Patrol officers violated the constitutional rights of Colorado motorist Peter Vasquez in December 2011 by pulling him over and searching his car after he had been driving alone at night on Interstate 70. The officers relied heavily on Vasquez's residency to justify the search, which uncovered nothing illegal, saying Colorado was a known "drug source" where marijuana is legal.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Michael Bloomberg named World Health Organization ambassador
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Billionaire philanthropist and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has a new job - as global ambassador for the U.N. health agency with a mandate to help reduce deaths from prevalent diseases, traffic accidents, tobacco, alcohol and obesity.
Patent for J&J's Remicade invalidated, cheaper version looms
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A cheaper version of Johnson & Johnson's top-selling drug, the rheumatoid arthritis treatment Remicade, could be available in the U.S. two years early after a federal judge ruled a key patent on the drug invalid.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Friday, August 12, 2016
South Korea looks to generate buzz for edible insects
By Jane Chung SEOUL (Reuters) - Bae Su-Hyeon's lunch of sweet potato soup and funghi pasta has bugs in it. "It didn't feel like eating insects," says Bae, an 18-year-old student having lunch with a friend at Papillon's Kitchen, a Seoul restaurant specialising in insects. Insect-eating, or entomophagy, has long been common in much of the world, including South Korea, where boiled silky worm pupae, or beondegi, are a popular snack.
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Star Belgian Sailor Takes Sick After Racing on Polluted Bay
Belgian woman who won 2012 bronze medal takes sick after racing on polluted Guanabara Bay
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Four New Zika Virus Cases Reported in Florida Outbreak
At least 21 people have been infected in the outbreak.
Saturday, August 6, 2016
South Carolina girl dies from brain-eating amoeba
An 11-year-old South Carolina girl has died after she became infected by a brain-eating amoeba in a river where she had gone swimming, an undertaker said on Saturday. The girl, Hannah Collins, of Beaufort, died on Friday night at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, said Carla Smith, director-manager of the Anderson Funeral Home in Beaufort, which is handling the funeral. Hannah is thought to have been exposed to the amoeba on July 24 in Charleston County's Edisto River, the state health department said this week.
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