| Consumers in a Quandary as Experts Debate BPA Safety |
| Toxicologists say bisphenol A may cause risks for infants and children, just weeks after the FDA called the chemical safe. |
Sep 05, 2008 13:09:03 GMT
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| Don't let them eat cake, Saudi cleric says |
| RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - When Hala al-Masaad invited her girlfriends over to celebrate her 18th birthday with cake and juice, the high school student was stepping into an unusual public debate. |
Sep 05, 2008 10:40:44 GMT
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| Nevada family might lose the only state-funded program to help autistic child |
| A local family is struggling to support their disabled child when the only aid received is a $1,000 a month that may not last and the only bread-winner will soon be on unemployment. |
Sep 05, 2008 06:26:09 GMT
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| Gene trawl shows curing cancer harder than thought |
| By Maggie Fox, Health and Science EditorWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cancer experts who probed every gene in tumors from two of the hardest-to-treat cancers found that cancer is much more complicated than anyone thought -- and say they found why a cure is so unlikely after a tumor has spread.But they also discovered a potential new way to treat a common and fatal form of brain cancer, and opened the door to finding cancer before it has spread, when it can still be cured surgically, they reported on Thursday in the journal Science. |
Sep 05, 2008 02:18:43 GMT
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| Four arthritis drugs get stronger FDA warning |
| The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings Thursday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections. |
Sep 04, 2008 21:54:16 GMT
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| Suburban NY county to begin spraying for West Nile |
| Nassau County on Long Island will begin aerial spraying against the West Nile virus for the first time since 1999.Officials say the spraying will take place across a large section of the county beginning Thursday night.Three recent deaths on Nassau County may be linked to the West Nile virus, a mosquito-born infection that can cause serious illness or death.Officials say there have been 10 reported infections in the county this year. There were two reported cases in 2007.The spraying begins at dusk, when mosquitoes are most active. |
Sep 04, 2008 17:26:48 GMT
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| Update on Radio Personality Kenn McCloud |
| Update on Radio Personality Kenn McCloud |
Sep 04, 2008 13:00:43 GMT
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| Defra budgets 'not flexible en... |
| DEFRA BUDGETS 'NOT FLEXIBLE ENOUGH' Defra failed to make budget flexible enough to deal with unforeseen events, MPs said Environment ministers failed to make their budget flexible enough to deal with last ... |
Sep 04, 2008 08:46:48 GMT
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| Network TV's anchor trio join the cancer fight |
| Katie Couric, Charles Gibson and Brian Williams have something in common besides their jobs: Each has lost loved ones to cancer _ which gives them something in common with nearly everybody. |
Sep 04, 2008 04:16:19 GMT
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| Study: New way to spot breast cancer shows promise |
| A radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, revealing more tumors and giving fewer false alarms, doctors reported Wednesday. |
Sep 03, 2008 23:59:11 GMT
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