AFP – Two scientists whose work challenges the assumption that obesity is caused by a lack of willpower were on Tuesday announced as the winners of the Shaw Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of the east.
Reuters – A Chinese city has killed 36,000 stray and pet dogs in a bid to wipe out rabies, state media said on Tuesday, as the country considers a draft law recognizing animal rights and making such a cull illegal.
AFP – A healthcare reform programme being considered in Congress could cost one trillion dollars over 10 years, researchers at the US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) have estimated.
AP – It isn’t just the thunder thighs that shrink after obesity surgery. Melting fat somehow thins bones, too.
AP – The questionable medical practices were first found at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Tennessee, then at VA facilities in Georgia and Florida.
AFP – Thailand said it would distribute one million public health booklets about swine flu after the number of infections rose more than 20-fold in a week with a cluster of student infections.
HealthDay – MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — Scientists may someday be able to
fight lung cancer using gene therapy delivered by an inhalable spray.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Any product labeled “herbal” doesn’t
automatically make it safe. So, it’s important to carefully evaluate any
herbal supplement.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Most first-time parents are at a loss when
they bring baby home from the hospital.
HealthDay – MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — New research may help clear up some
of the mysteries of Huntington’s disease, including why it affects the
nervous system only during adulthood.