F.D.A. Panel Splits on Whether to Approve New Diabetes Drug
An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration split evenly on Thursday over whether the agency should approve the first oral medication...
Are Reusable Feminine Cloths Safe?
Are there any health risks associated with reusable-cloth menstrual pads? I recently read an article about cups, tampons and sponges, but was disappointed...
Does Cannabis Use Cause Schizophrenia?
Is it biologically plausible that cannabis could cause a psychotic disorder?Yes. Brain scientists know very little about the underlying biology of psychotic conditions,...
Meanwhile: There’s Radon in the Water (and Tourists Are Gulping It...
The E.P.A. warns that radon causes cancer. But some tourists head to mines in Montana to soak it up.
Source : Nytimes
A Cancer Rap, With Thanks to Nina Simone
Ms. Simone reinvented other refrains created by writers of many different ethnicities and nations, shaping them to her purposes. In doing so, she...
Meanwhile: Meet the People Who Seek Out Radon Water (and Then...
The E.P.A. warns that radon causes cancer. But some tourists head to mines in Montana to soak it up.
Source : Nytimes
A ‘Sentimental Journey’ in the Cancer Clinic
“You sound incredible,” I told him. His eyes danced with delight. “You must have done this before.”“Only in a church choir,” he said....
New York Confronts Its Worst Measles Outbreak in Decades
In Rockland County, which includes the large ultra-Orthodox community of New Square, the authorities put 59 schools under “exclusion orders,” forbidding unvaccinated children...
Sleeping Less Than 6 Hours a Night Tied to Heart Disease
ImageSleeping less than six hours a night, and sleeping poorly, are associated with hardening of the arteries, a new study has found.Researchers used...
High-Dose Vitamin D No Better Than Low-Dose
ImageLow blood levels of vitamin D are tied to bone loss that can lead to falls and fractures. But taking vitamin D supplements...