Archive for September, 2007

Research grant for eczema drugs

Scientists are awarded £1.3m to develop new drugs to combat a painful skin condition.

Assisted death laws ‘not abused’

Legalised assisted death has not been used to kill people who may be “a burden to society”, research suggests.

‘Illegal’ teeth whitening warning

Untrained salon staff are carrying out teeth whitening on clients, according to a report by consumer magazine Which?

Stem cells trial for MS patients

Multiple sclerosis patients are being injected with their own stem cells in clinical trials to test a new therapy.

Heavy exercise miscarriage link

Strenuous exercise early in pregnancy could triple the risk of miscarriage, according to Danish researchers.

African bishop’s condom claim

Mozambique’s Catholic Church leader says that some European-made condoms are deliberately infected with HIV.

Louisiana Violence Prompts Debate On Southern Racism

Spiegel Online reports here: The recent protests against the accusations levelled against six black adolescents in Louisana, the “Jena Six,” highlight just how explosive the issue of race still is in the American South. But the complex case is unlikely to inspire a new civil rights movement.

Caffeine painkiller risk claimed

Reaching for the paracetamol alongside your morning coffee may be bad for your health, US research suggests.

Therapy to slow down liver damage

Scientists have developed a new way to treat liver failure by manipulating the immune response.