According to a study in The Lancet , WHO members made it their goal to reduce measle mortality rates by 90% before 2010. However, the authors, from Penn State University, demonstrate that measles mortality has fallen only 74%...
The USA's fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as Mad Cow Disease has been detected in a dairy cow in central California, USDA's Chief Veterinary Office, John Clifford announced yesterday. Clifford stresses that it is safe to eat beef and drink cow's milk and that existing high standards to protect the public's food supply is ongoing...
Colon cancer patients who take aspirin regularly shortly after diagnosis tend to live for longer, researchers from Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands, reported in the British Journal of Cancer. The authors explain that NSAIDs (non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs) have been known to have a preventive role with regards to colorectal cancer, and in particular, aspirin...