Health
U.N. Panel Says It Is Ethical to Dole Out Experimental Ebola Drugs
Supplies are limited, and deciding who gets treatment is difficult
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Evolution
Fish Flourish on Common Antianxiety Drug
Pharmaceutical pollutants in water seem to improve survival among hatchlings of at least one species
Health
BPA-Free Plastic Containers May Be Just as Hazardous
Animal studies find that a replacement compound for the estrogen-mimicking chemical bisphenol A may also be harmful to human health
Health
Graphical Guides to Ebola from Around the World
The Ebola outbreak in Western Africa continues to make the news as more cases are reported and casualties rise. A common thread in reporting is the difficulty in communicating accurate information to combat the spread of the virus when communities are gripped with fear and misinformation spreads as quickly as the virus itself...
Health
Ebola Declared a Public Health Emergency
The World Health Organization's announcement could shift the focus to basic public health
Health
Ebola Outbreak Raises Questions About Priorities in Drug Development
News is rapidly changing regarding Ebola. Even as I've been writing this post, we've gone from "There is no treatment except supportive care" to NIH's Dr.
Health
Resveratrol Hangover: Waking Up After Hypothesis Bingeing
Outbreaks of science myth-busting can be a bit of a puzzlement. The science behind a popular headline-maker might be a tottering house of cards, but it can be impressively sturdy nevertheless...
Common Prescription Drugs Alter Blood’s Flow
Medicines can get the blood going, but some side effects remain unclear
Journal Retracts Paper Linking "Swine Flu" Vaccine and Narcolepsy
The retraction represents a setback for those trying to explain a puzzling cluster of sudden-onset narcolepsy reported in 2010 in Europe
Ebola Outbreak “Worsening” in West Africa
There is little risk of the deadly virus spreading to the U.S., experts say
FDA Debates Secrecy Surrounding Experimental Drugs
Drug regulators are weighting the merits of disclosing preliminary results from experiments to justify a drug's federal approval and then monitor its safety
The Sciences
Pack Rats Expand Diet with New Gut Bacteria
Pack rats given the right gut bacteria via a fecal transplant from other pack rats can then digest foods that they formerly could not, but the donors could. Karen Hopkin reports
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Health
July 29, 1972: An Important Date in Bioethics, Science and Black History
The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment was an infamous clinical study that began in 1932, conducted by the Public Health Service at the Tuskegee Institute.
Multiple Methods Enable Doctors to Treat Dizziness
Exercises, surgeries and pharmacological interventions can aid vertigo sufferers
Health
Prescription Refill Appearance Change Puts Patients off Meds
When refilled prescriptions for post–heart attack care resulted in the same medication looking different in shape or color, patients were significantly more likely to stop taking their meds...
Health
Heparin Does Not Reduce Pregnancy Complications, and May Create Some
A commonly used blood thinner does not appear to lower the risk of blood clots or miscarriage during pregnancy
Health
A Call for Easy Access to More Contraception and Choices
Innovative and existing methods are needed to tackle global overpopulation, experts say
"Unacceptably Low" Number of Teens Receives HPV Vaccine
CDC officials say doctors clearly miss opportunities to vaccinate teens at the same time that other standard immunizations are administered
Health
HIV Cleared in 2 Patients via Cancer Treatment
Patients' virus levels became undetectable after a bone-marrow therapy with stem cells
Health
Scientist Who Brought HIV Therapy to the Poor among MH17 Victims
The research community mourns the killing of Joep Lange, who was among the passengers of Malaysia Airlines flight shot down over Ukraine
