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Circumcision HIV impact doubted
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:33:30 -0000
There is no hard evidence that circumcision protects gay men from contracting HIV, research shows.
Disease warning on climate change
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:08:06 -0000
Climate change may hasten the spread of diseases that can move from wild animals to humans, researchers warn.
Probiotics 'do not ease eczema'
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:41:06 -0000
'Friendly' bacteria found in yoghurt and health drinks have no effect on the symptoms of eczema, evidence suggests.
Protein key in new TB vaccine
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:18:23 -0000
Research by scientists in Wales and Russia is being used to develop a new vaccine for tuberculosis.
Meat 'ups prostate cancer risk'
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:16:53 -0000
Eating meat and dairy products may increase the risk of developing prostate cancer, research suggests.
'Safer' test developed for Down's
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:14:15 -0000
Scientists develop a blood test that could tell a pregnant women if her unborn baby has Down's syndrome.

NYT > Health

Experts Conclude Pfizer Manipulated Studies
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:42:02 -0000
The drug maker manipulated the publication of studies to bolster use of its epilepsy drug Neurontin, according to expert witnesses in a lawsuit against the company.
Citizen Enforcers Take Aim
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:49:14 -0000
The urge to punish is more than Wall Street loathing: it’s based in instincts that have had a protective effect on communities throughout human history.

CNN.com - Health

Are creativity and mood disorders linked?
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:14:04 -0400
There have been more than 20 studies that suggest an increased rate of bipolar and depressive illnesses in highly creative people. Writer David Foster Wallace, who committed suicide September 12, is but one example. Experts ponder the link between art and mood disorders.

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