Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 2, 2010 (HealthDay)
September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
Source:Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 2, 2010
(HealthDay)
Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation (AP)
September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.
Source:Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation
(AP)
Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal (AP)
September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AP - Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.
Source:Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal
(AP)
U.S. battling bedbug infestations, misuse of pesticides (AP)
September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AP - A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night exterminators.
Source:U.S. battling bedbug infestations, misuse of pesticides
(AP)
For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman (LiveScience.com)
September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
LiveScience.com - To most human males, the thought of your mother anywhere near your sex life is probably horrifying. Not so for the bonobo, one of our closest primate relatives. A new study confirms that hanging out with mom boosts male bonobos’ chances of getting intimate with a fertile female.
Source:For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman
(LiveScience.com)