Safety board to weigh requiring condoms in porn (AP)
March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AP - Condoms might be the only thing porn actors are required to wear if the state’s workplace safety board approves a petition mandating their use.
Source:Safety board to weigh requiring condoms in porn
(AP)
Selenium Could Shield Against Diabetes (HealthDay)
March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have found
evidence that older men with higher levels of selenium are less likely to
suffer from dysglycemia, or improper blood-sugar metabolism.
Source:Selenium Could Shield Against Diabetes
(HealthDay)
Omega 3 supplement targets bowel cancer risk: study (AFP)
March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AFP - A purified form of omega 3, the so-called “good fat” found naturally in certain fish and nut oils, reduced dangerous polyps among people prone to bowel cancer, a study published on Thursday says.
Source:Omega 3 supplement targets bowel cancer risk: study
(AFP)
Prescription-drug heists on the rise (AP)
March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AP - The $75 million heist at a pharmaceutical warehouse in Connecticut this week was just the most audacious example of a growing phenomenon: Thieves are stealing large quantities of prescription drugs for resale on the black market.
Source:Prescription-drug heists on the rise
(AP)
FDA restricts tobacco marketing to kids (Reuters)
March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Reuters - U.S. health officials on Thursday sought to clamp down on the marketing of cigarettes to children and teenagers, issuing national limits on vending machine sales, free samples and taking other steps after a failed attempt more than a decade ago.