Japan team uncovers thalidomide mystery (AFP)
March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AFP - Japanese scientists have uncovered how thalidomide led to deformities in children born to mothers taking the drug in the 1950s and 1960s, according to a study released Friday.
Source:Japan team uncovers thalidomide mystery
(AFP)
S.Africa announces plans to ramp up HIV testing (AFP)
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AFP - The South African government on Thursday announced a ramped up AIDS plan that aims to test 15 million residents for HIV in the world’s worst affected country by next June.
Source:S.Africa announces plans to ramp up HIV testing
(AFP)
Health Tip: Symptoms of Ketoacidosis (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Ketoacidosis occurs when diabetic people
develop dangerously high levels of ketones, which are produced when stored
fat is burned for energy.
Source:Health Tip: Symptoms of Ketoacidosis
(HealthDay)
Women on the pill may live longer (AP)
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AP - Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.
Source:Women on the pill may live longer
(AP)
Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — Obesity plus daily
drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers
report in two new studies.
Source:Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver
(HealthDay)