Asthma - Collapse : How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Collapse : How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Science Daily - Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is the glass-half-empty follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs, and Steel . While Guns, Germs, and Steel explained the geographic and environmental reasons why some human

Why Aren't Drugs Tested on Pregnant Women?
ABC News - Drugs have traditionally not been tested on pregnant women, leaving women and doctors with a minefield of questions and concerns. (Photo Disc) Watch Now: 'World News Tonight's' Daily Webcast Firemen Lose Out in Alleged Katrina Fraud Find out why more

Study of New Investigational Outpatient Procedure for Asthma Underway
dBusinessNews.com - BOSTON -- Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have begun an international, multi-center clinical trial to explore a new investigational asthma treatment that may change the course of asthma care. The AIR2 (Asthma Interventional Research

Marine Mammals Suffer Human Diseases
LiveScience.com - ST. LOUIS Parasites from cat feces are causing deadly brain damage in California sea otters . A combination of toxic chemicals and herpes virus is killing off California sea lions . And toxic algae blooms are contributing to record manatee deaths

CDC panel says more kids need flu vaccine
Food Consumer - Editor's note: Is it really necessary to get a flu shot? They say the flu shot can't guarantee the intended protection. We heard stories that people got vaccinated and still got flu. Those who believe in the natural immune defense may follow a

Drug tests negative on Austrian skiers
Seattle Times - TURIN, Italy No evidence of doping was detected in samples from 10 Austrian skiers targeted in raids and subjected to surprise drug tests at the Turin Olympics, the IOC said Friday. "The samples did not show up any adverse findings

Workers doubtful on replacements
Connecticut Post - Striking Sikorsky Aircraft workers said Tuesday they don't think engineers and supervisors can fill in for them building helicopters for a number of reasons, but mostly due to a shortage of parts. The 3,600 members of Teamsters Local 1150 went on

Major Causes of Death in China
New England Journal of Medicine - To the Editor: The epidemiologic analysis of deaths in China by He et al. (Sept. 15 issue) 1 suggests a change in pattern toward that in Western societies: heart disease, cancer, and cerebrovascular disease are now listed as the top three causes of