Health & Science

Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Falkland Islands Land Mines, how they are cleared and blown up

British Forces Network reports how a specialist de-mining team is clearing and exploding a hoard of land mines from the Falkland Islands landscape – out of more than 30,000 laid the Argentine forces during the 1982 conflict.
Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
Alabama abortion bill triggers a national debate in US ahead of 2020 elections

Alabama's governor signed a bill on Wednesday to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest, in the latest challenge by conservatives to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy.
Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 08:58 UTC
UK scientists launch the “Darwinian” project, a new approach to combat cancer resistance to treatments

Cancer scientists in Britain are launching what they call the world's first “Darwinian” drug development program in a bid to get ahead of cancer's ability to become resistant to even the newest treatments and recur in many patients.
Tuesday, May 14th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Bayer-Monsanto loses US$ 2bn glyphosate law suit in California

A jury in California on Monday ordered Bayer-owned Monsanto to pay more than US$2 billion damages to a couple who sued on grounds the weed killer Roundup caused their cancer, lawyers said.
Tuesday, May 14th 2019 - 09:07 UTC
Venezuela receives 71 tons of medical supplies from China

A second airplane from China carrying medical supplies including medicine arrived in Venezuela on Monday as part of a “humanitarian technical” cooperation agreement between President Nicolas Maduro's government and the Asian powerhouse.
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 09:06 UTC
Forty US states filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical firms colluding oligopoly

More than 40 US states have filed a lawsuit accusing pharmaceutical firms of conspiring to artificially inflate the cost of common medicinal drugs. The lawsuit alleges that as many as 20 companies have been involved in fixing prices for over 100 drugs, including treatments for diabetes and cancer.
Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 08:46 UTC
WHO welcomes Food & Beverage lobby commitment to eliminate trans fat by 2023

The World Health Organization has welcomed the commitment by the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to align with the WHO target to eliminate industrially produced trans fat from the global food supply by 2023.
Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 07:50 UTC
The Ose robotic vibrator finally given the CTA innovation award

A sex toy that was banned from this year's CES tech show after winning an innovation award has been given the prize again, four months later. The Ose robotic vibrator by Lora DiCarlo was originally given the prize by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) in January.
Wednesday, May 8th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
World consumes more alcohol largely because of heavier drinking in China and India

The world consumed 10% more alcohol per adult in 2017 than in 1990, due in large part to heavier and more widespread drinking in China and India, researchers said on Wednesday. On current trends, global consumption per capita will rise another 17% over the next decade, they reported in The Lancet.
Wednesday, May 8th 2019 - 08:25 UTC
“Eat, smoke, drink and be merry” recommends Norwegian health minister

Norway's newly appointed health minister has caused controversy by saying people should be allowed to eat, smoke and drink “as much as they want”. Sylvi Listhaug also said smokers were made to feel like pariahs.