New Research Published On Ecological Effects Of Ocean Acidication Royal Society University Research Fellow, Jason Hall-Spencer, has conducted the very first eco-system scale study investigating the effects of ocean acidification on marine life the results are published in Nature (online) . Ocean acidification, along with climate change, is the most important environmental issues facing the planet.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNumber Of Minorities Receiving Colon Cancer Screening Increases In New York City, Mainly Due To 'Patient Navigators,' Survey Shows The number of New York City residents ages 50 and older who have received a colonoscopy has increased by about 50% in five years, with the largest rates of increase among minorities, the New York Times reports. According to a survey, 1.25 million people received the procedure in 2007, compared with 826,000 in 2003.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWall Street Journal Letter To The Editor Responds To Column In Support Of Medical Liability Reform A Wall Street Journal column published in May "hit the nail on the head: Medical liability reforms, including a cap on noneconomic damages, work," which raises the question of "why ... every state (and Congress)" has not "passed meaningful tort reform," American Medical Association Board Member J. James Rohack writes in a Journal letter to the editor.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFTY720 Trial Continues Despite Death, UK Drug manufacturer Novartis has reported that two people with MS taking the oral drug fingolimod (FTY720) in clinical trials experienced problems with infections, leading to a fatality in one case. The firm said the role of the
medicine in the cases was unclear and that the trial will continue. Independent experts recommended that clinical trials with the drug should continue as planned.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFDA Expands Salmonella In Raw Red Tomatoes Warning The US Food and Drug Administration is expanding its warning to consumers throughout the US not to eat Roma, plum and round raw red tomatoes because they could be contaminated with a rare type of salmonella that can be fatal to vulnerable people although it is unlikely to kill anyone who is
healthy. The warning had been limited to Texas and New Mexico until the 7th of June.
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