We’re so used to hearing about the importance of screening for cancer — the earlier tumors are detected, the better they can be treated — that it seems anathema to learn that in some cases, screening may not necessarily save us from cancer.
At least, it may not necessarily save enough lives on a population level [...]
Avastin, the blockbuster drug that just lost approval for treating breast cancer, now looks disappointing against ovarian cancer, too. Two studies found it did not improve survival for most of these patients and kept their disease from worsening for only a few months, with more side effects.
The Genentech drug won approval in Europe last week [...]
WASHINGTON — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission unanimously approved a radical new reactor design on Thursday, clearing away a major obstacle for two utilities to begin construction on projects in South Carolina and Georgia.
The decision, a milestone in the much-delayed revival of plant construction sought by the nuclear industry, involves the Westinghouse AP1000, a 1,154-megawatt [...]
Your resting heart rate is an easy measure of your health and fitness, and a new study suggests that a rising heart rate over time may signal heart problems
There are several ways doctors predict your vulnerability to heart disease, among them: cholesterol levels, blood pressure, blood glucose levels and weight. Now a new study adds [...]
The latest update to the annual Monitoring the Future survey of drug use in American youth bears mainly good news, at least if your interest is in reducing drug-related harm: both teen drinking and cigarette smoking are at historic lows; in fact, past-month marijuana use is now more commonly reported by high school seniors than [...]
DURBAN: Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan landed in Durban on Sunday ahead of the high-level climate talks to hammer out a decision that only the political heads of 195 countries can take – a compromise that would ensure Kyoto Protocol remains alive and that the world signals readiness to discuss a new legally binding deal for [...]
In my house, bedtime stories are sacred. Rarely does something derail the nightly routine, although feverish kids have been known to be tucked in, sans story. But last week, my strep-throated 4-year-old awoke at 1 a.m. with this complaint: “You forgot to read me my bedtime story.”
She was right. So I groggily pulled a book [...]
The more medications a man takes, the worse his symptoms of sexual dysfunction may be.
A new Kaiser Permanente study published this week in the British Journal of Urology International found that men who took multiple drugs — prescription or over the counter — were more likely to have erectile dysfunction than men who took fewer [...]
Kudankulam plant Chief Superintendent MK Balaji said that the delay was due to public protests at the site which had disrupted building work.
He said that the site had been subjected to a total blockade by protesters since 13 October.
Protesters say the facility is unsafe and in an earthquake area.
They fear a repeat of the disaster [...]
The nanotechnology is making ever greater strides, it seems. It could be pressed into service for safe storage of nuclear waste, a problem that has defined an acceptable solution all these days. It can also clean up contaminated water after nuclear disasters.
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers say they have come up with a world-first [...]
