State-of-the-art
ventilation systems used to clear cigarette smoke from bars and
restaurants don't eliminate dangerous soot and carcinogens and can even
push their levels higher in nonsmoking sections than in smoking areas,
researchers concluded. more
Obese
mice on a high-fat diet got the benefits of being thin _ living
healthier, longer lives _ without the pain of dieting when they
consumed huge doses of red wine extract, according to a landmark new
study. more
GlaxoSmithKline
PLC has agreed to pay $63.8 million to settle a lawsuit's claims that
it promoted its antidepressant drug Paxil for use by children and
adolescents while withholding negative information about the
medication's safety and effectiveness. more
The
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving a nonprofit
pharmaceutical company $46 million to expand its research on new
treatments for diarrheal disease, which directly kills more than 2
million children worldwide each year. more
