Archive for January, 2008
New plan for HIV marriage tests
A committee in the Indian state of Maharashtra provisionally approves compulsory HIV tests before marriage.
Canada isotope plant ‘was unsafe’
Canada re-opened a nuclear reactor despite safety risks, the nuclear watchdog's former head tells parliament.
Obesity drug use rise in England
More than 1m prescriptions are made for obesity drugs a year - eight times the number dispensed seven years ago.
Baby allergy fears ‘over the top’
Mothers who fear their babies suffer from food allergies are largely wrong, research has found.
Warning over cannabis lung harm
Heavy cannabis use may raise the risk of chronic lung disease more than smoking, two studies suggest.