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March 11, 2010 headlines
Drugmakers agree on landmark vaccines deal for poor
LONDON (Reuters) - Several drug firms have agreed on a landmark deal to supply up to 200 million doses a year of cut-price pneumococcal vaccines to developing nations, according to the global immunisation alliance that is overseeing the deal.
Scientists find "mother" of all skin cells
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found the "mother", or origin, of all skin cells and say their discovery could dramatically improve skin treatments for victims of serious wounds and burns.
Big first trimester weight gain ups diabetes risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows.
US children turn to inhaling to get high: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
Long-used, little-studied laxative safe, effective
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Until now, a scant number of top notch clinical trials have evaluated whether sodium picosulfate -- the active ingredient in numerous over-the-counter laxatives -- is safe and effective.
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