Suddenly, Methadone becomes a killer drug
Methadone, a drug long valued for treating heroin addiction and soothing chronic pain, is increasingly being abused by recreational drug users and is causing an alarming increase in overdoses and
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
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Government report highlights risk of cancer posed by wooden playsets
Children playing on outdoor wood playground sets face an increased risk of bladder and lung caner from arsenic exposure, scientists at the Consumer Products Safety Commission say. In a federal report
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We can do something about deadly smoke
Some of the world's worst air pollution place far from urban smokestacks and vehicle emissions. It's right inside the homes of countless rural dwellers, causing widespread health problems a nd well
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Virus appears to impede AIDS
Infection with a common harmless virus seems to slow the progress of HIV and prolong the survival of AIDS patients, according to new evidence reported by American scientists. Swedish scientists
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New U.S. law lets farmers label meat organic when the feed wasn't
Buried within the $397 billion spending bill that Congress has passed is a provision that would permit livestock producers to certify the label meat as
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UN moves on tobacco-control treaty
Delegates from 191 countries gathered in Geneva over the weekend to work on the final text of the World Health Organisation- sponsored treaty to control tobacco and its devastating effects on public
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Rome, the animal kingdom
The she-wolf of Roman legend has some company. According to zoologists in Rome, the city has recently become an animal kingdom with some 26 varieties of mammals, 110 of birds and 15 of reptiles
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Genetically modified and healthy
The Bush administration wisely backed away this month from formally challenging Europe's ban on genetically modified foods. It made no sense to antagonize European over the food they eat when they
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Genetically modified crops are sprouting throughout Asia
Worried about falling behind its global competition, much of Asia is rushing forward with the development and cultivation of genetically modified crops. The three most populous countries in Asia