Stage Set For Stand Up To Cancer Telethon (Los Angeles, CA) -- Tonight CBS, ABC and NBC will broadcast the Entertainment Industry Foundation's hour-long, star-studded Stand Up to Cancer telethon to raise awareness about cancer. Emmy nominated actress Christina Applegate will one of the celebrities sharing how her life has been affected by cancer ...Read & Hear More
Experts: Embryonic Stem Cell Use Still Necessary (Washington, DC) -- The use of embryonic stem cells in still necessary despite the fact that researchers have discovered ways to make powerful stem cells without them. A National Academy of Sciences panel also says there needs to be some regulation of the new stem cell sources especially if they're spliced into animals for experiments ...Read More
FDA To List Drugs Undergoing Safety Reviews (Washington, DC) -- Health officials are going to give the public more information about drugs that are under the government microscope for possible side effects. The FDA says a new quarterly list of medicines that are undergoing early reviews for side effects will soon be released ...Read More
Spokane Man Blames Popcorn For Lung Disease (Spokane, WA) -- Normally, the lung disease called bronchiolitis obliterans is seen mostly in people who work in factories where a chemical butter flavoring called diacetyl is used. Now, though, a Spokane man who merely ate popcorn in large quantities is suing ConAgra foods ...Read More
Rhode Island Hospital Research Shows Link Between Obesity And Brain Atrophy (Providence, RI) -- A study by Rhode Island Hospital researchers is the first to show that obesity can cause neurodegeneration. Researchers say obesity in combination with Type 2 diabetes was sufficient to cause mild global atrophy in the brains of animal models ...Read More
