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Malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa and India are becoming resistant to insecticides, putting millions of lives at greater risk and threatening eradication efforts, health experts said on Tuesday.

From Science 9:29 am

Insecticide Resistance Threatens Malaria Fight

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa and India are becoming resistant to insecticides, putting millions of lives at greater risk and threatening eradication efforts, health experts said on Tuesday.

Obestity

From Society 4:02 am

Fat Tax of 20% Needed to Improve Population Health

BMJ experts claim levy on unhealthy food and drinks should be combined with subsidies on fruit and vegetables.

Nerve transfer

From Science 6:09 pm

Quadriplegic Man Regains Some Use Of Hands After Doctors ‘Rewire’ His Nerves

Surgeons have "rewired" a 71-year-old paralyzed man using a technique called nerve transfer, helping him regain some use of his hands.

sleepwalk

From Science May 15

Sleepwalkin' USA: Study Finds One-Third Of Americans Probably Night Wanderers

Sleepwalking has been understudied and probably undertreated, a Stanford University sleep researcher says.

Disrupted sleep linked to Alzheimer's disease

From Science May 15

Alzheimer's Disease: US Launches Ambitious Plan With Research Push

The U.S. government launched an ambitious push to develop new treatments for Alzheimer's on Tuesday with a first prevention study of high-risk patients and tests on an insulin nasal spray that has shown promise in earlier studies.

A women rolls a marijuana joint at the Vancouver Art Gallery

From Science May 15

Marijuana May Ease Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms [STUDY]

People with multiple sclerosis have long said that smoking marijuana helps ease their painful muscle cramping. And a new clinical trial suggests they are not just blowing smoke. The study, published Monday, found that for 30 MS patients with muscle "spasticity," a few days of marijuana smoking brought some relief.

medical marijuana

From Science May 14

Puff, Puff, Bend: Cannabis Helps Relieve Muscle Tightness In MS Patients

Smoking marijuana helped relieve some multiple sclerosis symptoms in a small trial of 30 patients, a team of University of California-San Diego researchers reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday.

Scott Thompson

From Companies May 14

Ex-Yahoo CEO’s Cancer Diagnosis Led To Quit Decision

Former Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) CEO Scott Thompson quit in part because of a recent diagnosis of thyroid cancer, the Wall Street Journal reported.

A new study suggests children born with a range of birth defects are at an increased risk of developing certain childhood cancers, especially during their first year of life.

From Science May 11

Birth Defects Linked To Childhood Cancer [STUDY]

A new study suggests children born with a range of birth defects are at an increased risk of developing certain childhood cancers, especially during their first year of life.

Triumph unveils ice bra in Japan to raise awareness of energy issues as summer approaches

From Society May 10

Ice Bra Unveiled in Japan to Combat Power Shortages

Triumph launches novelty ice bra in Japan to raise awareness of energy issues.