Monday, April 15, 2013

[Health] Supreme Court seems opposed to granting patents on human genes

Supreme Court seems opposed to granting patents on human genes
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-court-genes-20130416,0,4511544.story
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court took up a deceptively simple question in a case brought by breast cancer patients and medical researchers: Are human genes patentable?

Unicef Report Details the Costs of Malnutrition in Children
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/04/15/more_than_165_million_children_stunted_from_malnutrition_says_un.html
More than a quarter of children under the age of 5 worldwide are permanently “stunted” from malnutrition, leaving them physically and intellectually weak, the United Nations Children's Fund said in a report released Monday.

Meningitis deaths fuel a renewed FDA debate
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/meningitis-deaths-fuel-a-renewed-fda-debate-90112.html?hp=r5
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg will be on the hot seat Tuesday as she tries to defend the agency's failure to stop a fungal meningitis outbreak last year that killed more than 50 people.

This allergy season is something to sneeze about
http://thegrio.com/2013/04/14/ask-dr-ty-tips-and-tricks-for-seasonal-allergies/
Allergy sufferers, you're likely in for another rough season, but not as bad as last year, Chicago's longtime allergen measurer said.

Alicia Keys campaigns for HIV/AIDS education
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/research-shows-women-more-likely-to-get-sub-par-care/article11191033/
WASHINGTONâ€"Alicia Keys says she wants to spark a global conversation about HIV/AIDS. The Grammy Award-winning singer says that when she traveled to Africa and India she felt connected to women with the virus because "they looked like they could ...



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