Archive for September, 2008
Faster genetic test for flu virus approved
The government approved a new genetic test for the flu virus Tuesday that will allow labs across the country to identify flu strains within four hours instead of four days.
Car crash risk rises on election days, study says
Could voting for president be hazardous to your health? An analysis of Election Day traffic deaths suggests yes, but the authors say that's no reason not to go to the polls.
1 in 4 chance McCain may not survive 2nd term
If John McCain is elected and goes on to win a second term, there's as much as a one-in-four chance America could see its first woman president — Sarah Palin, says an actuarial firm.
Lipton milk tea powder recalled in Hong Kong
Chinese President Hu Jintao lectured a dairy executive on food safety on Tuesday in a show of government resolve in the tainted milk scandal, even as another Western food brand, Lipton, was affected.
Popular supplements don’t stop arthritis
Two hugely popular supplements used to fight arthritis and joint pain, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, do not seem to work any better than placebo to slow the loss of knee cartilage in osteoarthritis, researchers reported.