Arsenic in baby food increases cancer risk

Arsenic in some rice-make baby foods is six times the amount of arsenic allowed in water.

Exposure to arsenic can cause lung and bladder cancer.

Researchers say it is better to use rice from California or Andalucia in Spain with lower arsenic levels.

Osteoporosis drug may increase risk of heart conditions

A study suggests that Fosamax aka alendronate increases the chances of having an irregular heartbeat by 86%.

Other researchers however dispute these findings.

Some blood transfusions are bad

Studies have shown that blood transfusion, especially red blood cells ones, are associated with higher mortality rates among patients that had have heart attacks, heart surgery or are in critical care.

Heart attack patients who received blood transfusions were more likely to either die orhave a second heart attack in the 30 days after a transfusion.

Chemical changes in stored blood have been changed.

H5N1 Vaccine

6,000 health workers in Japan will be vaccinated.

Millions of vaccinne doses have been stockpiled.

Woman's diet affects sex of baby

What a woman eats a year before pregnancy can influence a baby's sex.
Eating cereal every day, a fair amount of sodium, calcium and protein increases a woman's chances of having a boy.

`Bionic' eyes

Two men have had `bionic' eyes fitted at a cost of £15,000.
The `bionic' eyes could be in common use in about 3 years time.
The eye has a video camera with electrodes connected to the optic nerves.

Lungless frog found in Borneo,Indonesia

Called Barbourula Kalimantanensis,it lives in streams and breathes through its skin.
Its habitat is threatened by logging etc etc.

Darwin online project

The project,base in Cambridge aims to put manuscripts(60,000 ofthem!),photographs etc etc online.

Smoking,Drinking and Alzheimer's

A study suggests drinkers developed Alzheimers 5 years earlier.
Heavy smokers developed Alzheimers 2 years earlier.
It is reckoned that delaying the onset of Alzheimer's by 5 years would reduce cases by 50%.

World's oldest trees possibly found

A group of Norway spruces have been discovered in the mountains of West Sweden, of which one of the trees is about 8,000 years old, according to carbon dating.

Two similiar trees in Dalarna are between 4,000 and 6,000 years old.

Locality is Fulu mountain

Drug that protects cells from radiation

A single dose of CBLB502 was given to mice and monkeys by researchers before radiotherapy, which dramaically reduced damage to cells.

This drug works by stopping apoptosis.

Survival rates for mice and monkeys respectively were 87% and 70% respecively

Organic waste in bins may be health hazard

Studies suggest that mould spores develop as the organic materials decays, spores can fly out as you lift the bin lid.

These can damage the lungs,causing asthma.

Facemasks are recommenced.