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New Drug Combination To Treat Lung Cancer

From Science 6:13 am

New Drug Combination To Treat Lung Cancer

Cancer Research UK's Drug Development Office researchers develop new drug combination - vandetanib and selumetinib.

Govt Says Tobacco Firms Selling Cheap Cigarettes is a Desperate Act

From Economy 5:52 am

Govt Says Tobacco Firms Selling Cheap Cigarettes is a Desperate Act

The Australian government said on Thursday that issuing much affordable cigarette brands in the market was an act of desperation coming from the British American Tobacco Australia (BATA), which recently unleashed a new brand that sells for only $11.50.

From Health 3:02 am

Myth busted: Vaccinations are not Immunizations

There is only one kind of immunity and that is natural immunity which is achieved by battling the infectious diseases itself. Vaccination is merely the artificial triggering of temporary responses to manmade pathogens. Vaccines are both harmful and dangerous and are leading to generations of humans with no natural defenses to disease.

From Health 3:02 am

Plastic Waste Garbage Floating in Pacific Ocean has Increased 100-Fold

The world's oceans are increasingly becoming dumping grounds for mankind's waste, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the Pacific, where amounts of floating plastic garbage have increased 100-fold.

From Health 3:02 am

Cutting Salt Could Save 6,000 Lives a Year

Cutting the nation's salt intake by three grams a day would prevent an estimated 6,000 deaths a year from heart disease and stroke (1), the National Heart Foundation of Australia said today, World Hypertension Day.

Valeria Lukyanova

From Health 5:37 pm

Living Barbie Doll: Valeria Lukyanova to Give up Eating and Live on Sunlight [SLIDESHOW]

Ukraine's very own Valeria Lukyanova, aka Amatue, has recently taken to YouTube to declare that she would eventually like to give up food completely and live off sunlight.

Anthoula Christoula, former wife of Dimitris Christoulas, cries over his coffin during a funeral procession in Athens

From Economy 4:54 pm

Greece: Economic Crisis Sparks Surge In Suicides

The surge in people killing themselves can be directly linked to “increased insecurity and uncertainty for the future.”

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 2:29 pm

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.

Zimbabwean politician creates uproar by saying women should make themselves less attractive to men to curb spread of HIV/AIDS

From Global Markets 2:26 pm

PEPFAR: US HIV Aid Prevented 741,000 Deaths [STUDY]

The United States foreign aid program that sends billions of dollars to African countries for HIV treatment and prevention has cut the number of people dying for any reason in those nations, a new study suggests.

Joshua Courtney, 21, aided his wife, Natalie Dunleavy, 22, in the delivery of their daughter with only the help of a midwife on the phone

From Health 8:25 am

Joshua Courtney and Natalie Dunleavy Deliver Baby in Bathroom in 8 Minutes

Wakefield couple deliver their own baby in bathroom of their home in less than eight minutes in one of speediest births ever recorded.