Eggs recalled after salmonella found at Ohio farm
Evidence of salmonella has been found at an Ohio egg farm that is linked to two Iowa egg farms responsible for a massive recall earlier this year.
Mild painkillers linked to poor sperm quality
Use of mild painkillers such as paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen during pregnancy may partly account for a sharp increase in male reproductive disorders in recent decades, according to a study published on Monday.
In pictures: The wild Ennerdale Valley
The re-wilding project at Ennerdale Valley allows nature to recondition the area, free from human intervention
Early warning signs for prostate cancer identified
Scientists have discovered potential early warning signs for prostate cancer that could be used to spot the disease before symptoms emerge.
57-year-old Indian woman delivers twins, sets Australian record
A 57-year-old Indian woman gave birth to twins in the Australian city of Perth, setting a new Australian record.
Civil partnerships
Heterosexuals Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle will request civil partnership to oppose segregation by sexualityA heterosexual couple will request a civil partnership – available only to same-sex couples in the UK – at a register office in London tomorrow, to take a stand against a system which they say “segregates couples according to their sexuality”.Tom [...]
What dads really want for Christmas
Don’t know what to buy your dad this Christmas? Identify his type with our handy guide, then find out what he really wants – and what he definitely doesn’tDads are notoriously difficult to buy for. They may profess to behappy with an M&S sweater and a pair of slippers but, deep down, isthat truly all [...]
Is your laptop cooking your testicles?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Whoever invented the ‘laptop’ probably didn’t worry too much about male reproductive health.
Common painkillers could be linked to male reproductive disorder
Scientists find link between mild painkiller use in pregnancy and raised risk of having a son with cryptorchidismThe use of mild painkillers, such as paracetamol, in pregnancy – previously considered harmless to the baby in the womb – could be a major factor in the rise of male reproductive disorders, according to a study.Scientists in [...]
Anti-nuclear protests in Germany
Police clashed with anti-nuclear protesters trying to halt a train carrying nuclear waste from France to Germany as protests against the shipment turned increasingly violent
Nuclear waste shipment reaches German storage site
Police clear anti-nuclear protesters from rail tracks allowing ‘Chernobyl on wheels’ to complete controversial trip from FranceA train load of nuclear waste, nicknamed “Chernobyl on wheels,” arrived today at a railway depot in northern Germany after a three-day trip from France marred by repeated clashes between police and protesters trying to halt the delivery.The train [...]
My family, the enemy
Israeli film-maker Noa Ben-Hagai went in search of a forgotten great-aunt and found cousins who are Palestinian Arabs. What happened next?Back when peace did not seem such an impossibility, it was fashionable to cast the Middle East conflict as a family feud. Jews and Arabs were held to be if not brothers then long-lost cousins [...]
VIVUS Announces Closing of MUSE Sale
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS) today announced that it has closed the sale of its MUSE business to Meda. Under the purchase agreement, Meda acquired the MUSE assets including the United St…
Cadence Pharmaceuticals Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CADX) today announced that it is offering to sell $85 million worth of shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. Cadence expects to grant the unde…
How to feed a man?
The upsetting thing about this book isn’t so much its desire to take feminism back to the 1950s but the assumption that cooking for your loved ones is just a choreI presumed it was a joke. A cookery book entitled How to Feed a Man written by someone called Stasha Butterfly? Some kind of PR [...]