Global Medical Research Urgently Requires International Treaty
In this week's PLoS Medicine, a team of international experts argue that in order to improve the fairness, coherence, sustainability, and efficiency of medical research worldwide, an international treaty is required...
15 May 2012, 23:00
Proper Radiotherapy Targeting While The Patient Is Breathing
Radiotherapists are constantly battling in order to administer the correct dose of radiotherapy, as respiratory movement during radiotherapy poses a certain risk that a tumor receives either a dose that is insufficient, or the surrounding healthy tissue is being subjected to a potentially toxic over-dose. Dr...
16 May 2012, 00:00
Rising Infertility And Cancer Rates Possibly Linked To Pharmaceuticals And Household Chemicals
According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), household products, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food all contain endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) which may be causing significant increases in diabetes, obesity, cancers and increasing infertility...
16 May 2012, 19:00