Home HIV test should be approved, FDA panel rules An expert panel recommended Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approve the first over-the-counter HIV test, a kit that could quickly return results for consumers in the privacy of their homes. Read full article >> Digest powered by RSS Digest
Potomac River threatened by pollution, Congress, new report says A new report named the Potomac the nation’s most endangered river, saying it is threatened by nutrient and sediment pollution that lowers the quality of drinking water and kills marine life and will only get worse if Congress rolls back regulations in the Clean Water Act. [...]
Study predicts 42 percent of Americans will be obese in 2030 In 2030, 42 percent of American adults will be obese, and about one-quarter of that group will be severely obese, a condition that shortens life and incurs large medical expenses, a new study predicts. Read full article >> Digest powered by RSS Digest
Collaboration seeks to find new uses for failed drugs The U.S. government is looking for the next AZT, Viagra and thalidomide — substances that washed out as treatments for one disease but later turned out to work well against a totally different ailment. Read full article >> Digest powered by RSS Digest
EPA official who compared enforcement to crucifixion resigns A senior Environmental Protection Agency official resigned Sunday in an effort to end the furor over his remarks two years ago that the EPA should make examples of polluters the way Romans crucified people to quash rebellions. Read full article >> Digest powered by RSS Digest