All Health articles – Page 42
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Podcast
Sodium thiopental
Once thought to extract the truth and now used to enact the ultimate punishment, this week’s compound is sodium thiopental
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Podcast
Barbituric acid
It may have been largely superceded in the clinic but Phil Robinson discovers there is no rest yet for barbituric acid
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Research
Fish skin dressing helps heal wounds
Collagen fibres derived from the skin of tilapia fish supported faster wound healing in rats
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News
US on track to phase out most long-chain perfluorinated chemicals this year
Discontinuation deadline likely to be met, with measures in place to prevent these chemicals re-entering the US market
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Review plots path to face down antimicrobial resistance deaths
Billion dollar innovation fund called for to kick-start antimicrobial drug research in the UK
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Podcast
Chemistry World podcast - February 2015
Cannabis, peanuts and explosive investigations – all in the February 2015 Chemistry World podcast
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Research
Endocrine disruptors linked to early menopause
Biomarkers for human exposure to the plasticiser DEHP show the strongest connection in US women
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News
Billion dollar package unveiled to fight antibiotic resistance
President Obama wants to almost double US funding to fight antibiotic resistant bacteria in 2016
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News
Ebola vaccine shown to be safe in humans
GlaxoSmithKline vaccine will now be trialled in Liberia
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BPA use poses 'no health risks', says EU
A European Food Safety Authority evaluation has found the use of BPA in plastics does not cause harm
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News
Roadmap to fast track Ebola vaccine development
Expert panel recommends developing multiple vaccines and targeting at risk groups
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Antimicrobial resistance will kill 300 million by 2050 without action
UK report says resistance will cost global economy $100 trillion
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Ebola vaccine passes first safety hurdle
Researchers hope to begin larger trials of its effectiveness in west Africa soon
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Podcast
Cannabicyclohexanol
Used to make synthetic cannabis, cannabicyclohexanol may be more risky than its non-synthetic counterpart