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Hoarding can Endanger Lives, Says New Study

... collect that often cuts them off from society and damages their relationships. A sub-type of obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoarding is the compulsion to collect and store items considered by most people to be worthless or useless. Little is known about what causes hoarding, but like many mental disorder...

Childhood Cancer can Lead to Chronic Health Problems Later in Life: Study

... That finding may reflect that fact that radiation damages healthy tissue in addition to zapping cancer cells, which increases the risk for secondary cancers, according to the lead author of the paper, Huib Caron, a professor of pediatric oncology at Emma Children's Hospital in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. ...

Nigeria Launches Seven Billion Dollar Case Against Pfizer

...fences date from 1996. The government is seeking damages after nearly 200 children either died or suffered deformities following trials for a new drug the US multinational carried out in the mid-1990s. Nigeria has based its case on claims that Pfizer had no authorisation or parental consent to carry out ...

Dozens of Panamanians Gravely Ill from Toxic Substance from China

...lives of hundreds of families and left irreparable damages and deep scars on the survivors," she said, citing the case of Juan Chan Lee, who had to stop working and has to undergo dialysis five times a day. "He has no money to pay for it and considers he'd be better off dead." Herrera wants Health Minister C...

Generic Competitor for Plavix Blocked in US

...f the generic version were allowed. The judge said damages will be set in an amount to be determined at future proceedings....

Some Common Human Injuries Also Common in Dogs

...Roush treats, he also performs surgeries to repair damages that may be caused by congenital orthopedic diseases. According to Roush, the nutrition of the dog as a puppy and heritability are risk factors for congenital orthopedic diseases such as osteochondritis dissecans, or OCD, which affects shoulders, elb...

Nigeria Files New Lawsuit Against Pfizer

... giant Pfizer claiming some 6.5 billion dollars in damages for deaths allegedly stemming from drug trials. ...6.4 billion naira or about 6.45 billion dollars in damages related to the tests of an antibiotic called Trovan, which allegedly killed 11 children. Another 1...

Intensive Training of Young Tennis Players Causes Spinal Damage

...nsive training given to young elite tennis players damages their spines, shows research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of young elite tennis players with no symptoms of pain showed a variety of spinal abnormalities in the lower ba...

Los Angeles Diocese Opts for Huge Payout in Sexual Abuse Cases

...o cleared the way for four people to seek punitive damages something that could have opened the church to tens of millions of dollars in payouts if the ruling had been expanded to other cases....

Pfizer Says Nigeria Gave Approval for 1996 Drug Test

...fizer, claiming around some 9.5 billion dollars in damages for victims of the failed drug test. Both govern...une 4 in Abuja for almost seven billion dollars in damages against the US drug firm, while Kano is asking for 2.5 billion dollars. The federal suit comes up ...

Researchers Develop First Mouse Model of Lung Transplantation

...ric reflux, and doctors suspect this acid exposure damages the lining of the lung and further exposes the organ to pathogens. The mouse model will let researchers evaluate whether gastric reflux increases the risk of lung rejection. Additionally, the time between surgery to harvest a donor lung and transp...

Pfizer Says Nigerian Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear Drug Case

...lmost seven billion dollars (5.2 billion euros) in damages against the US drug firm. But the government's case suffered an early setback on June 26 when the court rejected a request to allow it to submit "additional facts", before presiding judge Babs Kwewumi adjourned the trial to July 20. The US Food a...

Blood Protein may Hold Key to Why Healthy People Get Heart Attacks

...mmation and releases a bleach-like substance that damages the cardiovascular system, which might be a clue t...e atherosclerosis and the 'bleach' produced by MPO damages the arteries directly, causing cell death and erosion of the arterial lining, a process that can cre...

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