Morning News Run
April 16, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
Ireland Smoke Ban Cleans Pub Air – BBC
The smoking ban in Ireland has cut air pollution in pubs and improved bar-workers’ health, a study has found. Researchers said the ban, which came in at the end of March 2004, had led to an 83% reduction in air pollution and an 80% cut in cancer-causing agents.
New HIV Drug Shows ‘Unprecedented Results’ – Sidney Morning Herald
A new category of drugs has shown promising results for HIV/AIDS patients who failed to respond to other treatments, a new study shows. Especially when combined with other medications, raltegravir – the first in a new class of anti-retroviral drugs called integrase inhibitors – dramatically reduced the presence of the HIV virus and boosted immunity in clinical-trial patients, according to the study in the British journal, The Lancet.
Snake Venom as Therapeutic Treatment of Cancer? – Science Daily
This certainly sounds unusual, but Dr. Son and colleagues report on the effectiveness of the snake venom toxin (SVT) Vipera lebetina turanica in the inhibition of androgen-independent prostate cancer (AICAP) in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics.
Minorities More Likely to Develop Cancer – Reuters
Racial disparity in cancer rates and outcomes may be driven by genetics as well as socioeconomic factors, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.
Majority of Parents Abuse Children, Children Report – The Onion
It documents abuses ranging from less severe offenses, such as children being denied snacks just before dinner, to more egregious, long-term cases of neglect, such as never ever getting what they want, ever.
