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| Minorities more skeptical about joint replacements NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minority patients may take a dimmer view of the risks of hip and knee replacements, relative to their white counterparts, new study findings suggest. |
| Plastics chemical harms brain function in monkeys NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Scientists reported this week new evidence that low doses of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), widely used to make plastic food and drinking containers, can impair brain function in primates, extending the findings of previous research conducted in rats. |
| Urine test may flag mad cow disease in live cattle WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - Canadian researchers said on Friday they have found a possible way to test living cattle for mad cow disease, using protein traces in urine. |
| Many young women share their prescription meds NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than 1 in 3 women of reproductive age borrows or shares prescription drugs, federal health officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta report. |
| Exercise may cut risk of various cancers NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults who are regularly active, whether through exercise or work, are less likely to develop a range of cancers, a new study suggests. |
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