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Arsenic used to treat leukemia
(PhysOrg.com) — Arsenic, known in the West mainly as a poison, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for around two thousand years for the treatment of conditions such as syphilis and psoriasis. It has also been shown to have a substantial anti-cancer effect for a type of leukemia, but until now no one has known the mechanism for this effect. Now scientists in China have discovered …
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Opinions: Preparing For Next Flu Outbreak; Elections In Zimbabwe; U.S. Response To Haiti
Better Preparation Required For Next Flu Outbreak, Despite Mildness Of Swine Flu Now that concerns about swine flu have eased, “[o]ur fear is that the public and officials will get blase about the next flu outbreak,” according to a New York Times editorial. “Efforts to rush vaccine into production did not go well. This dry run should lead health officials to push the vaccine makers even harder …
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