07.31.07

Doctor on organ harvest charge

Posted in Americas at 10:52 pm by Last

A San Francisco transplant surgeon is accused of speeding up the death of a patient to obtain his organs.

Swiss firm recalls food additive

Posted in Europe at 12:41 pm by Last

A Swiss firm recalls its food additives from the market after reports it has been contaminated by the toxin, dioxin.

Office printers ‘are health risk’

Posted in Asia-Pacific at 10:27 am by Last

An office laser printer can cause damage to the lungs in the same way as cigarettes, Australian scientists say.

Cannabis ‘worse than tobacco’

Posted in Health at 7:44 am by Last

Smoking a cannabis joint could cause as much lung damage as up to five tobacco cigarettes, scientists say.

‘Death risk’ from air pollution

Posted in Health at 7:29 am by Last

Low levels of exposure to air pollution can still increase the risk of dying early, a study says.

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