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Reduction in risk of colon cancer in people who took 600 mg of aspirin daily for at least two years, compared with those who took placebo. The randomized trial, published in The Lancet, focused on patients with Lynch syndrome, a rare genetic condition that predisposes people to colorectal and other cancers, so the findings don't easily translate to the general public. [via MedPage Today]
The same anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug of choice for executions in Missouri, causing a stir among critics who question how the state can guarantee a drug untested for lethal injection won’t cause pain and suffering for the condemned.
A new study finds that babies born by c-section are twice as likely to be obese by age 3 as those delivered vaginally.
Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new drug-resistant cases threaten an even bigger resurgence.
