US advisers back Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine
Reuters - GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - The first vaccine to protect young women and girls from a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer won unanimous support from U.S. advisers on Thursday, making approval likely next month. Women’s

Study: Rheumatoid-arthritis drugs may raise cancer, infection risk
Orlando Sentinel - Some drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, a devastating disease that can deform bone and cause extreme pain, may increase the risk for serious infections and also some cancers in rare cases, according to an analysis of nine studies involving the

Chamber pays tribute to Guttman
Palm Beach Daily News - Palm Beach has ‘an involved citizenry with pride in our town,’ says Bill Guttman, winner of the 2006 Pride of Palm Beach Award, Thursday at The Breakers. Guttman stands apart ‘for bringing people in our community together and showing them how to

By TERRY RINDFLEISCH/La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse Tribune - That continued to happen almost every day. After many doctor visits and numerous tests, Michaela was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis about 18 months later. The 11-year-old Trempealeau, Wis., girl has had arthritis since age 5. Her

A Nation of Guinea Pigs
Wired - The origin of Charles Darwin Making pizza with the man behind Halo Lessig on how Microsoft can stop Net fraud More Despite this intemperate setting, Sevagram’s hospital has a good reputation. Though the power fails often, forcing medics to use the

Arthritis Drugs Have Serious Side Effects
KSDK - Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found serious side effects associated with drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The drugs Humira and Remicade work by interfering with an immune system protein that causes the disabling inflammation found in