hide captionWhat you’re prescribed may depend on what samples your doctor gets from drug companies. Steve Cole/iStockphoto Every “free” sample comes with a price. Dermatologists who accept free tubes and bottles of brand-name drugs are likelier to prescribe expensive medications for acne than doctors who are prohibited from taking samples, a study reports Wednesday. The […]
According to the Nigerian military, all but eight of the girls kidnapped from a Nigerian boarding school have been rescued. As many as 100 girls had been abducted by militants earlier in the week. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2014/04/16/303794577/rescuers-deliver-most-but-not-all-nigerian-schoolgirls-to-safety?ft=1&f=1001
hide captionXanax and Valium, prescribed to treat anxiety, mood disorders and insomnia, can be deadly when mixed with other sedatives. Dean812/Flickr When actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died of an overdose in February, the New York City medical examiner ruled that his death was the result of “acute mixed drug intoxication.” Heroin, cocaine and a widely
i i hide captionAn Indian eunuch in the eastern city of Bhubaneswar dances Tuesday to celebrate the Supreme Court’s ruling recognizing a third gender category. Biswaranjan Rout/AP An Indian eunuch in the eastern city of Bhubaneswar dances Tuesday to celebrate the Supreme Court’s ruling recognizing a third gender category. Biswaranjan Rout/AP India now has a
i i hide captionMen pray on the street before the start of the American Muslim Day Parade in 2010 in New York. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Men pray on the street before the start of the American Muslim Day Parade in 2010 in New York. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The New York Police Department said Tuesday it
hide captionWomen make up nearly two-thirds of the people in the U.S. diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. iStockphoto A gene associated with Alzheimer’s disease appears especially dangerous to women and may be one reason that more women than men are diagnosed with the disease. The gene, known as APOE4, increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s in
i i hide captionMany Jews protested in Kiev’s Independence Square, and see a thread connecting ancient Egypt to modern-day Ukraine. “We started our liberation 3,000 years ago, and we still are in the process,” says Rabbi Alexander Duchovny. Peter Klaunzer/EPA/Landov Many Jews protested in Kiev’s Independence Square, and see a thread connecting ancient Egypt to
hide captionThe Twitter account for US Airways created an embarrassing incident for the airline Monday, after an inappropriate image was included in a tweet to a customer. Twitter Airlines commonly use Twitter to address the concerns of customers, answering questions about flights and policies and helping passengers deal with delays. But US Airways ran into
i i hide captionPresident Obama signs two executive actions aimed at closing the gender pay gap, including an order to combat “pay secrecy,” on April 8. Susan Walsh/AP President Obama signs two executive actions aimed at closing the gender pay gap, including an order to combat “pay secrecy,” on April 8. Susan Walsh/AP President Obama
i i hide captionEdmond Aviv, 62, sits with a sign at a street corner in the Cleveland suburb of South Euclid Sunday. Aviv, who called his neighbor “monkey momma” as she held her adopted, disabled African-American children, was ordered by a judge to display the sign. Aaron Josefczyk/Reuters /Landov Edmond Aviv, 62, sits with a
i i hide captionArmed pro-Russian activists occupy the police station in the eastern Ukraine town of Slovyansk on Saturday, one day before a gunfight there killed one Ukrainian officer. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Armed pro-Russian activists occupy the police station in the eastern Ukraine town of Slovyansk on Saturday, one day before a gunfight there killed one
i i hide captionPro-Russian activists sit at a barricade at the regional administration building in Donetsk on Wednesday. Police have been conspicuously absent at Eastern Ukraine protest sites. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Pro-Russian activists sit at a barricade at the regional administration building in Donetsk on Wednesday. Police have been conspicuously absent at Eastern Ukraine protest sites.