NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 19th June 2007 04:54 PM GMT] Finally, after years of dwindling populations and a deadly outbreak in February and March, there may be some good news for Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits. I traveled out to Washington and Oregon to report on efforts to save the species for our June issue.
The Associated Press reported last week that doctoral student Len Zeoli had found a ''female digging a burrow and lining it... Click to continue
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NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 14th June 2007 04:34 PM GMT] An FDA advisory panel has ''unanimously rejected Acomplia, a weight-loss drug from Sanofi-Aventis, on concerns the drug increases the number of psychiatric events like depression and suicidal thinking among users,'' Dow Jones Newswires reported yesterday.
That means it's at least the second time in under a year that Steven Nissen has been wrong about the promise of new drugs. Nissen, of course, is the well-known Cleveland Clinic... Click to continue
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NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 8th June 2007 07:18 PM GMT] Today, the NIH announced that it was establishing two working groups to examine its peer review process. That process has been under increased scrutiny recently, as study sections have needed to read more and more grant applications with every cycle. And with NIH funding flat, it's no longer good enough to be in the top 30% or so to get funded; in some study sections, it's close to 10%. So many scientists may find the examination welcome.
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