WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taking a popular class of pain relievers that includes aspirin and ibuprofen lowers the levels of a protein in a man's blood that doctors use to screen for prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Scientists reported this week new evidence that low doses of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), widely used to make plastic food and drinking containers, can impair brain function in primates, extending the findings of previous research conducted in rats.
A day before North Korea celebrated its 60th anniversary with a showing of military might, concerns about the health - and "possible death" - of leader Kim Jong Il were rife.
