The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau chief. Sign up to get it by email. This week, we have a special treat: Karen Crouse, one of our sportswriters who was here for the Australian Open, spent time with Briony Lyle, the wife of Jarrod Lyle, one of Australia’s most beloved golfers,… Read More: Life Lessons From Jarrod and Briony Lyle »
A new survey claims puffing on e-cigarettes is more effective for quitting smoking than nicotine patches or gum. But the figures are just the latest in a series of studies being published around the world, and comes just a week after an alarming study pointed to a growing public health concern around young Australian women… Read More: Vaping row lights up with new claim »
(Photo: Adobe Stock) Although Dr. Eden Wells, Michigan’s chief medical executive, will face a jury trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and lying to a special police agent – all stemming from her handling of Flint’s 2014-15 water crisis – state officials just hired her as an “advisory physician” in the Michigan… Read More: Flint official facing involuntary manslaughter charges in water crisis awarded… »
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The first generic version of the widely used Advair Diskus inhaler for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval. This approval “is part of our longstanding commitment to advance access to lower cost, high-quality generic… Read More: Generic for Popular Asthma Inhaler Gets FDA OK »