Recent Posts

First Photos of Laotian 'Living Fossil' Released

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The first pictures showing a live specimen of a rodent species once thought to have been extinct for 11 million years have been taken by a retired Florida State University professor and a Thai wildlife biologist. They took video and still photographs of the “living fossil,” which …

Read More »

Smokers Don't Get Treatment They Need to Quit

Not enough Americans have access to methods that could help millions of smokers quit the habit, a government report concluded Wednesday. Experts say that quitting methods are available that could triple generally low quit rates for nearly 45 million adult Americans who still smoke. But a lack of awareness of …

Read More »

Inspections Decline in Growing Tissue Industry

WASHINGTON – A piece of fruit coming into the United States is more likely to get government attention than a ligament or heart valve taken from a cadaver and destined for transplant. While demand for donor tissue is booming, government inspections have fallen. In 2001, the Food and Drug Administration …

Read More »