Saturday, June 25, 2016

China tightens controls on paid-for internet search ads

A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits in SingaporeChina's internet regulator said on Saturday that search engines should tighten management of paid-for ads in search results, making clear which results are paid-for and limiting their numbers. Chinese regulators last month imposed limits on the number of lucrative healthcare adverts carried by Baidu Inc following the death of a student who underwent an experimental cancer treatment which he found using China's biggest internet search engine. Wei Zexi, 21, died in April of a rare form of cancer, and the case sparked widespread public anger.


Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Tropical fruits provide lifeline amid Venezuela food shortages

Iznaga holds mangoes and other tropical fruits while posing for a picture next to her house in La FriaBy Alexandra Ulmer LA FRIA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's mango season is providing some relief during worsening food shortages that are forcing the poor to skip meals and sparking a rash of lootings. Facing Soviet-style food lines for increasingly scarce products at supermarkets, more and more people are turning to the South American nation's lush mango, coconut and papaya trees. While children have always scampered up trees or tossed stones to knock down the juicy yellow mangoes, workers are now joining them during lunch breaks, and parents are making long poles to scoop up the high treats.


Thursday, June 2, 2016

Prince Died From Fentanyl Overdose

prince at the 2015 american music awards

Pop superstar Prince, found dead more than a month ago at his estate outside Minneapolis, died from an overdose of the powerful opioid fentanyl, authorities said Thursday. WebMD has the details.

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Dermira's drug for excessive armpit sweating succeeds in key studies

(Reuters) - Dermira Inc said its experimental topical therapy for excessive underarm sweating was successful in two late-stage studies, bringing it one step closer to providing an easy-to-use therapy for the often embarrassing condition.