Recent study showed that smoking before age 17 increases the risk of developing multiple sclerosis. Research team led by Joseph Finkelstein, MD, PhD, at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore studied data collected from 87 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
The study subjects were divided into three categories: nonsmokers, early smokers who started before age 17, and late smokers who started at 17 or later. Research team also studied factors like sex, race, age, marital status, education, income level, and region.
Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss will have to answer the Supreme Court for his decision to close three public sector units manufacturing many life-saving vaccines. On January 15, 2008, the production licenses of Pasteur Institute of India (Coonor), BCG Vaccine Laboratory (Chennai) and Central Research Institute (Kasauli) were cancelled. 
Recent survey revealed that failure of the Federal Government to renew funding for SunSmart campaigns will lead to death of 1900 Australians due to skin cancer. The study also revealed that despite the fact that money spent in SunSmart campaigns is profitable for the government in the long run still there is no funding commitment beyond this summer. Researchers said that every dollar invested in prevention campaigns produces a $2.32 saving to the health system.
Various rumors about major sponsors deserting IPL have been floating in the air. On Friday, IPL chairman and commissioner, Lalit Modi nullified all the rumors. 
