A carcinogenic compound -- NDMA -- has been found in common heartburn and stomach acid decreasing drug ranitidine, calling for a recall in several countries including Singapore.
Scientists in a Sudan facility are testing a drug for fungal mycetoma -- deadly flesh-eating fungi -- which affects people in subtropical and tropical areas from Mexico to India.
Anorexia has become a concern over the past few years, with the NHS accused of "inadequacies", following the death of five women with eating disorders.