Black Smoking Behavior Affected by Genetic LocusBlack Smoking Behavior Affected by Genetic Locus
The first meta-analysis of genome-wide association data on blacks' smoking behavior found that each copy of specific CHRNA5 allele correlates with roughly 1 additional cigarette per day. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

Bowel cancer: 'Go private for tests', says advisor
Patients should go private for bowel cancer tests, a Government advisor has said, after it emerged that half of local health authorities are failing to provide them fast enough despite millions of pounds of extra funding. (Source: Telegraph Health)