Up to 140,000 blood scandal relatives may claim compensation

Getty Images As many as 140,000 bereaved parents, children and siblings of infected blood scandal victims may claim compensation under new laws laid before Parliament. It is thought 30,000 people

Paid Sick Leave Is Up for a Vote in Three States

Samantha Liss ST. LOUIS — Voters in Missouri, Nebraska, and Alaska will soon decide whether workers in those states should be entitled to paid sick leave. If approved, the ballot

New roles in infectious process for molecule that inhibits flu

Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection — among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness.