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Specials

Dundreon Shares Soar on Prostate Cancer Vaccine Success

Dundreon Shares Soar on Prostate Cancer Vaccine Success

Shares of Seattle-based Dendreon Corp. soared Tuesday on the news that its experimental vaccine for...
» read full story April 15th, 2009 - 15:13
Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Tied to PML Deaths

Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Tied to PML Deaths

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said Genentech’s psoriasis drug Raptiva has...
» read full story February 21st, 2009 - 14:21
Enoki Mushrooms Recalled Over Fear of Listeria Contamination

Enoki Mushrooms Recalled Over Fear of Listeria Contamination

Phillips Mushroom Farms of Kennett Square, Pa., announced the decision to recall 3.5 ounce, 4...
» read full story February 03rd, 2009 - 15:25
Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise In MS Trial

Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise In MS Trial

  People suffering from multiple sclerosis have given hope once again thanks to a clinical...
» read full story February 02nd, 2009 - 14:46
CDC Urges Vaccination against Hib

CDC Urges Vaccination against Hib

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged parents to have their children vaccinated...
» read full story January 26th, 2009 - 15:49
Sleeping 7 Hours Or More Protects You From Common Cold

Sleeping 7 Hours Or More Protects You From Common Cold

  A new study suggests the connection between lack of sleep and common cold is stronger than...
» read full story January 14th, 2009 - 15:00
Scientists Move One Step Closer in Developing Breast Cancer Vaccine

Scientists Move One Step Closer in Developing Breast Cancer Vaccine

Scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences move one step closer to developing a...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 16:50
Gyms Have Special Offers for the New Year! Find a Fitness Club that Fits You

Gyms Have Special Offers for the New Year! Find a Fitness Club that Fits You

The first week of January is always the busiest time of the year for health clubs. According to...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 12:00
First US Face Transplant Completed

First US Face Transplant Completed

Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic have performed the nation’s first partial face transplant. The...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 08:53
Immunity – Stronger at Night

Immunity – Stronger at Night

New study highlights once again, if necessary, the benefits of a good night’s sleep suggesting that...
» read full story December 16th, 2008 - 14:32

ANALYSIS: Bad tidings for news industry as Tribune goes bankrupt

Los Angeles - "Black Monday." That's how the trade magazine Editor & Publisher chose...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 13:40

Patient Receives New Windpipe Made From Owen Stem Cells

Some European doctors have performed the first trachea transplant using a woman’s own stem cells...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 19:03
Bone Marrow Transplant Possibly Curing HIV

Bone Marrow Transplant Possibly Curing HIV

People suffering from the immunodeficiency virus may be soon cured through a bone marrow...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 13:00
Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure AIDS? Or Not?

Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure AIDS? Or Not?

A German doctor says one of his patients, who suffered from leukaemia and was infected with the...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 08:51
Panel Slashes FDA over Bisphenol Safety

Panel Slashes FDA over Bisphenol Safety

A panel of environmental health, toxicology and statistics experts from three major universities,...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 13:42
Rheumatoid Arthritis Could Double Risk of Heart Attack

Rheumatoid Arthritis Could Double Risk of Heart Attack

Three studies scheduled to be presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology's annual...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 13:00
EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standards For Lead Emissions

EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standards For Lead Emissions

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday strengthened the nation’s air quality...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 15:59
More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

Vitamin D deficiency in early childhood can lead to an increased risk for osteoporosis later in...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 15:05
Gardasil Vaccination Rate Tops 25 Percent despite Initial Doubts

Gardasil Vaccination Rate Tops 25 Percent despite Initial Doubts

More girls in the United States are vaccinated with Gardasil, the vaccine designed to prevent...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 15:30
Female Shark Reproduces through Virgin Birth

Female Shark Reproduces through Virgin Birth

Scientists reported on Friday that a female blacktip shark, dubbed “Tidbit”, who resided in a...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 22:46
A Chip off The Old Block

A Chip off The Old Block

Former NASA astronaut Owen Garriott must be as proud as a father can be, as his son Richard is...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 20:29
Keep Hamsters and Exotic Pets Away From Your Children

Keep Hamsters and Exotic Pets Away From Your Children

U.S. leading pediatricians' group warned parents all over the nation and people with immune system...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 23:20
Overeating Causes “Vicious Cycle” Leading to Obesity

Overeating Causes “Vicious Cycle” Leading to Obesity

A recently-conducted study revealed that overeating causes the brain to go haywire. Eating like a...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 18:22
Iowa Woman Dies of West Nile; The Virus Is Still a Threat

Iowa Woman Dies of West Nile; The Virus Is Still a Threat

West Nile virus appears to have made another victim in Iowa this time in the person of an elderly...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 15:38
Los Angeles County Reports First Death from West Nile

Los Angeles County Reports First Death from West Nile

Although the mosquito season is due to end in October, West Nile virus continues to make...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 14:15
Update1: Google's Chrome: More Than A Browser?

Update1: Google's Chrome: More Than A Browser?

The question: Are the current browsers good enough to keep up with the user’s online needs?...
» read full story September 13th, 2008 - 19:00

Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Still Immune

Although hard to believe antibodies from survivors of the most devastating 1918 influenza pandemic...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 18:46
First Human Case of Infection with West Nile Virus in Illinois

First Human Case of Infection with West Nile Virus in Illinois

The most recent human case of infection with West Nile virus is a 28-year-old woman from Aurora....
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 15:31
Bernie Mac Fondly Remembered, Badly Missed

Bernie Mac Fondly Remembered, Badly Missed

Comedian and actor Bernie Mac, whose untimely death on Aug. 9 has left fans, friends and...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 13:53
Weather Conditions Give The West Nile Virus A Helping Hand

Weather Conditions Give The West Nile Virus A Helping Hand

The West Nile Virus keeps expanding. The standing water left from Tropical Storm Edouard now...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 20:57
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U.S.

Human Stem Cell Research Gains Grounds in the US

Human Stem Cell Research Gains Grounds in the US

Stem cell research is making another step to the future in the United States. Geron Corp, a...
» read full story January 25th, 2009 - 13:07
Peanut Butter, Possibly The Source Of Current Salmonella Outbreak

Peanut Butter, Possibly The Source Of Current Salmonella Outbreak

Peanut butter may have infected 399 people in 42 states with salmonella, according to the Minnesota...
» read full story January 11th, 2009 - 14:11

Woman Undergoing Face Transplant Feeling Well

The woman given a second chance to life thanks to a face transplant undergone at the Cleveland...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 15:00
First Face Transplant In The U.S.

First Face Transplant In The U.S.

Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic have performed the nation’s first partial face transplant. The...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 13:45
AAP: More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

AAP: More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

Vitamin D deficiency in early childhood can lead to an increased risk for osteoporosis later in...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 12:12
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Movies

Bernie Mac Is No Longer Among Us, But He Will Never Leave Our Hearts

Bernie Mac Is No Longer Among Us, But He Will Never Leave Our Hearts

It is still a shock the fact that comedian Bernie Mac has passed away so suddenly. His friends and...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 16:10
Comedian Bernie Mac Fondly Remembered, Badly Missed

Comedian Bernie Mac Fondly Remembered, Badly Missed

Comedian and actor Bernie Mac, whose untimely death on Aug. 9 has left fans, friends and...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 08:22
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People

Patrick Swayze Recovering From Pneumonia At Home

Patrick Swayze Recovering From Pneumonia At Home

Actor Patrick Swayze, who was briefly hospitalized for pneumonia almost two weeks ago, is resting...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 16:29
Patrick Swayze Says He's Winning the Battle against Cancer

Patrick Swayze Says He's Winning the Battle against Cancer

A&E made great plans to promote its new drama "The Beast," set for a debut on the...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 15:00
Patrick Swayze In Hospital With Pneumonia

Patrick Swayze In Hospital With Pneumonia

Actor Patrick Swayze, who recently revealed that his battle with pancreatic has put him...
» read full story January 10th, 2009 - 17:41
Patrick Swayze Checks into the Hospital for Pneumonia

Patrick Swayze Checks into the Hospital for Pneumonia

Patrick Swayze, who has been battling inoperable stage-four pancreatic cancer for the past year,...
» read full story January 10th, 2009 - 11:54
Patrick Swayze Is Determined To Keep On Fighting

Patrick Swayze Is Determined To Keep On Fighting

Actor Patrick Swayze, who has been undergoing treatment for inoperable stage-four pancreatic...
» read full story January 10th, 2009 - 02:19
A Lot of Grief Left after Jett Travolta’s Death

A Lot of Grief Left after Jett Travolta’s Death

John Travolta and Kelly Preston posted a message on the Web on Sunday saying that they are in a lot...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 14:36
Aiming For The Stars Runs In The Family

Aiming For The Stars Runs In The Family

Richard Garriot, son of NASA astronaut Owen Garriot, the creator of some famous RPG games like...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 14:38
More Heartbreaking Details About Bernie Mac's Death Emerge

More Heartbreaking Details About Bernie Mac's Death Emerge

Late comedian Bernie Mac had his wife and daughter by his side until the very last moments of his...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 00:06
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World

CDC Probing Salmonella Outbreak In The United States

CDC Probing Salmonella Outbreak In The United States

  Just months after salmonella Saintpaul caused more than 1,400 illnesses all over the United...
» read full story January 10th, 2009 - 12:55

Russia Pursues Ambitious Goals Despite Financial Crisis

Moscow - Russia set out its development goals until 2012 this year, but the four-year budget plan...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 12:30
When Bone Marrow Transplant Cures HIV

When Bone Marrow Transplant Cures HIV

The medical world has welcomed the first case of HIV completely cured. Is that possible, some have...
» read full story November 15th, 2008 - 14:08

British teenager wins right to die after court case is dropped

London  - A terminally-ill teenager in Britain has won the right to die after she was taken to...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 15:39
EPA Wants Cleaner Air for Americans

EPA Wants Cleaner Air for Americans

Americans will breathe cleaner air thanks to a decision taken last week by the Environmental...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 14:11
Calif. Officials Take Measures Against West Nile Virus

Calif. Officials Take Measures Against West Nile Virus

The number of mosquitoes which test positive at the West Nile virus check in California increases...
» read full story August 21st, 2008 - 21:53
Nebraska Beef In The Spotlight Once Again With Another Major Recall

Nebraska Beef In The Spotlight Once Again With Another Major Recall

One month after Nebraska Beef Ltd., one of the nation’s largest meatpackers, was involved in a...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 13:38
US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

The number of people being infected with HIV virus in the US is about 40 percent higher than...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 18:21
Humane Society Posts Another Video of Mistreated Cows

Humane Society Posts Another Video of Mistreated Cows

Wednesday, an animal advocacy group made public a video which showed sick or injured cows being...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 17:37
Update: Kroger Recalls Ground Beef Linked to E. coli Outbreaks

Update: Kroger Recalls Ground Beef Linked to E. coli Outbreaks

Following E. coli outbreaks in Michigan and Ohio linked to ground beef from the Kroger Food...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 11:13

Fritzl’s Daughter Gets to Know Her Family

Kerstin Fritzl, the 19- year-old girl of the Austrian Josef Fritzl has recovered from her coma and...
» read full story June 11th, 2008 - 15:27
FDA Issues Tomato Warning Following Salmonella Outbreak

FDA Issues Tomato Warning Following Salmonella Outbreak

As the number of U.S. states affected by salmonella food poisoning is on the rise reaching 16 by...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 11:14
Tomatoes-Related Salmonella Cases Rising in Texas

Tomatoes-Related Salmonella Cases Rising in Texas

The number of people infected with salmonella in Texas has risen to 35 from 21 since Tuesday, the...
» read full story June 06th, 2008 - 14:54
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Technology

Apple Removes Article About Antivirus On Macs

Apple Removes Article About Antivirus On Macs

Apple has removed an old item from its support site late Tuesday, one which advised Mac customers...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 20:15
Apple Recommends Antivirus For Mac Users. Or Not

Apple Recommends Antivirus For Mac Users. Or Not

On November 21, Apple Incorporated posted on their support website a recommendation to Mac users,...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 17:24
Core Security: VMware Has Serious Security Flaw

Core Security: VMware Has Serious Security Flaw

Core Security Technologies announced yesterday that VMware’s popular desktop virtualization...
» read full story February 26th, 2008 - 16:01
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Business

Apple's Antivirus Suggestions Are No Longer Available

Apple's Antivirus Suggestions Are No Longer Available

Up until yesterday, Apple’s Web site contained a support page with a recommendation for users to...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 13:59

Spain Sees Its Banks as Immune to the Global Crisis

Madrid - While several European governments were bailing out banks amid fears of increasing...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:53
Cell Genesys Halts Prostate Cancer Trial, Shares Drop 78%

Cell Genesys Halts Prostate Cancer Trial, Shares Drop 78%

Cell Genesys Inc has put a halt to its process of developing the treatment for the advanced stages...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 22:44
Airborne Agrees To Pay $30 Millions In Refunds

Airborne Agrees To Pay $30 Millions In Refunds

According to the Federal Trade Commission, Airborne Health Inc. of Bonita Springs, Fla. is...
» read full story August 16th, 2008 - 17:56
Dannon Sued Over False Advertising

Dannon Sued Over False Advertising

A California woman has filed a lawsuit against The Dannon Company, accusing the company of false...
» read full story January 24th, 2008 - 23:53
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Science

It’s All About Kissing!

It’s All About Kissing!

Just in time for Valentine's Day, a panel of scientists examined the mystery of what actually...
» read full story February 14th, 2009 - 18:19
Too Little Sleep May Triple The Risk Of Catching A Cold

Too Little Sleep May Triple The Risk Of Catching A Cold

  Getting more sleep is always good for our health. Whether it prevents heart disease and...
» read full story January 14th, 2009 - 08:09

Researchers Will Test Breast Cancer Vaccine

Good news for cancer fighters all around the world! Scientists at the University of Arkansas for...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 21:44
Study Says Immune System Works Stronger At Night

Study Says Immune System Works Stronger At Night

Medical research is an on-going process, whether the aim is to find cures for cancer and AIDS or a...
» read full story December 15th, 2008 - 23:46
Europeans Report First Windpipe Transplant Without Anti-Rejection Drugs

Europeans Report First Windpipe Transplant Without Anti-Rejection Drugs

An article in the Nov. 19 online issue of the journal The Lancet tells that story of a Colombian...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 07:50
First Stem Cells Trachea Transplant

First Stem Cells Trachea Transplant

An article in the British medical journal The Lancet recently reported that physicians from four...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 19:09
New Artificial Heart Unveiled in Paris

New Artificial Heart Unveiled in Paris

People in need of a heart transplant can now breathe relieved, as they would not have to wait for...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 14:35
Testicles an "ethical" source of stem cells, German scientists claim

Testicles an "ethical" source of stem cells, German scientists claim

Faced with strict German laws banning the use of human embryos, a team of German scientists came up...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 08:25
E17 Crew Welcomes Space Adventurer Richard Garriott

E17 Crew Welcomes Space Adventurer Richard Garriott

On Tuesday morning, Expedition 18 members, together with space flight enthusiast Richard Garriott,...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 15:03
Video Game Designer Embarks On Space Journey

Video Game Designer Embarks On Space Journey

The love for space in general, and space travel in particular, is something one might expect to...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 14:00
The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts To Find A Vaccine

The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts To Find A Vaccine

Around 33 million people had the AIDS virus in 2007. The majority lived in Sub-Saharan Africa,...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 16:32
Tobacco Plant Could Aid Patients With Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Tobacco Plant Could Aid Patients With Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

The tobacco plant could actually aid patients with follicular B-cell lymphoma, US researchers...
» read full story July 22nd, 2008 - 22:49
Food Allergies Boost the “Free-from” Food Markets

Food Allergies Boost the “Free-from” Food Markets

The 12 million people in the USA with food allergies together with the 2 million people who suffer...
» read full story June 08th, 2008 - 19:45
Scientists Report A New Method To Create Human Antibodies

Scientists Report A New Method To Create Human Antibodies

The U.S researchers have discovered a new technology to identify and clone human antibodies...
» read full story May 01st, 2008 - 16:08
Human-Friendly Dolphin Saved Whales

Human-Friendly Dolphin Saved Whales

Malcolm Smith, field office supervisor at the Conservation Department's Wairoa office, told AP that...
» read full story March 15th, 2008 - 21:50

Ocean Scientists Discover Rare White Killer Whale In Alaska

A group of scientists aboard the NOAA research vessel Oscar Dyson in the North Pacific spotted a...
» read full story March 09th, 2008 - 00:42
New Discovery Reveals Tuberculosis Is 500,000-Years-Old

New Discovery Reveals Tuberculosis Is 500,000-Years-Old

A new discovery made by the scientists from The University of Texas at Austin revealed that...
» read full story December 08th, 2007 - 00:14
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Health

Federal Officials Issue another Salmonella Warning

Federal Officials Issue another Salmonella Warning

Federal officials are advising people not to eat raw alfalfa sprouts following reports of at least...
» read full story April 28th, 2009 - 15:31

Stem Cell Therapy May Reverse Symptoms of MS

Findings of a preliminary study give hope to people suffering from multiple sclerosis showing that...
» read full story April 24th, 2009 - 14:07

Stem Cell Transplant Effective in Type 1 Diabetes

People suffering from type 1 diabetes may soon not need to inject themselves on daily basis in...
» read full story April 14th, 2009 - 19:19
Dendreon’s Provenge Improved Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients

Dendreon’s Provenge Improved Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients

Dendreon Corp. announced Tuesday that the pivotal Phase 3 IMPACT study of its drug Provenge in men...
» read full story April 14th, 2009 - 15:46

Immunotherapy against pollen allergy can help prevent asthma

Hamburg, Germany  - Spring has arrived in the northern hemisphere - and with it, a time of...
» read full story April 13th, 2009 - 09:27
HIV Treatment Should Be Started Earlier than Currently Recommended

HIV Treatment Should Be Started Earlier than Currently Recommended

HIV patients should begin antiretroviral treatments earlier than what current guidelines recommend...
» read full story April 03rd, 2009 - 14:06
HIV - Among the Greatest Battles In The History of Humanity

HIV - Among the Greatest Battles In The History of Humanity

A study published Wednesday in the journal Nature confirms the fact that the battle against the HIV...
» read full story March 09th, 2009 - 01:34
Scientists: New, Effective Way to Protect Women against AIDS

Scientists: New, Effective Way to Protect Women against AIDS

Newsflash: researchers found a way that might work to protects women from AIDS.   A recent...
» read full story March 04th, 2009 - 20:28
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week Is Here!

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week Is Here!

March 2-8 is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, a week in which many events are held around the...
» read full story March 02nd, 2009 - 18:18
Survey: Financial Worries Leave Many Americans Sleepless

Survey: Financial Worries Leave Many Americans Sleepless

A poll for the National Sleep Foundation suggests that the US economy and other personal...
» read full story March 02nd, 2009 - 17:43
New Drug May Improve Walking in MS Patients

New Drug May Improve Walking in MS Patients

According to a study in The Lancet medical journal, a drug developed by Acorda Therapeutics Inc....
» read full story February 27th, 2009 - 15:59
Combination of Two-Already Approved Drugs May Cure Resistant TB

Combination of Two-Already Approved Drugs May Cure Resistant TB

Two FDA-approved drugs show promise in treating extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB),...
» read full story February 27th, 2009 - 14:01
Lack of Sunshine Vitamin May Trigger Colds

Lack of Sunshine Vitamin May Trigger Colds

Lack of sunshine vitamin may trigger colds, according to a study published this week in the...
» read full story February 24th, 2009 - 15:28
Fatal Psoriasis Drug Banned

Fatal Psoriasis Drug Banned

The FDA issued a public health advisory February 19th regarding reports of a rare brain infection...
» read full story February 22nd, 2009 - 17:46
Take Your Flu Vaccine Right Away!

Take Your Flu Vaccine Right Away!

Even if winter is in its last days, this doesn’t mean you should avoid taking the vaccine...
» read full story February 21st, 2009 - 12:54
FDA: Three Deaths from PML Tied to Genentech Psoriasis Drug Raptiva

FDA: Three Deaths from PML Tied to Genentech Psoriasis Drug Raptiva

  Three patients taking Genentech’s psoriasis drug Raptiva are thought to have died of...
» read full story February 20th, 2009 - 14:26
Boy Treated with Human Fetal Stem Cell Therapy Develops Tumors

Boy Treated with Human Fetal Stem Cell Therapy Develops Tumors

A rare side effect of human fetal stem cell therapy described in the journal PLoS Medicine raises...
» read full story February 18th, 2009 - 14:57
HIV Gene Therapy Shows Optimistic Results

HIV Gene Therapy Shows Optimistic Results

The first phase 2 gene therapy trial for treating HIV has shown some promising first results. The...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 23:55
Swimmers Exposed to Drug-resistant Staph Bacteria

Swimmers Exposed to Drug-resistant Staph Bacteria

People who swim at crowded public beaches are exposed to antibiotic resistant staph bacteria...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 14:10
Court Finds No Link Between Vaccines And Autism

Court Finds No Link Between Vaccines And Autism

Three families who claimed vaccines caused their children’s autism were denied compensation...
» read full story February 13th, 2009 - 14:00
Flu Strikes In North Carolina, 6-Year-Old Dies

Flu Strikes In North Carolina, 6-Year-Old Dies

Unfortunately, flu has made its first victim this season in North Carolina, as health leaders...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 14:30
RSV Infections More Common Than Previously Known

RSV Infections More Common Than Previously Known

Respiratory syncytial virus or RSV appears to be responsible for as many visits to doctors each...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 15:25
Scientists Announce Breakthrough in Flu Vaccine Development

Scientists Announce Breakthrough in Flu Vaccine Development

A team of researchers working under Japan’s Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 14:43
Stem Cell Transplant Helps Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Stem Cell Transplant Helps Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

According to a new study carried out by researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago, stem...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 15:20
Common Chemicals May Cause Infertility

Common Chemicals May Cause Infertility

Common chemicals found in food packaging, pesticides, clothing, upholstery, carpets and cosmetics...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 16:10
FDA Approves First Phase Of Stem Cells Treatment

FDA Approves First Phase Of Stem Cells Treatment

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved the first clinical trial using human...
» read full story January 24th, 2009 - 13:16
Don’t Eat Products Containing Peanut Butter! More Products Recalled

Don’t Eat Products Containing Peanut Butter! More Products Recalled

The FDA and the CDC have told consumers to avoid eating products that contain peanut butter until...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 14:00
HIV’s Threat Has Not Come to an End Yet

HIV’s Threat Has Not Come to an End Yet

When President Bush announced in 2003 his five-year, $15 billion plan to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS...
» read full story January 18th, 2009 - 03:15
The FDA Sets New Rules For The Genetically Engineered Animals

The FDA Sets New Rules For The Genetically Engineered Animals

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration presented yesterday the final regulations referring to the...
» read full story January 16th, 2009 - 00:59

A Good Night’s Sleep Keeps The Cold Away

A recent study suggests that people who sleep less than 8 hours per night are more exposed to...
» read full story January 14th, 2009 - 00:11
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