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Specials

Broccoli Might Reduce Your Stomach Cancer Risk

Broccoli Might Reduce Your Stomach Cancer Risk

The summer is that time of the year when you can get advantage of everything that nature has to...
» read full story April 07th, 2009 - 15:31

Researchers Finally Derive Stem Cells From Rats

Since 1981, scientists had thought that genetically engineered rats would follow quickly after the...
» read full story December 28th, 2008 - 00:58
Chemical In Our Stomach Might Help Us Fight Obesity

Chemical In Our Stomach Might Help Us Fight Obesity

As more and more people suffer from obesity and, consequently, obesity-related diseases,...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 14:26
Controversial Autism Study Canceled over “Unethical” Reasons

Controversial Autism Study Canceled over “Unethical” Reasons

The National Institute of Mental Health decided to give up on its study of a therapy called...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 14:42
Dennis Quaid Tells Congress About Twins Overdose

Dennis Quaid Tells Congress About Twins Overdose

Appearing before Congress on Wednesday, American actor Dennis Quaid testified about the nightmare...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 01:31
Report Warns on Serious Health Problems Linked to Bisphenol A

Report Warns on Serious Health Problems Linked to Bisphenol A

A U.S. government report revealed Tuesday that a dangerous chemical called bisphenol A (BPA),...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 15:41
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U.S.

Employees at Georgia Peanut Processing Plant Talk about the Filthy Conditions

Employees at Georgia Peanut Processing Plant Talk about the Filthy Conditions

After the investigators of the salmonella outbreak tracked Georgia processing plant as being the...
» read full story February 07th, 2009 - 20:12
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Movie Reviews

“The Tale of Despereaux” – A Big-Eared Super Mouse

“The Tale of Despereaux” – A Big-Eared Super Mouse

  “The Tale of Despereaux” is not only the type of animated film that enchants...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 15:37
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World

New rat menace in Germany's Pied Piper city of Hamelin

Hamelin, Germany - The rats are back in Hamelin, where a legendary Pied Piper once rid the Germany...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 15:24

Mount Hood Climber Is Found Dead

Monday morning crews found the body of a 55-year-old who went to scale one of Mount Hood’s...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 17:29
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Movies

Mike Myers, Paris Hilton Pick Up Their Razzie Awards

Mike Myers, Paris Hilton Pick Up Their Razzie Awards

The best and worst of the movie industry are being honored on the same weekend at the Oscars on...
» read full story February 22nd, 2009 - 13:42
German Director Returns To Low Budget Films

German Director Returns To Low Budget Films

After the flop “In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale” had at the U.S. box office, German...
» read full story January 15th, 2008 - 10:12
First Bond, Sean Connery, Scolded By Judge

First Bond, Sean Connery, Scolded By Judge

The lawsuit between Sean Connery, 77, and his downstairs neighbor came to an end on Wednesday when...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 10:04
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People

Heather Mills: Stop Eating Animal Products!

Heather Mills: Stop Eating Animal Products!

As the spokesperson for Viva (Vegetarians International Voice for Animals) Paul McCartney’s...
» read full story November 19th, 2007 - 23:35
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Health

Novo Still Hopeful on Diabetes Drug

Novo Still Hopeful on Diabetes Drug

Despite a split ruling on the safety of a new diabetes drug by the US Food and Drug...
» read full story April 05th, 2009 - 22:30
Novo Nordisk Shares Down after Liraglutide Gets Mixed Review

Novo Nordisk Shares Down after Liraglutide Gets Mixed Review

Shares of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk A/S fell as much as 13 percent on Friday after a Food and...
» read full story April 03rd, 2009 - 14:36
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Improve Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Patients

Spinal Cord Stimulation May Improve Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Patients

A new study released Thursday by US researchers suggests that, when electrically stimulated the...
» read full story March 20th, 2009 - 13:46
FDA Finally Approves Geron’s stem cells therapy

FDA Finally Approves Geron’s stem cells therapy

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just tapped a Northern Californian biotech company to...
» read full story January 26th, 2009 - 13:30
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
Study: Sugar Has Similar Effects to Substance Abuse

Study: Sugar Has Similar Effects to Substance Abuse

Wednesday, during a meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology in Scottsdale,...
» read full story December 15th, 2008 - 22:02
Sugar Can Be Addictive?

Sugar Can Be Addictive?

Researchers at Princeton  University have come to a strange conclusion: sugar can be addictive....
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 15:15
Chemical in Our Body Might Fight Obesity

Chemical in Our Body Might Fight Obesity

Wednesday, United States researchers reported in the journal Cell that they had discovered a...
» read full story November 29th, 2008 - 12:33
New Molecule Seems To Block Hunger And Weight Gain

New Molecule Seems To Block Hunger And Weight Gain

Gerald Shulman’s team has just discovered a chemical found naturally in our body that blocks hunger...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 22:30
Grapes Fight Salt In Developing High Blood Pressure

Grapes Fight Salt In Developing High Blood Pressure

Your health is very much influenced by your diet – eating healthy and exercising regularly seems to...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 21:58
Grapes Could Benefit the Heart

Grapes Could Benefit the Heart

Grapes and other foods made from grapes, including red wine, have long been thought beneficial to...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 15:00
The AAP Warns about Young Children Owning Exotic Pets

The AAP Warns about Young Children Owning Exotic Pets

A report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) comes to warn parents about exposing...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 20:43
Plastic Chemical Linked To Diabetes And Heart Disease

Plastic Chemical Linked To Diabetes And Heart Disease

Although 9 out of 10 Americans have Bisphenol A in their bodies, the Food and Drug Administration...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 14:00
Protein May Limit Heart Attack Damage, Research Shows

Protein May Limit Heart Attack Damage, Research Shows

According to the findings of a new rat study, a molecule that helps the body overcome alcohol was...
» read full story September 14th, 2008 - 16:32
Researchers Look For New Ways To Reduce Heart Damage

Researchers Look For New Ways To Reduce Heart Damage

US researchers have identified a protein which may be useful in repairing heart damage caused by a...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 14:30
Addiction Drug Also Efficient in Weight Loss

Addiction Drug Also Efficient in Weight Loss

A trial conducted on lab mice showed that vigabatrin, a drug currently tested against...
» read full story August 21st, 2008 - 15:30
Elan, Wyeth Shares Tumble Back on Unsatisfactory Alzheimer's Drug

Elan, Wyeth Shares Tumble Back on Unsatisfactory Alzheimer's Drug

The two companies that have discovered bapineuzumab, a drug that is supposed to slow down the...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 21:57
Lawmakers Reach Consumer Safety Agreement

Lawmakers Reach Consumer Safety Agreement

Congressional negotiators came to an agreement on Monday regarding a ban on a family of toxins...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 14:23
Epilepsy Drug Topamax Could Increase Birth Defect Risk

Epilepsy Drug Topamax Could Increase Birth Defect Risk

British researchers report in the July 22 issue of the journal Neurology that pregnant women who...
» read full story July 22nd, 2008 - 12:30
Physical Exercise Slows Down Alzheimer's Disease

Physical Exercise Slows Down Alzheimer's Disease

Physical exercise appears to slow down the development of Alzheimer's disease. New research data,...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 20:38
Significant Advance in Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

Significant Advance in Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

Researchers are one step closer to understanding why Alzheimer's Disease develops. A team led by...
» read full story June 23rd, 2008 - 20:08
Dennis Quaid Supports Patients’ Right to Sue Drugmakers

Dennis Quaid Supports Patients’ Right to Sue Drugmakers

Actor Dennis Quaid testified again, this time before Congress on Wednesday, about the nightmare he...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 12:54
More Women Suffer from Alcoholism

More Women Suffer from Alcoholism

More women than previously thought have problems with alcoholism, probably because after the World...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 23:06
Children at High Risk of Delusion and PTSD after Intensive Care

Children at High Risk of Delusion and PTSD after Intensive Care

Nearly one in three children admitted in pediatric intensive care units (PICU) will have...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 10:19
Cells from Menstrual Blood May Fix Hearts

Cells from Menstrual Blood May Fix Hearts

Japanese researchers from Keio University School of Medicine in Tokyo and colleagues from the...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 15:28
Another Study Shows Stem Cells from Skin Treat Parkinson's

Another Study Shows Stem Cells from Skin Treat Parkinson's

Just two weeks after a previous similar reporting, Cambridge scientists have reported that they...
» read full story April 08th, 2008 - 22:14
Alarming Botox Test Results

Alarming Botox Test Results

Recent studies conducted by the Italian National Research Council point out new and alarming...
» read full story April 04th, 2008 - 14:35
Study: Stem Cell Therapy May Help Stroke Victims Recover

Study: Stem Cell Therapy May Help Stroke Victims Recover

Patients suffering from strokes could receive stem cell injections to help repair damage to their...
» read full story February 20th, 2008 - 15:07
Consumption of Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Weight Gain

Consumption of Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Weight Gain

esearchers at the Purdue University in Indiana found that artificial sweeteners might contribute...
» read full story February 11th, 2008 - 16:55
Pfizer Updates Chantix Label

Pfizer Updates Chantix Label

Pfizer updated the Chantix label in US by including a new warning that says the patients who are...
» read full story January 18th, 2008 - 22:25
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Science

Cow Genome Decoded, Could Improve Beef, Milk

Cow Genome Decoded, Could Improve Beef, Milk

A scientific breakthrough was achieved by researchers in the filed of animal genetics, namely: the...
» read full story April 23rd, 2009 - 21:54
Scientists to Discover New Human Diseases Study Methods

Scientists to Discover New Human Diseases Study Methods

University of Southern California researchers have managed to derive the first embryonic stem (ES)...
» read full story December 24th, 2008 - 22:32
Study Says Sugar Can Be Addictive

Study Says Sugar Can Be Addictive

Researchers at Princeton  University have come to a strange conclusion: sugar can be addictive....
» read full story December 14th, 2008 - 16:18
Penn State Scientists Untangle Woolly Mammoth Genetic Code

Penn State Scientists Untangle Woolly Mammoth Genetic Code

Penn State University scientists are to first to untangle the genetic code of an extinct animal,...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 08:16

Rare "living fossil" nest found on New Zealand mainland

Wellington  - The first nest of eggs laid by tuatara reptiles - living fossils who are descendants...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 23:06
New Ways Of Regulating Blood Pressure May Arise

New Ways Of Regulating Blood Pressure May Arise

New studies concerning blood pressure conditions have shown that hydrogen sulfide, the gas...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 21:54
Hydrogen Sulfide Might Help People Suffering From Hypertension

Hydrogen Sulfide Might Help People Suffering From Hypertension

Researchers have recently found that hydrogen sulfide may help in hypertension cases, as the gas...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 08:11
Memory Deleting – Now Possible In Mice

Memory Deleting – Now Possible In Mice

“Brainwashing” is a term usually used to describe the instilling of beliefs or attitudes into...
» read full story October 25th, 2008 - 17:25
No More P.E.! A Pill That Could Replace Exercise May Be On Its Way

No More P.E.! A Pill That Could Replace Exercise May Be On Its Way

There is quite a good chance that scientists of the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences in La...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 17:57
Tart Cherries Are Good for the Heart…and Diabetes

Tart Cherries Are Good for the Heart…and Diabetes

Who would ever believe that such small cookies like tart cherries could do so much for your...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 15:19
Causes of Human Depression Studied in Mice

Causes of Human Depression Studied in Mice

One of the most common and mysterious mental illnesses, depression, might have found an explanation...
» read full story July 09th, 2007 - 22:29
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