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Science

Study: Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

Study: Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

A series of studies have lately shown that vitamins don’t reduce cancer risk. Just two weeks ago,...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 11:54
Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data Of 10 Volunteers Online

Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data Of 10 Volunteers Online

Hoping to give medical research a big push forward, the Harvard University Medical School made the...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 05:52
Ig Nobel Prize Winners Know How To Make Potato Chips Sound Fresher

Ig Nobel Prize Winners Know How To Make Potato Chips Sound Fresher

Each year, around the time when the Nobel Prize recipients are announced, the Ig Nobel Prize...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 15:00
Update: Stem Cells Research Could Become Safer

Update: Stem Cells Research Could Become Safer

Researchers took one more step toward so-called regenerative medicine by developing a safer way of...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:40
Scientists Re-Create Fully Functional Human Blood Vessels In Mice

Scientists Re-Create Fully Functional Human Blood Vessels In Mice

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» read full story July 19th, 2008 - 09:33
US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

A genetic research on more than 100 families prone to autism by Harvard researchers shed new light...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 11:58
Serotonin Imbalance May Be Responsible for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Serotonin Imbalance May Be Responsible for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

A study by Italian researchers may offer the answer to sudden infant death syndrome, the third...
» read full story July 05th, 2008 - 13:00
Smokers Quit in Groups

Smokers Quit in Groups

Dr. Nicholas Christakis of the Harvard Medical School and James Fowler of the University of...
» read full story May 24th, 2008 - 16:46
Jet Lag? Not Anymore! Simply Don't Eat!

Jet Lag? Not Anymore! Simply Don't Eat!

Researchers for the Science journal have presented in the May 23 issue a study about the causes...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 10:43
Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Biodiversity loss and species extinction may lead to losing new medical treatments for cancer,...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 13:58
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People

Michael Crichton, Author of Jurassic Park, Dies of Cancer at 66

Michael Crichton, Author of Jurassic Park, Dies of Cancer at 66

Michael Crichton, aged 66, died in Los Angeles on Tuesday. According to the release issued by his...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 19:52
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World

PG Project Makes Available The Personal Genome Of Volunteers

PG Project Makes Available The Personal Genome Of Volunteers

The genomes of 10 people, volunteers in the Harvard Medical School’s Personal Genome Project,...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 11:33
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Specials

Genetic Screening for Diabetes No More Useful than Traditional Methods

Genetic Screening for Diabetes No More Useful than Traditional Methods

Genetic testing to see someone’s predisposition to type 2 diabetes is not significantly better...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 14:30
No Significant Difference between Genetic Testing, Traditional Methods in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

No Significant Difference between Genetic Testing, Traditional Methods in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

The results of genetic testing for Type 2 diabetes are not significantly better than an assessment...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 15:14
US Chronically Ill Patients Complain More about Health Care

US Chronically Ill Patients Complain More about Health Care

US chronically ill patients often skip medical care due to high costs or medical errors compared...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 15:33
Michael Crichton Passed Away

Michael Crichton Passed Away

Michael Crichton passed away Tuesday, at the age of 66, after a long struggle with cancer. Michael...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 12:52
Michael Crichton Leaves Behind a World Covered in Science

Michael Crichton Leaves Behind a World Covered in Science

Michael Crichton, a best-selling author and filmmaker whose widely acclaimed and compelling novels...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 18:14

B Vitamins Don’t Fight Cancer

New research published in Tuesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association comes to...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 15:26
Many U.S. Patients Dissatisfied with Their Pain Care

Many U.S. Patients Dissatisfied with Their Pain Care

According to a national survey of patients’ experiences, patients in many U.S. hospitals are not...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 13:30
Hesitant about Sharing Your Genes? Personal Genome Project Needs Volunteers

Hesitant about Sharing Your Genes? Personal Genome Project Needs Volunteers

Those who are hesitant about publicly sharing any part of their genome data, including medical...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 15:28
The Beginning of Personal Genome Project: Positive and Negative Aspects

The Beginning of Personal Genome Project: Positive and Negative Aspects

Harvard Medical School genetics professor George Church, Harvard psychology professor Steven...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 14:30
Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data of 10 Volunteers Online

Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data of 10 Volunteers Online

Hoping to give medical research a big push forward, the Harvard University Medical School made the...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 18:23
Harvard's Personal Genome Project Set To Begin Soon

Harvard's Personal Genome Project Set To Begin Soon

Harvard University’s Medical School is in preparations to begin a research called the Personal...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 16:14
Coffee and Breast Cancer, Risks and Benefits

Coffee and Breast Cancer, Risks and Benefits

Moderate caffeine consumption, found in coffee and other caffeinated beverages, was not...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 16:00
Drug-Coated Stent Safer For Heart Attack Patients

Drug-Coated Stent Safer For Heart Attack Patients

A news study in the Sept. 25 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine gives more hope to heart...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 16:30
Fish-Oil Can Reduce Heart-Failure Mortality Rate

Fish-Oil Can Reduce Heart-Failure Mortality Rate

A study conducted by a team of 357 Italian cardiology centers has found that omega-3...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 22:30
Boys More Likely than Girls to Beat Asthma by Adolescence

Boys More Likely than Girls to Beat Asthma by Adolescence

A study looking at the differences in the disease in both sexes revealed that boys are more likely...
» read full story August 17th, 2008 - 17:22
New Discovery Marks a Step Forward in Stem Cell Research

New Discovery Marks a Step Forward in Stem Cell Research

The team of scientists from Harvard Medical School, Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts...
» read full story August 10th, 2008 - 13:48
Gene Research Heightens Hope For Curing Autism

Gene Research Heightens Hope For Curing Autism

U.S. researchers have found six new genes involved in autism. More exactly, they found that these...
» read full story July 13th, 2008 - 15:17
Red Wine Compound Could Delay Aging

Red Wine Compound Could Delay Aging

Drinking a glass of wine on daily basis will do you no harm. Oppositely, it will protect you...
» read full story July 07th, 2008 - 14:37
Americans Choose Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products over Cigarettes

Americans Choose Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products over Cigarettes

People appear to choose non-cigarette tobacco products over cigarettes, according to a report...
» read full story June 11th, 2008 - 16:13
Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Men suffering from Vitamin D deficiency appear to be more predisposed to heart attack, new...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 11:21
Social Factor Plays a Significant Role in Quitting Smoking

Social Factor Plays a Significant Role in Quitting Smoking

Quitting smoking appears to be contagious, according to a study published May 22 in the New...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 14:38
Quitting Smoking – A Group Thing, Study Says

Quitting Smoking – A Group Thing, Study Says

New research on quitting smoking shows that people willing to do it are more likely to give up the...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 12:55
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Health

Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

A series of studies have lately shown that vitamins don’t reduce cancer risk. Just two weeks ago,...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 14:00
Research Shows No Benefit from Vitamin D in Breast Cancer Prevention

Research Shows No Benefit from Vitamin D in Breast Cancer Prevention

A new study in the online edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute adds to the...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 14:30
A Simple Blood Test Can Spot People Who Are At Risk Of Heart Attack

A Simple Blood Test Can Spot People Who Are At Risk Of Heart Attack

According to the findings of a new study presented at the meeting of the American Heart...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 16:09
Statins Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes, May Benefit Healthy People Too

Statins Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes, May Benefit Healthy People Too

Heart attacks and strokes may be cut by roughly 50 percent among patients who receive preventive...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 11:00
Study Concludes: Vitamin B Does Not Reduce Cancer Risk

Study Concludes: Vitamin B Does Not Reduce Cancer Risk

A study that was published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 20:23
Folic Acid, Vitamin B Supplements: No Benefit In Cancer Prevention

Folic Acid, Vitamin B Supplements: No Benefit In Cancer Prevention

Contrary to other studies, a new study shows that daily supplements of folic acid, vitamin B6, and...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 17:00
Folic Acid, B Vitamins Don’t Lower Cancer Risk

Folic Acid, B Vitamins Don’t Lower Cancer Risk

Taking folic acid and other B vitamins on regular basis doesn’t prevent breast cancer or cancer in...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 13:30
Many U.S. Patient Aren’t Satisfied With Their Care

Many U.S. Patient Aren’t Satisfied With Their Care

A good number of patients are contended with the care they receive when hospitalized but many are...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 23:14
Study: 40 Percent of Women Suffer from Sexual Dysfunctions

Study: 40 Percent of Women Suffer from Sexual Dysfunctions

And many of them don’t even care. A survey performed by a Harvard University researcher has...
» read full story November 01st, 2008 - 12:43
Researchers Detect More Genes Associated with Alzheimer’s Risk

Researchers Detect More Genes Associated with Alzheimer’s Risk

Researchers have detected more genes associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 16:00
Sharing Your Genes With The World

Sharing Your Genes With The World

As part of their project on http://www.personalgenomes.org, a group of enthusiastic scientists and...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 15:00
Personal Genome Project Makes Available The Personal Genome Of Volunteers

Personal Genome Project Makes Available The Personal Genome Of Volunteers

The genomes of 10 people, volunteers in the Harvard Medical School’s Personal Genome Project,...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 17:00
Drinking Coffee Does Not Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk

Drinking Coffee Does Not Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk

Coffee isn’t harmful to your health, a new study confirms that theory. Is it true that long term,...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:30
Scientific Advances in Stem Cell Field: Yamanaka Finds New Method for Safer iPS Cells

Scientific Advances in Stem Cell Field: Yamanaka Finds New Method for Safer iPS Cells

The search for viable alternatives to replace the embryonic stem cells that are derived from the...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 14:40
Free Drug Samples May Threaten Children’s Health

Free Drug Samples May Threaten Children’s Health

Free drug samples may pose serious risks to children, according to a study conducted by doctors...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 14:24
The Debate Over Presidential Rivals’ Health Care Plans Continues

The Debate Over Presidential Rivals’ Health Care Plans Continues

Polls show voters favor Sen. Barack Obama in the presidential contest, with health care as one of...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 14:00
Confusion around Health Care Plans Offered by McCain and Obama

Confusion around Health Care Plans Offered by McCain and Obama

Both presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain agree that Americans are spending too...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 14:30
Birth Size Increases Breast Cancer Risk

Birth Size Increases Breast Cancer Risk

British researchers have recently revealed that women who are both longer and heavier at birth...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 21:11
New Discovery in Stem Cell Field Improves the Cell Reprogramming Technique

New Discovery in Stem Cell Field Improves the Cell Reprogramming Technique

The results of a study conducted by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 15:27
New Stem Cell Technique, a Safer Alternative to Embryonic Stem Cells

New Stem Cell Technique, a Safer Alternative to Embryonic Stem Cells

Scientists have found a new and safer way to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS), which...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 14:40
Drug-Coated Stents Are Risk-Free For Heart Attack Victims

Drug-Coated Stents Are Risk-Free For Heart Attack Victims

According to the largest study to date on the link between drug-coated stents and people who have...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 16:57
Drug-Coated Stents Safe for All Heart Attack Patients

Drug-Coated Stents Safe for All Heart Attack Patients

Drug-coated stents are safe to use and effective for all heart attack patients and they can cut...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:30
American Researchers Find New, Safer Way To Develop Stem Cells

American Researchers Find New, Safer Way To Develop Stem Cells

Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston have found a...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 23:11
Drug-Coated Stents Are Official Life Savers

Drug-Coated Stents Are Official Life Savers

Taxus Express2 Atom Stent System and Taxus Express2 Stent System received approval from the U.S....
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 20:12
Clot-Busting Stroke Drug To Help Patients

Clot-Busting Stroke Drug To Help Patients

If you are a stroke sufferer you can take advantage of a clot-busting drug even if you take it...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 14:17
Shorter Radiation Time Effective In Breast Cancer

Shorter Radiation Time Effective In Breast Cancer

Results of a study performed by Canadian researchers have been revealed to the public on Monday,...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 21:07
Jimmy Fund Walkers Hope To Fight Against Cancer

Jimmy Fund Walkers Hope To Fight Against Cancer

A large number of people took to the streets yesterday, Sept. 21, to fight against cancer.  The...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 12:06
Virtual Colonoscopy Versus Traditional Colonoscopy

Virtual Colonoscopy Versus Traditional Colonoscopy

A new study showed that virtual colonoscopy was able to detect 90% of precancerous polyps larger...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 14:00
Five Prominent Scientists Win U.S. Medical Awards

Five Prominent Scientists Win U.S. Medical Awards

Akira Endo, a 74-year-old Japanese of Biopharm Research Laboratories in Tokyo, won the clinical...
» read full story September 14th, 2008 - 18:27
Exposure To Air Pollution Can Obstruct Heart’s Electrical Function

Exposure To Air Pollution Can Obstruct Heart’s Electrical Function

Exposure to small particles in air pollution can have negative effects on individuals with coronary...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 12:25
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Technology

Medpedia, The Online  Collaborative Project On Health

Medpedia, The Online Collaborative Project On Health

Almost everyone who uses the Internet surely knows about Wikipedia, the largest online...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 15:29
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Movies

Movie Review: 21 The Movie

Movie Review: 21 The Movie

 You can never beat the house, according to a saying in the gambling world. You cannot beat a...
» read full story March 28th, 2008 - 13:55
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