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Health

Psoriasis May Lead to Diabetes and High Blood Pressure

Psoriasis May Lead to Diabetes and High Blood Pressure

A new study published in the April edition of the journal Archives of Dermatology concludes that...
» read full story April 22nd, 2009 - 15:00

Drinking coffee could lower stroke risk for women

Boston/Berlin - Women who enjoy drinking coffee may be lowering their risk of suffering a stroke,...
» read full story April 13th, 2009 - 08:42
Brown Fat May Help People Fight Obesity

Brown Fat May Help People Fight Obesity

How many times have you heard your friends complaining of being fat? Or how many times you wished...
» read full story April 09th, 2009 - 14:02
Belly Fat Tied to Increased Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome

Belly Fat Tied to Increased Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome

Excess fat around the waistline has long been blamed for increasing the risk of heart disease,...
» read full story April 07th, 2009 - 14:07
Rapid Weight Gain in Early Infancy Predisposes to Childhood Obesity

Rapid Weight Gain in Early Infancy Predisposes to Childhood Obesity

I am sure every mommy is happy to see her baby has a good appetite. Even more, they don’t...
» read full story March 30th, 2009 - 19:23

Adoption of Electronic Medical Records Going Slow in US Hospitals

According to a survey published online Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine, only 9...
» read full story March 26th, 2009 - 14:31
Three out of Four Emergency Response Recruits Is either Overweight or Obese

Three out of Four Emergency Response Recruits Is either Overweight or Obese

A study by researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Harvard...
» read full story March 20th, 2009 - 15:58
Religious Cancer Patients More Likely to Get Aggressive End-of-Life Care

Religious Cancer Patients More Likely to Get Aggressive End-of-Life Care

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association notes that religious...
» read full story March 18th, 2009 - 14:30
Diabetes during Pregnancy Doubles the Risk for Postpartum Depression

Diabetes during Pregnancy Doubles the Risk for Postpartum Depression

Many studies have shown that some women are at increased risk of experiencing depression during...
» read full story February 25th, 2009 - 15:22
Scientists Make Astonishing Breakthrough in the Flight against Flu

Scientists Make Astonishing Breakthrough in the Flight against Flu

Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in...
» read full story February 23rd, 2009 - 14:00
Women Who Enjoy Coffee Have Lower Stroke Risk

Women Who Enjoy Coffee Have Lower Stroke Risk

Women who enjoy coffee on daily basis have a lower risk of stroke, according to a study to be...
» read full story February 17th, 2009 - 15:00
$100 million Gift for AIDS Institute

$100 million Gift for AIDS Institute

AIDS researchers hailed a $100 million gift from a Cambridge technology magnate that will create an...
» read full story February 04th, 2009 - 22:45
Can Animal Eggs Be Used to Create Embryonic Stem Cells?

Can Animal Eggs Be Used to Create Embryonic Stem Cells?

A new study shows that animal eggs are not capable of reprogramming human DNA in the right way to...
» read full story February 03rd, 2009 - 15:25
Stem Cell Research Moves Forward

Stem Cell Research Moves Forward

As President Barack Obama is expected to lift federal restrictions on the field of stem cell...
» read full story February 02nd, 2009 - 14:20
Genetics Has the Answer to Popularity

Genetics Has the Answer to Popularity

It's no surprise that there's a gene in congeniality. Apparently, how easy you make friends...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 17:27
Newer Antipsychotics Pose Heart Risk

Newer Antipsychotics Pose Heart Risk

The findings of a new study add to the growing number of studies criticizing the class of newer...
» read full story January 16th, 2009 - 14:42
In Vitro Fertilization Treatments, an Option to Reconsider for Women Under 35

In Vitro Fertilization Treatments, an Option to Reconsider for Women Under 35

A new study raises hopes for young couples who decide to choose in vitro fertilization. In the...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 14:23
Newer Antipsychotics Increase Heart Risk

Newer Antipsychotics Increase Heart Risk

The latest generation of antipsychotic drugs appears to be twice as likely to cause sudden...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 12:52
Surgeon’s Checklist May Reduce Surgical Errors

Surgeon’s Checklist May Reduce Surgical Errors

A new study shows that surgeons who used a verbal checklist before, during and after the...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 12:20
Two Existing Drugs May Help Obese People Lose Weight

Two Existing Drugs May Help Obese People Lose Weight

Two drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration together with hormone leptin may...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 12:53
Study Warns about the Effects of Third-Hand Smoking

Study Warns about the Effects of Third-Hand Smoking

We all know that smoking is noxious for our health. The habit kills about 440,000 people a year....
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 14:37

Study Shows that Vitamins Don’t Prevent Cancer

 A new research pointed out that vitamin and carotene supplements do not inhibit cancer...
» read full story January 03rd, 2009 - 11:51
Vitamins C and E Don’t Prevent Cancer in Women

Vitamins C and E Don’t Prevent Cancer in Women

A new study showed that the supplement forms of vitamins C and E don’t work as supposed. It...
» read full story January 02nd, 2009 - 22:20
Even A Few Extra Pounds Increase Heart Failure Risk

Even A Few Extra Pounds Increase Heart Failure Risk

Not only obese, but also overweight people are exposed to a higher risk of heart failure, compared...
» read full story December 24th, 2008 - 14:28
Obesity Is A Brain Issue

Obesity Is A Brain Issue

According to a new study published in Nature Genetics, it seems that obesity may partially be a...
» read full story December 15th, 2008 - 22:18
Vitamins Don’t Lower Prostate Cancer Risk, Studies Conclude

Vitamins Don’t Lower Prostate Cancer Risk, Studies Conclude

It’s time to forget about the saying “a vitamin a day keeps cancer away,” as more and more cancer...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 10:34
Happiness Is Just Like The Flu: Contagious

Happiness Is Just Like The Flu: Contagious

A study that monitored 4,700 over a period of 20 years found that a person’s neighbours’ or...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 11:22

Strangers’ Happiness Influences Yours

The United States are home to some of the oddest records, attractions and - more recently –...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 18:51
Happiness Definitely Has Its Benefits: Happy People Have More Happy Friends

Happiness Definitely Has Its Benefits: Happy People Have More Happy Friends

Are friends happy being with you? If they are, this is more than a sign that you have always...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 15:20
The Pill That Makes Jet Lag Vanish

The Pill That Makes Jet Lag Vanish

An experimental drug promises to reset the body's internal clock and banish jet lag victims for...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 22:40
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People

Ann Romney, Fine After Surgery

Ann Romney, Fine After Surgery

Ann Romney, the wife of former governor Mitt Romney, has recently announced that she has been...
» read full story December 06th, 2008 - 17:14
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

Happiness Is in the Air!

Happiness Is in the Air!

Happiness is in the air at least that is the conclusion of a new study published in the British...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 14:32
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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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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Specials

Brown Fat Makes You Slimmer

Brown Fat Makes You Slimmer

A study in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that adults still have a type of fat that...
» read full story April 10th, 2009 - 15:24
Restless Legs Syndrome Associated with Obesity

Restless Legs Syndrome Associated with Obesity

Having too much belly fat appears to be an increasing risk even for developing restless legs...
» read full story April 08th, 2009 - 16:31

New Flu Vaccine Based on Human Antibodies May Come in Years

A new vaccine fighting several strains of the flu, including the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu,...
» read full story February 24th, 2009 - 15:00
Coffee “Addicts” May Have Lower Risk of Stroke

Coffee “Addicts” May Have Lower Risk of Stroke

Drinking two or more cups of coffee per day appears to reduce the risk for stroke among women,...
» read full story February 18th, 2009 - 15:35
Mass. Man Donates $100 M for AIDS Institute

Mass. Man Donates $100 M for AIDS Institute

On Wednesday, the Massachusetts General Hospital was donated $100 million to create an...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 14:13
Surgeon’s Checklist Could Reduce Surgical Errors

Surgeon’s Checklist Could Reduce Surgical Errors

A new study shows that surgeons who used a verbal checklist before, during and after the...
» read full story January 17th, 2009 - 14:13
Simple Checklist Reduces Risk of Accidental Deaths in Surgery

Simple Checklist Reduces Risk of Accidental Deaths in Surgery

Wednesday, doctors reported that a simple checklist made out to confirm a patient’s name, the...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 16:21
New Obesity Treatment Discovered

New Obesity Treatment Discovered

One of the most widespread conditions in the United States is obesity. Except for being a...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 17:53
Vitamins Unable To Lower Cancer Risk

Vitamins Unable To Lower Cancer Risk

Beta carotene and vitamin C and E supplements failed in preventing cancer in women, the authors of...
» read full story January 01st, 2009 - 19:53
Vitamins C, E And Beta Carotene Don’t Prevent Cancer

Vitamins C, E And Beta Carotene Don’t Prevent Cancer

New research shows that vitamin C and E supplements and beta carotene don't prevent cancer in...
» read full story December 31st, 2008 - 14:44
Research Shows No Benefit from Vitamin Supplements in Cancer Prevention

Research Shows No Benefit from Vitamin Supplements in Cancer Prevention

A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, adds to other studies...
» read full story December 31st, 2008 - 10:13
Happiness Is Just Like the Flu: Contagious

Happiness Is Just Like the Flu: Contagious

A study that monitored 4,700 over a period of 20 years found that a person’s neighbours’ or...
» read full story December 07th, 2008 - 15:25
Study: Happiness Is Contagious

Study: Happiness Is Contagious

A study published Friday in the British journal BMJ, authored by Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis, a...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 17:36
New Harvard Research Investigates the Causes of Aging

New Harvard Research Investigates the Causes of Aging

Harvard Medical School scientists claim to have discovered a mechanism that may be the universal...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 15:45
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
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Science

New Flu Vaccine Based On Human Antibodies May Come In Years

A new vaccine fighting several strains of the flu, including the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu,...
» read full story February 25th, 2009 - 10:20
Newer Antipsychotics Double Heart Risks

Newer Antipsychotics Double Heart Risks

The latest generation of antipsychotic drugs appears to be twice as likely to cause sudden...
» read full story January 16th, 2009 - 11:48
Study Says Happiness Is Contagious

Study Says Happiness Is Contagious

A study published Friday in the British journal BMJ, authored by Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis, a...
» read full story December 06th, 2008 - 12:48
Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging

Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging

As we get older, our health becomes our worst enemy. What’s the secret of living a longer healthy...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 14:00
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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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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