Health & Science News
Researchers turn to 3D technology to gauge attractiveness of human body
Good body symmetry is an unspoken cue of a person's health and potential reproductive status, according to researchers.
Scientists working on test to protect food chain from human form of Mad Cow Disease
A test to instantly detect beef contaminated with tissue from a cow's brain or spinal cord during slaughter is currently under development at Kansas State University. The detection of fluorescent pigment lipofuscin is believed to be a reliable indicator for the presence of suspect tissue in bovine carcasses and meat cuts....
Health care practitioners among those caught buying diplomas
Investigators who worked "Operation Gold Seal" are providing the list to all 50 state attorneys general and other agencies. ...
Another species of mouth bacteria identified
The isolation of the tissue-inhabiting bacteria could lead to better treatments for tooth decay and gum disease, say U.K. researchers...
"It's like something out of the Third World"
Thousands of uninsured people lined up at a county fairgrounds in Wise, Virginia, to wait for health care services from volunteer doctors, dentists, nurses, optometrists and medical technicians during a 3-day free health clinic. Numerous citizen groups are crisscrossing the country this summer to demand reform of the U.S. system. ...CNN’s ‘Black in America’ erroneously portrayed cause of health disparities says expert
A public health expert criticizes the program for re-introducing the pseudo-scientific 'salt-sensitive theory' dating back to the slave trade...
New genus of water mite described using confocal microscopy
A taxonomist in Spain identifies a new parasitic species using a novel method, and uses the occasion to take a swipe at a scientific establishment....
Silver lining? Smoke from North American wildfires may block solar radiation in the Arctic
It may be small consolation for those living in smoke-engulfed regions of Oregon and California but the thousands of fires may be giving the Arctic ...
Day 2 at the AAPM: A photo essay
Porthole to the Exhibits. Photo taken from the second level of the George R. Brown Convention Center. With bright displays, refreshments and outgoing staff the ...Blogging from the AAPM
Beginning Sat., July 27 I will be blogging from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Houston....Blogging from the AAPM: Of posters, smart people, and my immediate surroundings
A science and health writer blogs about her first day at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting....Fertility study: Frozen embryos yield healthier babies than fresh ones
This month Danish scientists reported results from a 10-year study that showed children born from previously frozen embryos that had been replaced in the womb had higher birth weight than those born when fresh embryos were used. ...
Going Away to College: Advice for Your Children
Some of the the most basic aspects of sending your child to college go unsaid. It's important to have a serious discussion with your adult/child headed off to school regarding their obligations and your contributions. Setting up a quid pro quo ends the "era of entitlement" and offers your child an important life lesson....
Researchers uncover how breast cancer tumor cells break free and form metastases
Discoveries by researchers at the Institut Curie in Paris may help shed light on why some breast cancers are more aggressive than others. ...
Another U.S. Humane Society undercover investigation reveals 'loophole' in ban on downer cattle
Following release of an investigative video report by the Humane Society of the United States in February that depicted inhumane treatment of sick and 'downer' ...
UN calls for global support for victims of torture on June 26
Illegal torture was documented in at least 81 countries in 2007 amid growing calls for an end to the practice. ...
South Koreans place food safety and sovereignty over economics
The USDA and the beef industry are strong-arming South Korea to accept its beef even as U.S. scientists, consumer groups, trade associations, businesses, and members of Congress call for improved testing. The public backlash has become an issue of soverignty....UK researchers exploring 'chemoprevention' to stall cancer
The chemoprevention of cancer from natural phytochemicals has been a focus pf the University of Leicester's chemistry department....
Bipolar Disorder: Epidemic Without a Disease
A child neurologist says bipolar disorder may be a fictitious disease that bankrolls big pharma, hurts kids....
Latin American immigrant women more susceptible to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases
Researchers in Spain analyzed the nutritional status and menstrual characteristics in a sample of native and immigrant Latin American girls and found that the immigrant girls ...
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- Louisiana legislature passes 'creation bill' -- Opponents: "The Bible was never intended to be a science textbook"
- Bipolar Disorder: Epidemic Without a Disease
- South Koreans place food safety and sovereignty over economics
- Inspiring "Last Lecture" Professor Dies
- Heal your body by giving voice to your soul: An interview with John Fox
njppa
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08 August, 2008 06:34:21
This all really makes one think about everything they're telling you. I haven't personally heard of children being diagnosed for ADHD at such a ...
Kat
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07 August, 2008 12:08:39
John and Al,
Our health policies speak volumes about our national priorities. We now have older Americans in wheelchairs camping out for free health care. Who ...
john smith
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06 August, 2008 09:31:02
This is no joke, we have a healthcare crisis in this country.
It is absolutely laughable that our government is willing to spend billions profiteering off ...
al norton
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06 August, 2008 02:31:21
In fact, our HMO's should use these free clinics to further reduce the reimbursement rates they pay hospitals and doctors; it was save on bus ...
al norton
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04 August, 2008 09:13:13
Science without scientist, a truly refreshing approach! Thanks gentlemen for the comments, and Stone for the forum.