Flesh and Stone: Writers Brain Parasite Influences Rats’ Attraction to Cats ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 03 December, 2008 10:20:00 Researchers believe the parasite hijacks brain circuits in the amygdala, making the rat exhibit attraction when it should show fear. The Secret War: Physicians on health care costs ================================================================================ Jeff McCallum on 02 December, 2008 09:15:00 With changes looming in U.S. health care policy, there is a quickening debate among physicians regarding maintaining the market-based system or replacing it with a patient-based system. Scientists hone in on how viruses might cross from birds to humans ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 01 December, 2008 08:21:00 Researchers believe a virus that causes common respiratory illness in humans was passed from birds about 200 years ago. Stopping HIV/AIDS Locally and Globally ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 30 November, 2008 05:31:00 From a neighborhood clinic offering free HIV screenings to radical prevention and treatment plans, the world focuses on HIV/AIDS Bees voted most ‘irreplaceable species’ in the world ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 28 November, 2008 11:19:00 European scientists draw attention to global plight of bees at Earthwatch debate. Health Care ================================================================================ Jeff McCallum on 25 November, 2008 11:24:00 Jeff McCallum's poem compares U.S. health policy to a many-armed octopus. Study: Bad breath may be linked to stomach ulcers, cancer ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 23 November, 2008 10:52:00 Scientists hope to discover the role of the mouth in transmitting H. pylori stomach infections in the near future. Avoid food poisoning from your Thanksgiving turkey leftovers ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 27 November, 2008 09:42:00 Cooking the turkey to the right temperature is half the battle. Experts share tips on safe handling of leftovers. The Newest Psychotropic Drug: Being Seen ================================================================================ Sandy Sand on 23 November, 2008 07:01:00 Sandy Sand observes the trend that led to a 19-year-old live streaming his own tragic suicide on the Internet -- and ponders where it might lead. The truth comes out about Gulf War Illness ================================================================================ Elizabeth Schulte on 21 November, 2008 01:24:00 Elizabeth Schulte reports on a new study that contradicts the U.S. government's long-held position that Gulf War Illness doesn't exist.