Just 2.5 % of US bailout could end AIDS Epidemic in Africa

At 1.7 billion per year for a total of 17 billion dollars - equaling less than 2.5 % of the current 700 billion dollar bailout - we could end the AIDS epidemic in Africa in 10 years which would affect the AIDS...

US "Call to Action" against deep vein thrombosis

The US surgeon general has released a rare call to action against DVT, or deep vein thrombosis (blood clotting).  This condition is responsible for over 100,000 deaths a year in America alone, and affects hundreds of thousands more.  DVT can become deadly if a...

Researchers Target Cancer Tumors With Tiny 'Nanoworms'

Scientists at UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT have developednanometer-sized “nanoworms” that can cruise through the bloodstreamwithout significant interference from the body’s immune defense...

Remote-control Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs Directly Into Tumors

Nano Technology is advancing an a very fast pace. The possibilities seem endless for several fields including technology, biology, food, and yes even warfare. There is sure to be much debate about its use but here is an article about nanoparticles being used to target and...

Bad Teeth Cause Heart Disease

"Healthy teeth might help protect the heart by preventing cardiac infections, according to German researchers.Proper oral hygiene can help prevent heart infections known as endocarditis, which start when bacteria...

FDA Approves Patch to Treat Dementia

"The first skin patch to treat the dementia that can plague Alzheimer's patients gained federal approval, a drug company said Monday. The drug in the patch, called Exelon or rivastigmine, is the same as that now available in capsule form but provides a regular and continuous...

Last-minute Viagra saves premature baby

The normal use of Viagra aside, this life-saving measure is sure to set a precedent for Viagra as multi-faceted wonder-drug in the years to come... "Viagra has been used by doctors on Tyneside as a last resort to...

Woman Has Rare Case of Bubonic Plague

The Bubonic Plague, more commonly referred to as the "Black Death," ravaged Europe between the years 1347 and 1350. During this short period, 25 million people (one third of Europe's population at the time) were killed.  Thousands of people died each week and...

FDA Approves First Drug Patch for Depression

The Food and Drug Administration today approved Emsam (selegiline), the first skin (transdermal) patch for use in treating major depression. The once a day patch works by delivering selegiline, a monoamine oxidase inhibitor or MAOI, through the skin and into the bloodstream....

study of orgasm shows surprising link

Prolactin levels in blood are 400 per cent higher from sexual-intercourse-orgasm than masturbation-orgasm. This is true for both men and women.

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