" The policy shift comes after a 2006 lawsuit that received little attention outside the gay media, but that created big waves inside the OCFS.Alyssa—formerly Andrew—Rodriguez was born male, but identified and...
" Women who have a vitamin D deficiency when they are diagnosed with breast cancer were 94% more likely to have their cancer metastasize and 73% more likely to die within 10 years, Canadian researchers reported Thursday.The team also found that only 24% of the...
" China didn't cover up hand, foot and mouth disease cases, the World Health Organization's China representative said, according to the Wall Street Journal. Hans Troedsson, the representative, said information about the outbreak was delayed because of trouble with...
Death by Blogging, a new Diagnosis"SAN FRANCISCO — They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece — not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it...
" New Hepatitis C case Desert Shadow Nevada Endoscopy Center
NEWS March 19, 2008: Another case of Hepatitis C:
State health officials in Nevada have found evidence of another Hepatitis C case related to the first outbreak at the Shadow Lane facility that was closed...
"Children under seven should be banned from playing computer games because it could damage their attention span, it has been claimed.
The rapid pace of computer games is only stimulating basic "fight or flight"...
"Tuesday, December 11, 2007
By Billy Turner
ATLANTA -- A second examination of Reggie Bush's injured left knee by Birmingham orthopedist Dr. James Andrews confirmed the original diagnosis of a torn posterior cruciate ligament and Bush will miss the rest of the season, a...
"A documentary about Kylie Minogue's battle with breast cancer has gone to air in Britain, showing dramatic footage of the pop star's collapse during a show in Manchester.
Footage from the concert, filmed before her diagnosis, shows a distressed Minogue trying desperately not...
"I am absolutely making no assumptions about the state of mind 17-year old Alabama teen Ben Stanford was in when he decided to take his own life. However, I do have education and background in this field of...
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...
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Five to ten years from now when little Johnny or Sally has a cough, running nose & a sore throat, Mom is going to pick up the mobile phone and.... No, she is not going to call the Doctor. She is going...
OK, it's not ebola but Marburg haemorrhagic fever, which is just about as bad. Correction: only 25% as bad, according to this article in Slate. But you really don't want to get Marburg either."Marburg...
"The word Iraq seems to derange the minds of almost all who contemplate it. Like other famous vexations in history — Carthage for the Romans, Germany for the French, the Irish for the English (and, of course, the English for the Irish) — Iraq induces in the current...
"When a new study comes out showing that Ritalin use doubles in children of divorce, it is easy to assume the very public perception that divorce does a child 'bad.' But is it really that simple?
Below, Professor Lisa Strohschein asks the following question: ‘Is it possible...
Ultrasound machines have been shrinking in their sizes and are becoming more portable than ever, enabling doctors to carry them along in regions where they couldn't carry them earlier. The latest hand-held ultrasounds fro GE Healthcare abd SonoSite further consolidates this...