Refugees Attacked by Armed Men Outside Zimbabwe Capital

UN should put this case into account....they need a shelter to live..."Armed men in Zimbabwe have attacked a group of internally displaced people outside the capital, Harare. The attack took place at a camp on...

Get Healthy: Your Middle-Aged Heart Will Thank You

A common-sense study with the expected common-sense results: "King and his colleagues evaluated almost 16,000 men and women who were between the ages of 45 and 64 when the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities...

Inadequate Sleep May Exacerbate Cellular Aging In The Elderly, Animal Study S...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that the unfolded protein response, which is a reaction to stress induced by sleep deprivation, is impaired in the brains of old...

UGA VI Georgia Bull Dawgs Mascot Dies

UGA VI Georgia Bull Dawgs Mascot DiesStatement from Trey Paris, President of the UGA Alumni Association "On behalf of all loyal UGA alumni and the Alumni Association, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the...

Profs Urge Louisiana Gov: Veto Fluoridation Bill

Many professionals world-wide are calling on Louisiana Governor Jindal to veto a bill which would force fluoridation on almost the whole state. SB 312 was quietly pushed through the legislature by PR firms...

Suicidality Monitoring for Clinical Trials

Historically, drugs that were aimed at psyhological disorders were the main target for close monitoring and analysis of deperssion and change in tendency to do self-harm. As time showed, any pharmaceutical solution that affects the bodys chemistry can have an...

Doctor or Non-Doctor - alternative healers at war over just who can call them...

"It took 99 years, but Minnesota has finally given official recognition to the practice of naturopathic medicine, which relies on the body's powers to heal itself.Under a new state law, naturopaths -- who use everything from herbal remedies to biofeedback -- will be allowed...

Gene-based diabetes therapy paves way for personalised medicine for all

"A therapy tailored to individuals’ genes has transformed the treatment of achronic disease, in a ground-breaking advance for personalised medicine.Hundreds of diabetes sufferers in Britain were able to switch from insulininjections to cheaper, more effective drugs after a...

Chinese sell tiger bone wine

"Staff at two "safari parks" a few hours from the capital Beijing offered to sell undercover investigators wine made from the crushed bones of tigers that died in captivity at the sanctuaries.The wine, which it...

1 in 8 Will Die From Alzheimer's

"More than 5 million Americans are estimated to be living with Alzheimer's disease, although no one knows how many have been diagnosed. But research suggests as many as half of Alzheimer's sufferers may be in the...

Acupuncture: sham healthcare

            While acupuncture is widely accepted as a viable method of healthcare, there are still serious questions as to whether it has any effect at all....

Hospitals, Nursing homes, Doctors and Prescription Drugs

" Here is another useful website, this website rates hospitals, nursing homes, doctors and prescription drugs. It has safety, pricing and background information on more than 4,300 prescription drugs, including whether their use is on the upswing or downswing, and how they...

Frog evolution debate resolved

A fossil of an amphibian found in Texas in 1995 appears to have put an end to a lengthy debate about the evolution of frogs and salamanders."The fossilized creature, known as Gerobatrachus hottoni, proves that...

Fat people Cause global warming

Claim: Fat people cause global Warming Over weight Folks have to go through school being heckled and abused.  Usually in Adulthood these blasting start to tapper as people understand more about genetics and...

Chavez Calls For $1 Billion Poverty Fund

Hugo Chavez has committed $365 million of Venezuela's oil income to establishing a global fund to provide food and medicine to the poor and urged other nations to help raise that total to $1 billion. Will other...

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