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COST: Calculating The Financial Pain Of Cancer
Cancer care has had lots of known side effects but one goes less discussed - the "financial toxicity", which is the expense, anxiety and loss of confidence confronting those who...
Safe water for the people in Tanzania
Hydraulic engineers and photovoltaics experts have developed a solar filtration system to produce high-quality drinking water from polluted brackish water and tested it successfully in Tanzania. The test results are...
Anthrax exposure sparks new scrutiny over CDC safety
As many as 84 scientists and staff may have been exposed to live anthrax bacteria after researchers failed to follow safety procedures, the U.S. government says.
The 4 Percent Want To Keep Their Figure: Early Elective Deliveries Of US Babies Up Sharply
Every time you see a model or actress on a magazine cover with an article bragging about how she lost her 'baby weight' a month after delivery, you should know...
G77 warns against misuse of science in development
A declaration issued on the 50th anniversary of the Group of 77’s creation shows how science can help and hinder.
Czechs condemn euthanasia proposal for children with disabilities
A senior university lecturer and Czech government adviser has been forced to resign for proposing to legalize euthanasia for children born with birth defects.
Strict Diet Suspends Development, Doubles Lifespan of Worms
The centuries-long search for the fountain of youth has yielded […]
A 4-week hep C cure? Bristol to test drugs with Gilead's Sovaldi
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the race to find a faster cure for hepatitis C, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said it will test its experimental antiviral drug combination with Gilead Sciences...
New Books Party: books received this week
What good is a weekend without a good book to read? Take a look at these books -- hot off the presses -- that you may enjoy! Continue reading...
FDA asks for wider warning on testosterone products
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said all testosterone products on the market should include in their labels a general warning about the risk of blood clots in...
Shaman's Herbal Hallucinogen a Fatal Lure for New Age Tourists
The mother of a man who drowned while using a shamanic hallucinogenic drug called ayahuasca has filed a lawsuit against the New Age spiritual retreat where the incident occurred. This...
Veterinary researchers use forensic technology to track down drug residues in milk
Veterinarians at Iowa State University are using advanced forensic techniques and the same technology used by crime scene investigators to monitor drug residues in milk and meat.
Three people shot, injured at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Danielle HaynesMORRISON, Colo., June 20 (UPI) -- Three people were hospitalized in Denver with non life-threatening injuries after being shot at a Nas concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Focus on Gender: Rooting SDG commitments in reality
ICT offers a practical path to ensuring the goal of empowering women is delivered, says Henrietta Miers.
New York Leaders Reach Deal on Medical Marijuana
The agreement includes a major demand of the Cuomo administration: that no smoking of the drug would be permitted, though other options would be.
5 things to know about 'Hicks babies' background
NORTH CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- More than 200 newborns in the 1950s and '60s were relocated in off-the-books adoptions through Dr. Thomas Hicks' McCaysville clinic in...
Healthcare for apes: L.A. Zoo works to help gorilla with valley fever
Veterinarian Cindy Stadler carefully pushed a 2-foot-long plastic breathing tube down the 360-pound gorilla’s throat after he’d been sedated in preparation for a medical exam Thursday at the Los Angeles...
A novel way to end the superbug reign
Researchers have found a way to make drugs that target the bacteria’s outer layer, so that they don’t become resistant to antibiotics.
Horse care: Start mosquito protection methods now, veterinarians urge
Veterinarian advises to start mosquito prevention methods now in order to protect yourself and your horse from West Nile virus during the heavy infection season in mid to late summer.
NIH-led Children’s Health Study On Hold
Health: Ambitious federal project to link environmental exposures and genetics to children’s health put on hold in light of critical expert report
New York sued over transgender Medicaid coverage
NEW YORK (AP) -- A lawsuit filed Thursday against New York state seeks Medicaid coverage for transgender people seeking what they consider to be life-saving health...
Tim McGraw shows off his eight-pack abs in Men's Health
Annie MartinNASHVILLE, June 19 (UPI) -- Who knew? Tim McGraw is totally ripped.
New tests for helmets proposed in concussion fight
WASHINGTON (AP) -- There is no concussion-proof football helmet, but manufacturers may soon have to meet new testing standards against certain concussion-causing forces - a step...
Autoimmune diseases stopped in mice
Reprogramming immune cells may offer a way to treat autoimmune diseases without harming the body’s ability to fight infections.
Clinically Dead? The Blurred Line Between Life and Death
While the definition of death may seem obvious, medical technologies have made the determination of death an increasingly gray area.
Marijuana use OK'd for hospital patients in Sherbrooke, Que.
Doctors, dentists and pharmacists at Quebec's Sherbrooke University Hospital Centre have unanimously approved the use of medical marijuana in patients' rooms.
Mother Yaks Are a Step Above the Rest
A new study of Tibetan yaks—close relatives of American bison—finds that mothers climb highest when seeking food or safety.
New monkey model for AIDS offers promise for medical research
Rockefeller University researchers announce that they have coaxed a slightly modified form of the HIV-1 virus to not only infect pigtailed macaques but to cause full blown AIDS in the...