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Fat And Jolly Scientifically Verified - Enjoy Your Thanksgiving
It used to be a stereotype that being fat meant you had a happy personality. Then culture went out of its way to vilify fat people and make them miserable...
DUI jumps 54 percent on Thanksgiving
DENVER, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Thanksgiving is the second deadliest holiday after New Year's for alcohol-related fatalities, alcohol experts say.
Decline in availability, use of key treatment for depression
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered the most effective treatment option for patients with severe depression who cannot find symptom relief [...]
HIV Infections and AIDS Deaths Dropping, But Epidemic Still Daunting
A new global report from UNAIDS once again delivers both good and bad news
Well: The Not-So-Hidden Calories From Alcohol
The average adult American consumes about 100 calories worth of alcohol daily -- a number that for many people could contribute to excess weight gain. And with the holidays upon...
UN: Africa's birth rate booming in coming decades
Shifting population trends mean that one in three children born by 2050 will be African, the U.N. Children's Fund said Tuesday.
Reasons for severe bleeding in hemophilia revealed
New insights into what causes uncontrollable bleeding in hemophilia patients have been provided. By revealing that blood clots spread in traveling waves through vessels, the study offers new strategies that...
FDA OKs HeartWare device for transplant patients
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new heart pump for patients with severe heart failure who are awaiting a heart...
Researchers developing 'homing beacon drugs' to target cancer cells
A medical researcher with the University of Alberta and his team just published their findings about their work on developing 'homing beacon drugs' that kill only cancer cells, not healthy...
Well-known protein implicated in fibrosis
Scientists have uncovered a new role for the protein toll-like receptor four in the development of tissue fibrosis, or scarring. This finding has implications for the treatment of scleroderma.
MDMA keeps severe stress at bay
Prolonged relief reported from drug-enhanced therapy sessions.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2012.11864
Hacker Faces Prison for Not Hacking iPad
Trial hinges on 1986 anti-hacking law described by experts as unclear, too broad.
FYI: Can You Make An Authentic Twinkie At Home?
Creamy Chemical Goodness Wikimedia CommonsThe Great Twinkie Panic of 2012 seems to be over, but we were worried. Is it possible, in case of need, to craft scientifically authentic Twinkies at home? Last...
An ethics debate over embryos on the cheap
In the cutthroat field of fertility treatments, Dr. Ernest Zeringue sharply cuts costs by creating a single batch of embryos, then divvying it up among several patients. One 'horrified' critic...
U.S. panel advises HIV tests for everyone ages 15 to 64
The Preventive Services Task Force opens public comment on a recommendation of HIV tests for everyone 15 to 64.Nearly everyone ages 15 to 64 should be screened for HIV even...
Hip fracture risk in elderly higher when blood pressure drugs start
Elderly people who start taking some blood pressure medications may face a higher risk of falling and breaking a hip, an Ontario study suggests.
Nanomedicine breakthrough could improve chemotherapy for childhood cancer
Medical researchers have developed a nanoparticle that could improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy for neuroblastoma by a factor of five.
Sweat glands play major role in healing human wounds
Researchers have discovered one of the body's most powerful secret weapons in healing: sweat glands.
New coronavirus related to viruses from bats
The virus that is causing alarm among global public health authorities after it killed a man in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [...]
Would you take a test that predicts your death? | Poll
A blood test on birds to predict the speed at which they age could eventually be used to estimate how long someone has left to live. Would you like to...
FEATURE: Strung out!
Hamstring injuries are the bane of football medical departments, but new research has turned up some intriguing findings, writesDr Jodi Richardson.
Immune boost fights leukaemia
A compound that boosts an immune cell could effectively vaccinate leukaemia patients against their own cancer, research has found.
Injectable malaria infection could speed vaccine testing
Researchers have developed a controlled, injectable malaria infection that could be a more precise and easier way of testing treatments.
Birds studied to understand trade-offs between reproduction, immunity
(Phys.org)—Does parenting take a toll on the immune system? If you've ever been the parent of a newborn who demanded to be fed every three to four hours, your gut...
Paralysed dog walks again
Jasper the dachshund shows how fast he can run after Cambridge University scientists restored his spinal cord using cells from his nose
Psychiatric hospital violence spikes, B.C. safety agency says
Incidents of violence are increasing at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Port Coquitlam, B.C., worrying both the workers at the facility and the community at large, a CBC News investigation...
Pain medication addiction reaching epidemic level
Addiction to pain medication is creating new challenges for physicians. Would you believe -- hydrocodone was the most prescribed drug in America in 2011?
Really?: The Claim: Eye Problems can Cause Headaches in Children
In a recent study, researchers could not find any significant link between headaches and diagnoses of vision problems.