Health and Medicine

The Vitamin Cure for Infant and Toddler Health Problems

Canadian court tells doctors they must refer for euthanasia

Israeli companies are using futuristic technologies to simplify complex surgery, manage rehab, relieve pain, soothe autistic kids and much more

Since NEO40 increases blood supply to all organs in nanoseconds, it’s also helpful for those suffering from erectile dysfunction

Monitoring glucose levels through tears and sweat is one step closer with a new flexible sensor

Artificial sweeteners could someday treat cancer with fewer side effects

Sanaa Mahameed, the first female Muslim volunteer in United Hatzalah, now is being joined by 13 Bedouin Muslim women fresh out of training

US biotech company BioMarin enlists aid of Sheba Medical Center to take part in international trials of a ‘magic bullet’ treatment for hemophilia A.

Israeli researchers discover survival rates in pancreatic cancer linked to inverse correlation between specific oncogene and tumor suppressant

Israeli company has FDA approval to begin marketing the NeuGuide minimally invasive surgical system

Do Ketogenic Diets Really Work?

Football players and others who experience concussions could have changes in molecules involved in a key signaling pathway, according to a rodent study

An extract from Strophanthus gratus, an African plant, could someday be the basis of a male oral contraceptive.

Chemotherapy could someday have fewer side effects if loaded into a "protocell" nanoparticle that specifically burrows into the deepest tumor regions

The first company-sponsored clinical trials of the gene editing system will treat genetic blood diseases

It’s ironic that the Canadian government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on opioid addiction. Yet it fails to comprehend the health benefits of an insulin pill

The swimming power of sperm could deliver cancer drugs directly to cervical tumors

Blueberry vinegar could restore cognitive function in mice

Procedure was part of a clinical trial of human bone tissue grown in a bioreactor from fat cells of the same patient, eliminating risk of rejection

There’s little controversy that pets are helpful to children with autism, developmental disorders and to those who have been abused.

This is the 42nd year I’ve had the pleasure of wishing readers a happy and healthy Christmas. And my thanks for sending along your comments this past year

Vanillin someday could be used to prevent or reduce psoriatic skin inflammation

Remember, diagnosing whether it’s heartburn or a coronary attack can be difficult at times. If there’s any doubt, go immediately to the emergency.

Dealing with Anxiety

Cancer patients dying in needless agony

Facial fractures among older adults are on the rise. And taking arsenic in some activities would seem to be a safer option for some seniors

Corn muffins and other foods made with biofortified maize and eggs retain vitamin A after being cooked

Overdose deaths from heroin, fentanyl and misused prescription painkillers have tripled in the past 15 years