Health and Medicine

Handheld scanner could make brain tumor removal more complete, reducing recurrence By Moritz F. Kircher, M.D., Ph.D. | September 3, 2014
A handheld device that resembles a laser pointer could someday help surgeons remove all of the cells in a brain tumor.
Mae West Knew When Men Were Men By | August 31, 2014
So is it testosterone or not? You need the Wisdom of Solomon to know who is right. What is thought to be true today may not be so tomorrow
Getting graffiti off a masterpiece (video) By | August 28, 2014
Art Restoration
Taking aim at added sugars to improve Americans’ health By | August 27, 2014
The Case Against Sugar
Potential therapy for the Sudan strain of ebola could help contain some future outbreaks By | August 27, 2014
Scientists report a new potential weapon in the fight against a strain of ebola (above) that is just as deadly as the one currently devastating West Africa.
How to prevent organic food fraud By | August 27, 2014
A new test under development has the potential to authenticate organic tomatoes and other produce.
A nine-billion-dollar-a-year industry By | August 26, 2014
Part 3: "TORN TO SHREDS"--The unheralded epidemic of disease and death wrought by anti-anxiety drugs
A double whammy By | August 25, 2014
Part 2: Torn to Shreds: The unheralded epidemic of disease and death wrought by anti-anxiety drugs
Are West Africans Needlessly Dying From The Ebola Virus? By | August 24, 2014
Researchers and doctors should know that vitamin C has cured viral diseases like Yellow Fever, Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Dengue Fever and other viral diseases
“I’ve lost everything” By | August 23, 2014
Part 1: TORN TO SHREDS -- The unheralded epidemic of disease and death wrought by anti-anxiety drugs
“My quality of life shot” By | August 21, 2014
Part 3: "IT'S A NIGHTMARE" After the Avandia debacle, is history about to repeat itself?
“It was really a sham” By | August 19, 2014
Part 2: "IT'S A NIGHTMARE": After the Avandia debacle, is history about to repeat itself?
Death In The Electronic Age By | August 17, 2014
Obesity, diabetes, heart disease
“I was in a coma for four days” By | August 17, 2014
Part 1: “IT’S A NIGHTMARE” After the Avandia debacle, is history about to repeat itself?
The statinization of society By | August 13, 2014
Part 3: My Spirit is Broken: Will the New Statin Guidelines Do More Harm Than Good?
The selling of a disease By | August 12, 2014
Part 2: “MY SPIRIT IS BROKEN” Will the New Statin Guidelines Do More Harm Than Good?
A $29-billion-dollar-a-year industry By | August 11, 2014
Part 1: My Spirit is Broken: Will the New Statin Guidelines Do More Harm Than Good?
Is It ADHD, or a Problem With The Eye? By | August 10, 2014
The difficulty for parents is that children will usually not complain of problems with eye teaming as they may not be aware of what to report
Is Too Much Causing Autoimmune Disease? By | August 3, 2014
Type 1 diabetes, psoriasis, Crohn’s Disease, H pylori, immunology, chemotherapy
Burnout 101 for Caregivers By | July 27, 2014
Sooner or later the demands of time and energy made on some caregivers triggers a reaction, similar to the last straw that finally breaks the camel’s back
Toward an oral therapy for treating Alzheimer’s disease — using a cancer drug By Kurt R. Brunden, Ph.D. | July 23, 2014
Scientists are investigating a cancer drug as a potential oral therapy for Alzheimer’s.
Detecting concussion-related brain disease in its earliest stages By | July 23, 2014
Racing to Detect Brain Trauma
Rosemary and oregano contain diabetes-fighting compounds By Elvira Gonzalez de Mejia, Ph.D. | July 23, 2014
Rosemary (above) and Mexican oregano could be good natural sources of anti-diabetic compounds.
What Critics Won’t Admit About Vitamins and Minerals By | July 21, 2014
It is easier to be critical than right
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Medical Tidbits By | July 14, 2014
Binge drinking, lightning, roller coasters and other hazards
Making a more healthful, low-fat hot dog without giving up texture By Ana M. Herrero, Ph.D. | July 9, 2014
The substitutes contain 55 percent olive oil, which contains more healthful unsaturated fats, and could reduce the calories by more than a third
Tiny DNA pyramids enter bacteria easily — and deliver a deadly payload By David T. Leong, Ph.D. | July 9, 2014
Actinomycin D
Defending Cows By | July 6, 2014
Time and time again nature has proven to be safer and smarter than any manufacturing process
Bioelectronics could lead to a new class of medicine By | July 2, 2014
Shock Therapy
White bread helps boost some of the gut’s ‘good’ microbes By Sonia González, Ph.D. | July 2, 2014
Pectin, a compound in citrus fruits, lowers the levels of some helpful bacteria