Health and Medicine
One flu vaccine to rule them all
Scientists who were looking for a way to annihilate the Avian flu have stumbled upon a protein that halts both the Avian and seasonal flu.
Sex ed goes mobile
A new study looks into whether videos delivered to mobile phones can educate young people about safe sex....
Medical myths debunked
Dr. Rachel Vreeman debunks popular medical myths -- like sugar making kids hyperactive, or losing body heat through the head....
Lead and violent crime
New research reveals that lead exposure in early development shrinks key areas of the brain, and is linked with violent crime....
Personalized medicine
Most pharmaceutical drugs only work for about half the people who take them because our DNA can inhibit them from functioning in our bodies. ...
Ask a Harvard Psychologist
Howard Gardner -- who developed the theory of multiple intelligences -- on the power of changing our minds and our lives....
Effectiveness of colonoscopy screening
A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine indicates that the screening method is not as effective as doctors thought....
The unhealthy toys list
Before heading to the toy store for holiday shopping, parents should be aware of the harmful chemicals that might be in some toys. ...
Richard Gere on AIDS awareness
On the 20th World AIDS Day, activist and actor Richard Gere shares his personal account of the evolution of AIDS in America. ...
The health benefits of being thankful
Being thankful and counting your blessings this Thanksgiving may help you mentally and physically -- recent research shows it's healthy to be grateful....- Israeli medical experience influential in Boston response to marathon bombings
- Monitoring infectious diseases online, on Twitter, gives early warning of outbreaks
- New contraception law in the Philippines indicative of decline of Catholic Church influence
- Parkinson's voice initiative uses voice-based test for potential detection
- Ethiopia moving to address doctor shortage; critics say corners being cut
- Cancer's New Battleground: Infectious diseases a leading cancer cause
- Cancer's New Battleground: In India, a simple test of vinegar makes all the difference
- Cancer's New Battleground: In Haiti, breast cancer presents stark choices
- Cancer's New Battleground: In Uganda, Jackson Orem fighting to establish cancer care
- Medical volunteers learn from mistakes made in rush to Haiti
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