Health & Medicine

Apr 05, 2013 07:59 AM EDT

Reduce Salt, Increase Potassium in Diet for a Healthy Heart

New research shows that increasing potassium in the diet and reducing salt intake can have a significant impact on health and cost benefit by cutting down on the number of people who die of stroke each year.

an artificial tissue made using 3 D printing capable of folding itself

Apr 05, 2013 04:06 AM EDT

Oxford University Scientists Build 3-D Printer Capable of Printing Synthetic Tissues

Scientists from the Oxford University have now developed a printer that can create tissues that have several properties of living tissue.

Apr 05, 2013 03:34 AM EDT

Walking as Good for Heart as Running

Walking is as good as running to improve and maintain heart health, according to a new study.

Apr 04, 2013 09:06 PM EDT

China Begins Culling Birds Following Bird Flu Scare, CDC Working on Vaccine

Authorities in Shanghai on Thursday closed a live poultry trading zone in an agricultural products market and have began slaughtering all birds there in response to the recent H7N9 bird flu scare, according to Xinhua news.

Apr 04, 2013 05:09 PM EDT

As Sequester-related Budget Cuts Take Effect, Cancer Patients Are Left Feeling Stranded

Sequester-related budget cuts are taking root and among those hit the hardest are those battling cancer.

Apr 04, 2013 03:18 PM EDT

Cost Of Treating Alzheimer's And Other Forms of Dementia On The Rise

The cost of treating individuals living with dementia may be as much as $109 billion, according to a study released in the New England Journal of Medicine. What's more, with nearly 70 percent of patients on Medicare, tax payers are sharing much of the load.

Apr 04, 2013 02:36 PM EDT

Cocaine Addiction May Be Treatable: A Study

Scientists have discovered a way to switch cocaine addiction off and on in rats' brains with a laser, a treatment the researchers believe could be used in humans using transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Apr 04, 2013 12:47 PM EDT

As Scientists Argue Over The Ethics Of Bird Flu Research, H7N9 Continues to Wreak Havoc in China

Scientists conducting controversial research on different strains of the bird flu are pointing to cases of a newly-emerged mutation in China as justification for their work.

Apr 04, 2013 08:40 AM EDT

Rheumatoid Arthritis in Men Linked with Low Testosterone Levels

A new study has found that men with low testosterone levels are more likely to be diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.

Apr 04, 2013 04:13 AM EDT

Baldness Linked with Increased Risk of Heart Disease in Men

Men who are losing hair are more likely to get a heart attack, especially if the balding is occurring on the crown of the head rather than the front, says a new study.

Apr 03, 2013 04:43 PM EDT

24-Year-Old Dies Due to Complications While Having His Wisdom Teeth Removed

Friends and family are questioning what happened when Marek Lapinski's wisdom teeth were removed that led to his death due to complications from the surgery.

Rates of Persons Aged 18 - 64 Living with a Diagnosis of HIV Infection, Year-End 2008

Apr 03, 2013 03:55 PM EDT

Recent Discovery Places Scientists Closer to Developing HIV Vaccine

Having mapped out what they're calling a road map of the arms race between HIV and an infected person's antibodies, scientists believe they may have a clearer view than ever before as to how to go about developing a viable vaccine against the virus.

Apr 03, 2013 03:02 PM EDT

Senator Schumer Calls for Legislative Action Regarding Prescription Drug Abuse

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, announced new legislation Wednesday aimed at mitigating prescription drug abuse, especially pain killers.

Apr 03, 2013 02:21 PM EDT

WHO Upholds Plan to Eradicate Polio by 2018

The World Health Organization has officially passed off an a strategy that, should it succeed, would result in the complete eradication of polio by 2018. The real hurdle now isn't polio - it's funding.

Apr 03, 2013 02:18 PM EDT

Killing Cancer With No Side Effects, New Treatment Shows Promise

A new cancer treatment has successfully put cancer into remission in laboratory mice with none of the side effects that traditional chemotherapy or radiation therapy.