Vaccines: Why Preservatives Were Added
Fri, 03/19/10 – 4:01 | No Comment

A recent special U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled that there was no link between autism and vaccines. Since the Supreme Court has just announced today that it will decide if vaccine manufactures can be …

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Melanoma: Finding a Cure
Monday, 1 Mar, 2010 – 4:22 | No Comment
Melanoma: Finding a Cure

The New York Times has recently published a series of 3 articles, written by Amy Harmon, that follow an experimental drug’s effect on shrinking advanced melanoma.
The articles specifically write about the human side of drug trials by following five patients …

39% Increase In Health Insurance Premiums
Friday, 26 Feb, 2010 – 4:36 | No Comment
39% Increase In Health Insurance Premiums

California’s Anthem Blue Cross, one of the largest health insurers in that state, announced a 39% increase in premiums and signaled that it will likely allow rate increases to occur more than once a year. …

Diagnosing Concussion: Measuring Reaction Time
Wednesday, 17 Feb, 2010 – 4:25 | No Comment
Diagnosing Concussion: Measuring Reaction Time

A simple test that measures reaction time in athletes may help diagnose concussion on the field. Although this test is not meant to replace computerized testing and  medical treatment, delayed reaction time is one indicator of mild …

Nurse Faces Jail for Reporting Doctor
Wednesday, 10 Feb, 2010 – 4:00 | No Comment
Nurse Faces Jail for Reporting Doctor

As hard as this is to believe, a nurse who worked as the corportate compliance officer and quality improvement officer  at WinklerCounty Memorial Hospital in Texas, has been arrested and charged with “misuse of official …

Dogs Smell Cancer
Monday, 8 Feb, 2010 – 4:00 | No Comment
Dogs Smell Cancer

In the novel, “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein, Enzo the main character in the story who just happens to be a dog, detects cancer on the breath of his mistress, well …

Banning Mandatory Health Insurance?
Wednesday, 3 Feb, 2010 – 4:00 | No Comment
Banning Mandatory Health Insurance?

Go figure. . . Some state legislatures are now gearing up to ban governmental mandatory health insurance mandates. This will do nothing to curb the costs to hospitals for treating the uninsured. Case in point: …

H1N1 (Swine) Flu and Asthma
Friday, 1 Jan, 2010 – 4:44 | No Comment
H1N1 (Swine) Flu and Asthma

Surveillance records released recently by Massachusetts health authorities showed an overwhelming link between hospitalization and underlying asthma – more so than other chronic illnesses like cardiac, kidney and endocrine disorders.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise. …

Stem Cells and Gene Engineering
Friday, 18 Dec, 2009 – 4:03 | No Comment
Stem Cells and Gene Engineering

Stem cells, the precursors to all differentiated cells, can now be modified to improve healing rates. Daniel Anderson at MIT engineered stem cells with a gene that promotes blood vessel growth. Because tissue repair requires …

New Treatment Aimed at Autoimmune Disorders
Wednesday, 9 Dec, 2009 – 4:12 | No Comment
New Treatment Aimed at Autoimmune Disorders

Medical researchers at University College London have come up with a way to produce regulatory T-cells, highly specialized immune cells that regulate the body’s immune response. Normally making up less than 1% of the body’s …

Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Monday, 16 Nov, 2009 – 4:00 | No Comment
Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) refers to short periods of non-breathing that occurs during sleep, as a result of a collapse or obstruction of the airway. It is almost always accompanied by snoring.
Sleep apnea is significant because if …