How is it that taking anabolic steroids, which are synthetic derivatives of testosterone, actually lead to gynecomastia (enlarged breasts in men) and azospermia (absence of sperm in ejaculate)? One would think that testosterone derivatives might …

Scientists are again looking into the transformative effects of taking hallucinogens such as psilocybin, to deal with certain psychological illnesses including depression caused by cancer, end-of-life anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
The …

Hundreds of precancerous polyps on a resected colon
What if precancerous cells could be targeted for cell death without affecting healthy cells? A team of scientists led by Xiangwei Wu, Ph.D. at the University of Texas …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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: …

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. …