Tag: Diseases
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The Real Komen Controversy Remains After Planned Parenthood Fiasco
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has patched things up with Planned Parenthood, but the causes of cancer remain unaddressed.
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New Virus Spreading Through Europe's Livestock
As the spring lambing season starts, the extent of animals infected last summer and fall becomes apparent.
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A Teaspoon of Sugar Might Make the Medicine Abound
Without sugar-coating, the white stuff we inhaled as kids, in excess, takes a toll far more toxic than cavities.
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Gamers Beat Computers In Designing Proteins for Scientific Research
Is this the next wave of gaming? Instead of stealing cars or fighting enemy armies, gamers are taking a crack at helping scientists solve medical mysteries.
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Neti Pots, Home Remedy for Colds or Conduit for Infections?
Two recent deaths were caused by people using regular tap water
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New Disinfection Technology Beats Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Can Kill Bedbugs Too
Using environmentally friendly chemistry, the newly patented technology claims an unprecedented 99.9999% kill rate
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Is It Too Late To Stem A Worldwide Outbreak Of Rational Governance?
Examples of government looking out for the public good by rational regulation are resurfacing.
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Cranberry Juice Beats Extract for Fighting Infection
Just between you and me, ladies, what do you do when you feel that irritating burn, knowing it can only mean a urinary tract infection? Do you run to the doctor's office for antibiotics, only to fight the yeast infection
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Contagion Screenwriter Talks Jude Law's Anti-Science Blogger Character (Video)
Scott Z. Burns explains why the villain of his blockbuster film is an anti-science blogger, while the heroes are government officials.
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The Week in Animals News: Mass Animal Escape, Sweaters for Penguins, and More (Slideshow)
Residents of Muskingum County in Ohio got quite a shock this week after dozens of exotic animals broke free from an area wildlife farm and took to the streets and highways.
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Human Waste Dumped into Oceans Harms Coral, New Study Reveals
Elkhorn coral is endangered. And it's being threatened by us, as in humans, and what we flush down the toilet.
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The Week in Animal News: Melting Zombie Caterpillars, Self-Cloning Jellyfish, and More (Slideshow)
Scientists have made some startling discoveries in the animal world this week -- from a virus that causes caterpillars to turn into melting zombies to a lonely jellyfish that has produced hundreds of clones of itself.
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Scientists Discover Gene Behind Melting Zombie Caterpillars
Watch out for zonked-out, virus-infected caterpillars melting from above: scientists have discovered a single gene in a caterpillar virus that dramatically alters the molting behaviour of the gypsy moth caterpillar, literally
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Two Stories of Disease: Smallpox and Polio
Smallpox plagued humanity for thousands of years. In the 18th century, smallpox killed one out of every ten children in France and Sweden. Over the 20th century, the virus caused between 300 and 500 million deaths worldwide.
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Wood Preservatives and the Battle of Big Government
We live in strange times. Amidst flying accusations about how the USA got into the current economic state, and who is responsible for it, many a finger has pointed at the burden of Big Government on the backs of small businessmen.
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Study Finds No Link Between Vaccinations and Autism or Type 1 Diabetes
The Institute of Medicine, an independent non-profit organization that works without political or commercial agenda, just released a study that should further allay fears about the risks of vaccination. Widely
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Watching TV For An Hour Will Shorten Your Life By 21.8 Minutes
There are often times that one gets up from watching the television thinking that those are sixty minutes that you are never going to get back, but it is worse than you know. A new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine calculates
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Mosquitos In Senegal Develop Resistance to Anti-Malarial Bed Netting
Some potential discouraging news in the worldwide battle against malaria: A report from Senegal shows that mosquitos can rapidly develop resistance to insecticide used to impregnate bed nets. BBC News explains, In this study researchers looked at one
