It’s like something out of the television show “Star Trek” where doctors of the future could heal people with one shot. It’s a story about a possible universal vaccine that is said to be able to halt the spread of tumors in their tracks. The vaccine technology is called the TeloVac which has already seen [...]
In good news for those keeping tabs on the battle against cancers, a new report from the Centers for disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute showed that more Americans are beating cancer. The report points to the number of cancer survivors in the US increased to 11.7 million in 2007. That is [...]
A recent study may suggest that cell phones could actually have a significant impact on the brain’s metabolism. The study revealed among other things that a 50-minute call was able to boost overall activity in certain regions of the brain significantly. The areas which are most active are those which are nearest to the phone, [...]
The FDA has recently pushed for more stringent safety warnings on a popular treatment which is supposedly able to prevent women from going into premature labor, something that can cause serious health complications for both the baby and the mother. One spokesperson for the FDA said that pregnant women should not be administered terbutaline intravenously [...]
Los Angeles reporter Serene Branson’s on air moment of confusion was caused by what’s referred to as a migraine aura. Branson stunned viewers last week while on the air reporting about the Grammy Awards when she started to slur her words and became incomprehensible. The manifestation of the illness is called aphasia but could also [...]
A 61-year old woman who lives in Chicago recently gave birth to her grandchild after her daughter asked her to be a surrogate mother for an embryo she and her husband had created. Kristine Casey might just be the oldest woman in the history of Illinois to give birth, having gone through menopause ten years [...]
Officials from CBS are claiming that reporter Serene Branson feels fine and she is perfectly okay, nonetheless few people are still trying to find out what exactly happened to her on Sunday. Branson was not officially admitted to a hospital, but she was examined on the scene by paramedics who said that she was okay [...]
The wonders of DNA testing may soon be coming to a Duane Reade store near you as the company has started selling your own do-it-yourself DNA testing kit for $29.99. The company Indentigene produces the kit and it’s the first time that it will be available in New York retail stores. The tests will be [...]
The Food and Drug Administration, FDA, has approved for the first time, a 3D mammography imaging device that is hoped will aid doctors in detecting more cancerous breast tumors. The system is called the Selenia Dimensions System produced by the Hologic Inc. company and the system provides both 2D and 3D X Ray images thus [...]
On Wednesday February 2nd, 2011 the newly elected Senate failed to pass a controversial measure that would have made it possible to eventually repeal president Obama’s health care reform. Despite the failure (which was predicted by all political experts) the Republicans have vowed to keep on fighting until they have taken down the piece of [...]
Salt is one of the body’s primary electrolytes. We need salt, but not too much of it. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services now state that Americans should limit their salt intake to just 1500 milligrams a day. That isn’t even half a teaspoon. This recommended amount does [...]
