British scientists unlocked the secret to pain and how to end it
If you’d rather hurt than feel nothing at all (a la Lady Antebellum), this medical breakthrough is not for you. But for the rest of us who’d like an end to physical pain (sorry, heartbreak not...
View ArticleThe 10 smartest countries in the world when it comes to science
If we are to solve the biggest problems of our time — fromclimate change and food security to nuclear non-proliferation — we're going to need more scientists. That's partly why the Organization for...
View ArticleNew HIV Treatment Shows Promise in Early Research
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Preliminary new research raises the prospect that a recently discovered antibody -- an important component of the immune system -- could be enlisted to...
View ArticleIbuprofen vs Acetaminophen
It's a time-honored moment of head scratching in the pharmacy aisle — what over-the-counter (OTC) painkiller should I get? Despite the litany of different brand names and packages, there are basically...
View ArticleHealth Benefits of growing a beard
Beards may serve a perhaps surprising hygienic purpose, according to a new study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection. A team of researchers combed through the beards of hospital workers and...
View ArticleHow can you get HPV? Oral Sex or French Kissing?
Human papillomavirus, also known as HPV, is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States and responsible for around five percent of cancers worldwide, most notably cervical and...
View ArticleGlaucoma
Glaucoma awareness! Glaucoma is a disease of the eyes that can lead to vision loss or blindness due to damage to the optic nerve. In order to understand how glaucoma can occur, we must first...
View ArticleA Blood Test for Cancer Gets Closer
A blood test is one of the least invasive ways for doctors to get a peek inside the body. But when it comes to cancer, blood isn’t exactly a reliable source of information. While tumors do shed...
View ArticleAnthrax Outbreak in Siberia- Russia
Ninety people are undergoing hospital checks in remote northern Russia because of an anthrax outbreak that killed a boy on Monday. Eight people are confirmed as infected with anthrax, a rare but...
View ArticleAnthrax Outbreak in Siberia- Russia
Ninety people are undergoing hospital checks in remote northern Russia because of an anthrax outbreak that killed a boy on Monday. Eight people are confirmed as infected with anthrax, a rare but deadly...
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