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Computers Help Docs Spot Breast Cancer on X-rays
A computer can safely replace a medical expert in a revolutionary way of interpreting a breast X-ray – according to a Cancer Research UK...
2 Share Nobel Prize for Work on AIDS and Cancer
Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs...
Medical Breakthroughs Give New Hope Across the Board
Major medical advancements in research this century are transforming diseases and common health problems bringing hope to millions. From alzheimers to glaucoma, MS to...
‘Nutraceutical’ Citrus Formula Helps Beat Incurable Cancers
If you want to know what truly sets Dr. Isaac Eliaz apart, just ask Bonnie Bell, a spirited survivor of Stage 4 breast cancer,...
Essential as Vitamin C CoQ10 Soon May be Available in Water
If U.C Santa Barbara Chemist Bruce Lipshutz has his way, you may soon be buying bottles of water brimming with the life-sustaining coenzyme CoQ10...
Alzheimer’s Drug Reverses Cognitive Decline Over 12 Month Period In Early Human Testing
"A drug once approved as an antihistamine in Russia improved thinking processes and ability to function in patients with Alzheimer's disease in a study...
A Laugh a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Laughter isn't just a good feeling; it can also be good medicine. It's good for our hearts as well as for our souls. ...
US Firms Give $76 Million in Aid to China Quake Relief
Despite challenges in the US economy, American corporations have heard the call and responded to the May earthquake disaster in China with cash donations,...
Billion Tree Campaign Sets New Goal of 7 Billion Trees by ’09
Since meeting its goal in 2007 of planting 1 billion trees, a grassroots effort to green the globe has announced that it is raising...
Cheap 5-in-1 Wonder Pill Could Prevent 80% of Heart Attacks
In a mission to make it available to everyone over 55 at an affordable price, UK scientists have developed a "polypill" which they say...
Scrub Your Floor and Chase Away Depression
"Working up a sweat while performing household chores may not just improve the cleanliness of your home, but your mental health too, a...
Drew Barrymore Donates $1 Million To UN Anti-Hunger Plans
American actress Drew Barrymore announced that she would donate $1 million to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to help the agency feed...
Revoked Patent on HIV/AIDS Drug Could Bring Cheap Generics to Developing World
In a move that could lead to the availability of cheap generic HIV/AIDS medicine manufactured without restrictions to benefit the developing world, the U.S....
Top Ten Pet Stories of 2007
I compiled this list for the Ellen DeGeneres show and suggested they ask their audience to vote (with cheers) for the Top Pet Hero...
Saving Plants that Save Lives
Unsustainable collection practices are threatening the survival of many of the plant species used in traditional and modern medicines. After three years of collaboration...
Promising New HIV-AIDS Drug Approved in Canada
"A new HIV-AIDS drug, the first in a promising new class of medications, has been given approval for the Canadian market for treatment when...
5 Ways You Can Live to Be 100 (Updated)
Would you like to live to be 100? Hmm? Maybe, with a couple of caveats: Loved ones who stick around, and good health for...
Sex Life Doesn’t End at 80
Many older adults are sexually active into their 70s and 80s says a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Fifty-three...
Cat Senses Final Hours of Elderly Patients
I came across a wonderful story about a cat who snuggles up beside citizens of a nursing home four hours before they die. It's...
(UPDATED) Bill Clinton Brokers Generic AIDS Drug Deal
"Former U.S. president Bill Clinton has announced a deal with drug companies to drastically reduce the cost of second-line anti-retroviral HIV/AIDS medicines for people...