Article Archive for April 2009
Dr. Richard Besser, acting director for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is urging Americans to go out and live life, even amidst the spread of swine flu. He says this is …
In the last few days, the words swine and flu have been two of the busiest buzz words on the internet. Public interest in the unfolding swine flu epidemic has sent so many people turning …
Research scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have just made public their discovery of some tiny changes in some specific genes that suggest a rather strong genetic link between these changes and the development of …
A report described as ‘startling’ reveals the prevalence of paralysis in America: 1 in 50 Americans is living with paralysis to one degree or another. The report suggests the previous way paralyzed individuals have been …
A study published in the latest issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, says the specialty of the surgeon influences the patient’s quality of life and success rate of the treatment where …
To best fight the ravages of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa, it must begin manufacturing its own supply of generic drugs, according to Michel Sidibé, a 57-year-old resident of the African nation, Mali. Sidibé has …
A report just released by the National Institute on Media and the Family suggests 10% of all American children between 8 and 18 years of age are likely addicted to their video games. The report …
Two hospitals, College Hospitals in Cerritos and Costa Mesa, California, have agreed to pay $1.6 million to settle a lawsuit alleging them of dumping homeless psychiatric patients instead of treating and discharging them properly. The …
The mere mention of the word Botox brings to mind fixed expressions on fading celebrity faces but not everyone who uses the cosmetic injections go to those extremes. When used with discretion, Botox does an …
Sometimes it’s an overwhelming sense of stress on the parents’ part. Sometimes it’s the overwhelming press of poverty. And sometimes it’s the overwhelming sense of hopelessness compounded by the absence of humility enough to ask …
