Although most commonly known as an effective antidepressant medication, fluoxetine, marketed under the brand name Prozac, was shown to be effective in slowing the progression of the relapsing remitting type of multiple sclerosis (MS), with …

Arms and legs that are shorter than average are an indication of poor nutritional intake in the early stages of life, when these limbs, especially the legs, normally experience rapid growth.  The region of the …

Thomas Kuhn proposed that scientific theories should be looked on not as not dealing with purely scientific facts, but also as systems of belief relating to a wider context, a frame of reference consisting of …

A naturally occurring anti-oxidant in humans has lead researchers to believe there is a link between serum urate levels and the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
Urate, once believed to be a useless a by-product of metabolism, …

Low doses of antidepressants can provide significant relief for adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome, according to a study published in the May issue of Journal of Pediatrics. IBS affects 6 percent of middle school students …

Workers all around the world are protected from any harm they may experience from exposure to electromagnetic fields on the job but many newborn babies face the influence of electromagnetic fields when they require an …

The perception of social status and the way we relate to people at the different levels of the hierarchy aren’t just a matter of opinion or upbringing.  Seems it’s actually wired into the circuitry of …

Medicare coverage expanded a bit in 2006 to include coverage for prescription drugs, Part D, provided a Medicare beneficiary chose to enroll in Medicare Part D.  Now that the prescription coverage plan has been in …

Sounds like the kind of job dreams are made of but it’s entirely real.  Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are recruiting as many as 150 postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes to …

The medical community has long been aware of the benefits a blood substitute might bring when accidents occur in remote settings and during times of war but finding the right product has been difficult.  The …