Making news lately is a study indicating a large percentage of postmenopausal women experience a drop in sexual desire, a situation all but a few regard as no reason for complaint.  The complaining few, however, …

New research from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggests women who experience migraines are at 30% less risk of developing breast cancer than women who don’t suffer this type headache. Estrogen is thought …

The antiseptic, chlorhexidine, is often swabbed into the mouths of critically ill patients on breathing machines to prevent pneumonia associated with ventilators.  Chlorhexidine, the most commonly used antiseptic for this application, is affordable, effective, and …

Two servings of fish each week has been found to reduce the risk of kidney damage so often associated with diabetes, according to the November issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.  Diabetic study …

Researchers at Iowa State University say the violent video games come first, influencing children in negative ways.  Critics say aggressive kids just like playing aggressive games.  With 90% of American kids between 8 and 16 …

According to a recent study funded by Cornell University, the number of kids in a given area developing autism goes up when the climate is rainier.  The study’s findings leave its researchers wondering if precipitation …

Just as fingerprints identify no one but ourselves, new research says our body’s aroma may be just as unique. Our individual “odortypes” are thought to remain constant regardless of what we eat but certain …

Fibromyalgia exhibits no physical evidence in either the muscular or skeletal systems, leading to its nickname – the invisible syndrome.  Diagnosis has baffled physicians and patients alike but new technology may change the way the …

The number of teenagers taking prescription medications for type 2 diabetes at the end of 2005 was double the number from the beginning of 2002, according to the results of an extensive study of prescription …

Evidence is mounting that grapes are a surprisingly healthy choice of foods, as are all fruits and vegetables, but the benefits of grapes, rich in health-protecting phytochemicals, seem to outnumber the rest.  A new study …