Death by hand soap? It's no joke and worried researchers are trying to get the word out to the public about this latest health risk. What is this stuff? It's a chemical agent that's antimicrobial called triclosan. It's toxic. It's a registered p
Astonishingly, some illnesses once seen only in the aged are now found more frequently amongst individuals as young as 30 to 40 years old. The reason? Sedentary lifestyles and diets rich in the wrong type of fats lead to premature, accelerated aging.
Habitual TV watchers run a much greater risk of becoming obese, developing diabetes, heart disease, and dying of strokes or heart attacks, claims a revealing new medical study. The same study also revealed a shocking 9 percent increase in the risk of
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has just unveiled Body Browser, a detailed 3D model of the human body. Running only in browsers that support the new WebGL graphics standard (currently just Google Chrome or the latest Firefox beta), Body Browser lets you peel back the body's
An HIV-positive man who underwent a stem cell transplant in 2007 has been cured as a result of the procedure. Timothy Ray Brown, also known as the "Berlin Patient," received the transplant in 2007 as part of a lengthy treatment course for leukemia.
Autism disorders affect one in 110 children in the U.S.--or perhaps more--but the method of diagnosing the condition, which is characterized by difficulties socializing and communicating, among other behavioral and emotional problems.
A study released from a research team in Sweden has found a strong link between some hair products available on the marketplace and the incidence of eczema. For several decades, eczema—a reaction in the skin that creates a condition of reddish scalin
Scientists are reporting early success at transforming one kind of specialized cell into another, a feat of biological alchemy that doctors may someday perform inside a patient's body to restore health.
“There’s a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious — makes you so sick at heart — that you can’t take part. You can’t even passively take part.
Dr. Russell Blaylock is a nationally recognized board-certified neurosurgeon, health practitioner, author, lecturer, and editor of The Blaylock Wellness Report.
An Australian company will sell the world's first armpit testosterone lotion in American stores next year after receiving approval from the US Food and Drug Administration, news.com.au reported Friday.
We, a number of University of California, San Francisco faculty, are writing — see the attached memo — to call your attention to our concerns about the potential serious health risks of the recently adopted whole body back scatter X-ray airport secur
More parents are reporting that their children have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at some point in their lives than earlier in the decade, according to the CDC.
Within less than a year the tumor in my colon had disappeared – all without any help from a doctor or the use of any chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery.
Some of the world's biggest food companies are [finally] removing the chemical Bisphenol A from packaging, amid growing concern it is causing a wide range of human illnesses including heart disease and breast cancer.
Worker on Grand Isle dropped over dead. I am dealing with about 3 or 4 autopsies right now. I know of people with 4.75% of lung capacity and with an enlarged heart. I know people who’s esophaguses are dissolving and disintegrating. All these people h
Marathon runners can train for months to condition for the big race, yet struggle to finish if they exhaust stores of carbohydrates too quickly, a phenomenon known as "hitting the wall." A new formula gives runners a way to calculate just how many ca
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A hormone found predominantly in wealthy people was linked to a longer life, according to British research published Thursday.
Scientists from University College London studied thousands of over-50s for the English Longitudinal Study of Aging and
What would the United States look like without bats? As winter approaches, biologists seek new methods and technologies to help control a potentially devastating ecological disaster
Scientists have discovered that they can attach tiny studs of silver onto the surface of otherwise harmless bacteria, giving them the ability to destroy viruses.
Research has proven that long term consumption of sugar can lead to such health problems as diabetes, obesity, digestive disorders, varicose veins and thrombosis—not to mention tooth and gum decay. Reducing sugar consumption—or eliminating it entire
US doctors have begun treating the first patient with embryonic stem cells as part of the first human study of the controversial treatment authorized by the government, the Geron Corporation said Monday.