Americans spend billions on foods and supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids. Not all of it is money well spent.
Israel is launching a potentially trailblazing experiment in organ donation: Sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed. The new law is the first of its kind in the world and authorities are eager to see if it boosts organ supply which is relative low in Israel due to religious objections.
The lesson is that if you're trying to quit, whether using an over-the-counter method or a prescribed medication, follow the directions and your chance of success will increase. But following directions with e-cigarettes may be moot. So which stop-smoking methods are most effective?
Swedish researchers found that men who consumed the most calcium in food were 25 percent less likely to die over the next decade than their peers..
WalMart fired a cancer patient and former Employee of the Year for using medical marijuana, as advised by his doctor, in a state where it is legal. How do you teach a big, dumb corporate beast? You hurt it in the only way it understands. It's time to teach WalMart that mistreating medical marijuana patients is very, very bad for business....
While health reform has to run a gantlet of misinformation and outright lies, the reality is that it may not be perfect, but it is a reasonable, responsible plan.
Some infants headed for a diagnosis of autism, or autism spectrum disorder as it's officially known, can be reliably identified at 14 months old based on the presence of five key behavior problems, according to an ongoing long-term study.
This is the latest case of salt hysteria. In 1976, the president of Tufts University said salt was "the most dangerous food additive of all." According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), salt is "perhaps the deadliest ingredient in the food supply." Bloomberg recently compared salt to asbestos.
Procter & Gamble is reformulating its Herbal Essences shampoos to reduce the amount of a carcinogenic chemical in them.
One report says another legal marijuana alternative is already on headshop shelves. The new products are called "Maui Hybrid," and "Hawaiian Haze," and just like K2, they mimic the effects of weed.
In a new report on pregnancy andchildbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal health care crisisin this country as part of a systemic violation of women's rights
Women who have taken the contraceptive pill are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a long-term study finds.
In the mid 1990s, a craze swept Japan and crested its way onto American shores: Kids were going crazy for the Tamagotchi, an egg-shaped digital pet.
(PhysOrg.com) -- Berkeley Lab researchers have shown that the biochemical activity of a key player in cancer metastasis can be altered by the application of a direct physical force. This new way in which cells can sense and respond to physical forces presents a new road for future cancer therapies.
Although better known for its cosmetic applications, Botox is approved to treat such therapeutic conditions as underarm sweating, neck spasms, and eye-muscle disorders. Therapeutic sales of Botox accounted for approximately 52% of Allergan sales last year and increased about 4% over 2008.
Overprotective parents inhibit more than their kids' freedom: they may also slow brain growth in an area linked to mental illness.
Dr. Drew Pinsky, our favorite reality television doctor, addresses the issue of sexual anorexia, or avoidance of sex and intimacy.