Obama Administration Requests Stay To Lift Stem Cell Funding Ban
(Washington, DC) -- The Obama administration is requesting an emergency stay to lift the ban on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research. In August, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled the research violated the law because it involved destroying human embryos ...Read More
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Study Shows Some Dance Moves Could Attract Women
(Undated) -- A new study shows men could be waltzing their way into the heart of their leading lady. Psychologists in the study used computer generated gender-neutral figures to determine which dance moves capture a woman's heart ...Read More
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Study Finds Infant's Birth Weight Impacted By Mom
(Undated) -- A new study is backing up previous research that shows a woman's weight gain during pregnancy could impact the infant's birth weight. Researchers found excessive weight gain during pregnancy consistently resulted in larger infants ...Read More
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American Academy of Pediatrics Wants Mandatory Flu Shots For Health Care Workers
(Elk Grove Village, IL) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics is releasing a statement calling for mandatory flu shots for health care workers. This isn't anything new for the Academy who has already recommended it for years ...Read More
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Scientists Tweak Research Methods For Melanoma Drug
(Chicago, IL) -- A biotech company says the key to a melanoma drug's success was hit on by doing two sets of biopsies. Plexxicon researchers say they took tumor samples immediately before and then two weeks after giving melanoma patients an experimental drug called PLX-4032 ...Read More
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Survey Finds Money Can't Buy Happiness, But Can Ease Stress
(Washington, DC) -- Money may not buy happiness, but it can help ease life's stresses. Researchers at Princeton University found that an annual income of 75-thousand dollars appears to be about the threshold for being fairly happy ...Read More
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NIH To Study BP Spill's Long-Term Health Effects
(Washington, DC) -- The National Institutes of Health will be studying the long term effects of the BP oil spill on the clean-up crews. The NIH announced Tuesday it'll use ten-million dollars from the petroleum giant for the multi-year study ...Read More
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College Freshmen Susceptible To Weight Gain
(Cleveland, OH) -- College freshmen across the U.S. are making the transition from living at home to life on campus this week. But along with the excitement of beginning college life, there's a downside many freshmen encounter known in dietitian circles as "the freshman 15 ...Read & Hear More
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Memory Problems May Be More Common In Men
(Cleveland, OH) -- A new study suggests more men are affected by mild memory loss than previously thought. Although he didn't take part in the study, Dr. Bruce Lamb at the Cleveland Clinic says the results surprised many in the research community ...Read & Hear More
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Long-Term Weight Loss May Harm Health
(Hong Kong) -- Researchers suggest that weight loss over the long term may produce negative health results. They say compounds called persistent organic pollutants are linked to illnesses such as diabetes, hypertention and rheumatoid arthritis can be released into a person's blood ...Read More
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Cavity Sealants Could Expose Kids To BPA
(Undated) -- Newly released research shows dental sealants used to treat and prevent cavities could expose children to BPA. Known as a toxic chemical, bisphenol A or BPA has been linked to a variety of health problems ...Read More
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Many Costly ER Visits Unnecessary
(Undated) -- New information shows many visits to the emergency room are not necessary and rack up billions of dollars a year in health care costs. Researchers found around 17-percent of all ER visits could be treated at medical clinics and urgent care centers ...Read More
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