The Justice Department moved Tuesday to block a court ruling preventing the use of federal funds for embryonic stem-cell research, warning that the decision could shut down life-saving research if allowed to stand.
In California, approximately three in five adults, one in three teens and one in nine children are overweight or obese. That translates to obesity affecting a majority of all the adults and almost 1,000,000 children living in the state, a state full of sunshine, hiking paths, and city parks; a state with a robust agricultural industry producing a bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables; a state that glorifies the thin and rich of Hollywood
Women who have gene mutations that increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer can substantially reduce their chances of developing — and dying from — those cancers if they have their breasts or ovaries removed preemptively, according to a new study.
Migraines, the bane of millions of Americans, are often disruptive and debilitating. These types of headaches cause pain that is a severe throbbing on one or both sides of the head that can last for hours, or even days, and are often accompanied by nausea, dizziness, and sensitivity to light, sound or smells. The cause and the cure for migraines have been elusive, and remedies to reduce the frequency and intensity of migraines are hit or miss, with many sufferers unable to find a suitable solution to alleviate the pain
The patient, in his late 70s, had survived prostate cancer and had a new diagnosis of leukemia. A few days before, he’d been healthy and fine, but now his white blood cell count was so high that it was clogging his circulatory system, making it hard for him to breathe.
Recent Comments