Using the martial metaphor for something as complex as cancer makes the disease ripe for political and financial exploitation
Mike Marqusee
Obituaries routinely inform us that so-and-so has died “after a brave battle against cancer”. Of course, …

by Kurt A. Gardinier
It is unfortunately quite common for members of our military to return from the battlefield suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). “Charlie,” who asked the news service AlterNet not to use his …

3,722,314 Influenza/ARI
210,136 Hospital
698 Dead

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The presence of the Streptococcus pneumoniae in samples that can be easily obtained in clinics and emergency rooms may predict risk of severe disease in H1N1 pandemic influenza.
Reports that H1N1 pandemic influenza in Argentina was …

By Daniel Martin
The secret to beating the superbug MRSA could be found in the pomegranate.
Scientists have created an ointment that tackles drug-resistant infections by harnessing chemicals that are contained in the fruit’s rind.
They found that …

Andrea Pennington M.D.
oI can tell what my three-year-old daughter has been snacking on because it’s visible all over her precious face. Would you be surprised to learn that the telltale signs of what you have …

Two New York City high school students exploring their homes using the latest high-tech DNA analysis techniques were astonished to discover a veritable zoo of 95 animal species surrounding them, in everything from fridges to …

Family History of Melanoma Boosts Risk for Parkinson’s Disease
Xiang Gao, MD, PhD
Melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, and Parkinson’s disease may seem an unlikely pairing, but researchers have found a strong link between …

(NaturalNews) A study published by Bionsen, a company in the United Kingdom that sells aluminum-free body products, found that the average woman applies 515 chemicals to her face a day. Makeup, perfumes, lotions, mascara, and …

McNeil Consumer Healthcare and FDA notified consumers that it is expanding a voluntary recall to include all available product lots of TYLENOL Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles, with the distinctive red EZ-OPEN CAP.
Consumers who …