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Published July 17, 2012
Researchers report they have found a way to kill malaria in mosquitoes by genetically modifying a bacterium commonly found in the insect’s mid-gut
Published July 12, 2012
A change in the formula of the highly abused painkiller OxyContin has led to an unexpected – and dangerous – shift to heroin among drug abusers
Published July 10, 2012
Sit less, extend your life, according to a new study. It appears that if people reduced their time spent seated to less than three hours a day, they may boost their lifespans by an extra two years.
Published June 28, 2012
If the Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act Thursday with no caveats, expect changes—but don’t expect a complete overhaul overnight
Published June 27, 2012
Researchers have developed a vaccine that successfully treated nicotine addiction in mice. With just a single dose, the vaccine protected the animals against nicotine addiction for the rest of their lives
Published June 26, 2012
While there were 18,500 laboratory-confirmed deaths due to the H1N1 influenza outbreak in 2009, new estimates from an international group of researchers indicate more than half a million people worldwide may actually have died as a result of the flu
Published June 21, 2012
A new study raises concerns that it may be possible for airborne transmissible, human-to-human avian H5N1 flu viruses to evolve in nature
Published June 21, 2012
One in eight people who suffer a heart attack or other life-threatening cardiac event go on to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder and appear to have twice the risk of suffering another heart attack or dying within one to three years, compared to patients who don't develop PTSD
Published June 20, 2012
Results from a new study suggest low doses of the diabetes drug metformin may effectively destroy pancreatic cancer stem cells, reducing the risk of tumor growth or recurrence
Published June 19, 2012
A Florida teenager is on the road to recovery after being impaled with a 3-foot long spear that cut through his skull and brain