November 20, 2014 Brain Scientists Create Illusion of Third Human Arm The human brain can be tricked into believing it has three arms, Swedish scientists said, giving hope to the advancement of prosthetic limbs for paralyzed stroke victims
November 20, 2014 Scientists Make Transgenic Fungus to Fight Malaria Using genetically modified fungi to infect mosquitoes that harbor malaria parasites could be an effective way to control the spread of malaria
November 20, 2014 Doctors Explore Group Appointments for Diabetes, Parkinson's A new trend in the treatment of certain chronic diseases has doctors scheduling group appointments for patients with diabetes, high blood pressure and even Parkinson’s disease
November 20, 2014 Study Supports Immediate Surgery for Kids With a Ruptured Appendix About 80,000 children in the U.S. undergo appendectomies each year, making the procedure the most common emergency operation in kids. Still, in the 100 or so years the surgery has been performed, there has been little rigorous scientific research to guide its use
November 20, 2014 Sisters Released From Prison Too Overweight for Kidney Transplant Jamie and Gladys Scott were released from a Mississippi prison early on the condition that one donate a kidney to the other – but there’s just one problem. They are too overweight for the transplant to happen right now
November 20, 2014 Study Sees No Link Between Vitamin D, Diabetes Low levels of vitamin D don't put older women at greater risk for type 2 diabetes, a large study of U.S. women suggests
November 20, 2014 Bristol-Myers Recalls Popular Blood Thinner Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. says it is recalling one production lot of its blood thinner Coumadin after finding an oversize tablet
November 20, 2014 Recall Involving Grape Tomatoes Expands U.S. grocery operator Safeway Inc said it expanded its recall on edibles containing grape tomatoes in several states, due to possible salmonella contamination
November 20, 2014 More Unusual, Fewer Usual Breaks With Bone Drugs Women who take bone drugs for several years have a slightly increased chance of suffering an unusual type of thigh fracture
November 20, 2014 Scientists Continue Quest for Vaccines to Treat Addiction Frustrated by the high relapse rate of traditional addiction treatments, scientists worldwide were working on a strategy that recruits the body's own defenses to help addicts kick drug habits, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
