Articles filed under Health
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How it affects your bodySep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - How could exposure to noise have such devastating effects on human health as causing cardiovascular disease? Key to solving this puzzle is recognizing that noise can cre...
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Sensors transforming diabetes careSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Diabetes care is undergoing a transformation: Thousands of patients are switching from a few finger-pricks a day to track their disease to new sensors that keep guard ar...
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Deadly NoiseSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Frank Parduski Sr. could arguably qualify as the world's first anti-noise martyr. He died on June 5 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, while attempting to slow down a 19...
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Most plastic bottles not meant for reuseSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Most bottled water comes packaged in polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) plastic bottles. The widespread use of these bottles, some 85 percent of which never get re...
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TB research closer to a stronger, faster cureSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - New research gives hope for successfully treating tuberculosis in a few months rather than the six months or more currently needed to beat the contagious lung disease, d...
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Cultural differences may impact brain's wiringSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- On Denise Park's office wall is a lovely Asian painting, kind of a market scene in what looks to be a village square. The piece is colorful and filled...
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Awareness month validates the will to surviveSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Breast Cancer Awareness Month Not only do we have our own month, but those of us who have metastatic breast cancer now have our own day. As part of the October Brea...
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Osteoporosis drug may be cause of 'arthritis' knee painSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. At 71 years of age, I am a very physically active, pain-free woman. That was until my doctor put me on Actonel (for beginning osteoporosis). After taking my first pil...
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Treatment rolling in for urge to gambleSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Gambling has become a popular pastime in the United States. It is enjoyed by millions of people every year and its popularity is mirrored by the increase in the number o...
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Surgeons inch closer to knifeless surgerySep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - French surgeons took out a patient's gallbladder without cutting her abdomen, removing it through an incision in her vagina in what they said was a glimpse of the future...