New research that uses an innovative approach to study, for the first time, the relative contributions of food and exercise habits to the development of the obesity epidemic has concluded that the…

As a Senator last year, Obama voted for US$9.6 billion annually in funding for George Bush's Global AIDS Program but as President he wants it cut by almost 50%. George Bush cares more about AIDS…

Regular hand washing is recommended by both the WHO and the NHS as one of the most effective ways of controlling infections.   Using a hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available is…

Stanford Psychologist, Marcel Selathe, is looking for volunteers for a study on the way people are responding to the spread of Swine Flu. As you have heard in the news, there has been an outbreak of…

Well, the air in Minnesota is pretty clean, and I grew up there, so I'm identifying  with the rankings there instead of my current state of residence, which got surprisingly low grades. The…

Though we all know that nature has provided us with many vitamins, minerals and variety of  trace elements that are necessary for our survival, however, little we know that there are certain…

We all know that we should eat our fruits and vegetables, but a new study suggests that they could also help prevent inflammation.  According to a study conducted by researchers from UC Davis in…

The experience of pain appears to be a complex phenomenon with humans.  The reason for the occurrence of pain can be physical, psychological, or a combination of both of these causes.  And…

One possible solution to the occasional lack of access to, or shortage of, primary care doctors is what are known as retail care clinics, or convenience care clinics. The popularity of these clinics…

Nobody wants to have a stuffy, runny nose and itchy eyes year-round, or to not be able to breathe deeply. (Or maybe there are some that do. Whatever floats your boat.) The current magical mystery…