Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Truvada for use as a preventative measure against HIV infection in at-risk people. Already prescribed as a treatment for HIV, Truvada was shown in clinical trials to cut the risk of ... Read More...
A study of 34,000 Swedish women suggests that consuming more than three alcoholic beverages a week for 10 years could cut your chances of developing rheumatoid arthritis in half. Researchers looked at the participants' drinking and smoking ... Read More...
In his new book, "The Creative Destruction of Medicine," Dr. Eric Topol talks about how the healthcare industry has been slow to adopt new technologies and how those technologies will eventually revolutionize the way we receive care. Dr. Topol ... Read More...
Surely, you've been told many times that soda and other sugary drinks wreak havoc on your waistline. But have you really thought about the facts and figures? This infographic from insurancequotes.org breaks down exactly what you're putting into ... Read More...
In-vitro fertilization (IVF), the process of fertilizing an egg with sperm outside of the woman's body, was only used for the first time in 1978. But now, just over 30 years later, the ground-breaking procedure has resulted in 5 million births ... Read More...
A study published in the journal Psychological Science found that people who feel a sense of national pride are happier on average. The survey of over 40,000 respondents across Europe showed a correlation between patriotism and personal wellbeing in ... Read More...
The National Resource Defense Council's (NRDC) annual review of samples taken from over 3,000 popular American beaches revealed that many beaches are not in line with national standards for cleanliness. Pollution from storm water runoff is ... Read More...
Doctors at Charité Hospital in Berlin, Germany have developed a special open MRI scanner that allowed them to capture video and images of what it looks like inside a woman's uterus during childbirth. While the images were taken in 2010, the full ... Read More...
It may one day be possible to avoid the need for needles for injection in the future, thanks to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). They've developed a device that uses a piston driven by a magnetic force that ... Read More...
Alex Trebek, 71, host of the popular TV game show "Jeopardy!" for nearly 30 years, was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Saturday after suffering a mild heart attack. He's currently undergoing further testing, but is expected ... Read More...
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