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Certain disease outbreaks, including some of the worst pandemics of the 20th century, are linked to weather patterns in the Pacific Ocean, according to new research. Scientists said tracking these climate changes can help officials anticipate and plan for surges in illnesses. [More]
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Feed SubscriptionBirth control choices confuse many young adults
Worried about birth control in light of headlines about side effects from Yaz and the patch? Women have a lot of options that are safe and effective, including some that are even more reliable.
Read More »New Toy from Buckyballs Creator
When Buckyballs hit stores two years ago, the tiny magnetic metal globes that you mash and mold together became a hit with office workers, including some of us in the Inc.
Read More »Video: Hosptial drug shortages
Hospitals are reporting severe shortages of many key medications, including some for cancer. Rebecca Jarvis speaks with CBS News Medical Correspondent, Dr. Jennifer Ashton about why these shortages exist and how best to navigate around them
Read More »Shortage of key hospital drugs a "major crisis"
Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses critical shortage of many types of medications, including some used in ICU and for chemotherapy
Read More »A hint of Higgs: An update from the LHC
The physics world was abuzz with some tantalizing news a couple of weeks ago. At a meeting of the European Physical Society in Grenoble, France, physicists -- including some from Caltech -- announced that the latest data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) might hint at the existence of the ever-elusive Higgs boson.
Read More »‘Chaperone Proteins’ Gain Renewed Interest as Cancer-Drug Target
By Daniel Cressey of Nature magazine Chaperone proteins could be the key to treating a range of diseases, including some cancers. [More]
Read More »Steering wheels germier than public toilet: Can they make you sick?
New research shows that car steering wheels teem with germs, including some linked to illness
Read More »Drug-resistant genes found in cholera and dysentery strains in New Delhi water supply
Poor sanitation can foster transmission of all sorts of nasty bacterial bugs. But a new study has found that among common bacteria, antibiotic resistance is brewing in the New Delhi water supply--and spreading in at least 20 strains, including some that cause dysentery and cholera. [More]
Read More »Stem Cells Make ‘Retina in a Dish’
By Ewen Callaway of Nature magazine A retina made in a laboratory in Japan could pave the way for treatments for human eye diseases, including some forms of blindness. Created by coaxing mouse embryonic stem cells into a precise three-dimensional assembly, the 'retina in a dish' is by far and away the most complex biological tissue engineered yet, scientists say
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