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New report from United Health Foundation holds some surprises
Read More »Clinical-Grade Stem Cells Will Soon Be Available in Europe
By Ewen Callaway of Nature magazine Human embryonic stem cells that are potentially pure enough to be used in therapies have been deposited into the UK Stem Cell Bank, and will soon be available across Europe.
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Read More »Skip the flu vaccine? "There’s no excuse," says CDC
CDC urges Americans to get vaccinated before holiday season, says flu can last through May
Read More »Gen Y Is Entrepreneurial? Who Says?
Commentators are claiming that Gen Y-ers and Millennials are start-up naturals, and great salespeople.
Read More »Arsenic levels in rice draw concern
Dartmouth study finds women who consumed rice during pregnancy had higher levels of arsenic than those who didn't
Read More »Graphene Spun into Meter-Long Fibers
By James Mitchell Crow of Nature magazine Nano-sized flakes of graphene oxide can be spun into graphene fibres several metres long, researchers in China have shown. [More]
Read More »Video: Prolonged sitting gives you a big butt: study
A new study on fat reveals that prolonged sitting makes your rear end larger over time. Jeff Glor reports.
Read More »Video: Arsenic in rice?
CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips talks to Chris Wragge and Rebecca Jarvis about a new study of pregnant women that found that even half a cup of rice a day had levels of arsenic over the recommended limit
Read More »PRP therapy a viable joint treatment?
Some patients swear by experimental "platelet-rich plasma" method, but experts say jury is still out on if it really works
Read More »Bedbugs Get Away with Incest
As if bedbugs weren t gross enough already, entomologists have now found that they get ahead by mating with their own mothers, brothers, sisters and fathers.
Read More »Video: Assessing the value of PRP therapy
Dr. Jon LaPook reports on the experimental treatment Platelet Rich Plasma therapy, a procedure that appears to help heal a muscle, tendon or joint injury without surgery
Read More »Derek Boogaard had chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died: Report
28-year-old NFL enforcer's brain had telltale signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, say doctors
Read More »An Introduction to Psych You Up. Literally.
A glimpse of a bookshelf of classics. Credit: Helder de la Rocha, Creative Commons
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