Health

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given a $42.6 million grant to the Institute for OneWorld Health to create a cure for malaria. OneWorld, America's first nonprofit pharmaceutical company, will work with the University of California, Berkeley, and Amyris Biotechnologies, according to a st...

Men who have been balancing laptops on their knees as they work during rush hour on the train or wait in the airport for flights may be at risk of more than aches and pains from hunching over that little keyboard. They could also be prone to another major side effect: infertility. Dr. Yefim R. Sheyn...

Cell phone users may have more to worry about than poor reception or using too many minutes, according to a recently released study from Sweden's Institute of Environmental Medicine. The three-year study included 750 participants, 150 of whom suffered from acoustic neuroma, a normally benign tumor t...

A new study by Canadian researchers indicates a woman's chance of breast cancer returning after surgery is significantly reduced by following up with radiation therapy and tamoxifen. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, was attempting to determine if women with low-risk breas...

HEALTH AND MEDICINE

Beware of Rx Card Fraud, Says Foundation

As the new Medicare drug discount card program begins today, Medicare consumers should be aware of three common frauds including identity theft and "bait and switch" tactics, according to the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights. "Seniors should read the fine the print of drug discount card c...

Reallocation of treatment resources could substantially decrease the problem of unmet need for treatment of mental disorders among serious cases in developed and developing countries, according to the findings from The World Health Organization (WHO) World Mental Health Surveys published in the June...

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