Heartburn

Chronic Heartburn Can Increase Risk Of Throat And Vocal Cord Cancer by 78%

By Ansa Varughese | May 23, 2013 05:53 PM EDT

Individuals who don't smoke or drink heavily but experience frequent heartburns have an elevated risk of developing cancers to their throat and vocal cords, a new study shows.

Amyloid beta build up in Alzheimer's

Targretin A Flop: Potential Alzheimer's Drug Fails In Retrial

By Ansa Varughese | May 23, 2013 03:01 PM EDT

The original cancer drug Targretin failed to reduce plaque buildup in Alzheimer's disease, researchers say.

Women prefer smartphone over sex, survey finds

57% Of American Women Choose Smartphone Over Sex

By Ansa Varughese | May 23, 2013 01:31 PM EDT

A new global survey found that more than 50 percent of women have broken up or would break up over the phone.

Women's Stress health

The Stressed Sex: Psychological Disorders Up To 40% More Common In Women Than Men

By Ansa Varughese | May 23, 2013 12:17 PM EDT

A new book by Jason Freeman reveals that women are bearing the brunt of psychological disorders as a result of balancing family, work, and other societal expectations.

Asiatic Black Bear

Bear Bile: Chinese Pharma Company Extracts Bile From Endangered Bears For Medicine

By Ansa Varughese | May 23, 2013 10:40 AM EDT

Using captive Asiatic black bears for medical purposes, China's Guizhentang Pharmaceutical faces a fight from celebrities and animal rights activists.

Obesity in Infants

Babies At Risk Of Obesity Due To Parents Overfeeding

By Ansa Varughese | May 22, 2013 04:33 PM EDT

Researchers advise parents to stop encouraging babies to eat if they're already full, or otherwise put their children at risk of obesity into adulthood.

Scanadu Scout

Scanadu Scout Medical Tricorder: How Tracking Health With Device Could Reduce Medical Bills [VIDEO]

By Ansa Varughese | May 22, 2013 02:18 PM EDT

A new device gaining strong support from potential users reads vitals and sends the data to your smartphone.

Polish Face Transplant

Polish Man Who Lost Face Gives Thumbs Up To Successful, Life-Saving Emergency Face Transplant

By Ansa Varughese | May 22, 2013 12:43 PM EDT

A 33-year-old Polish man underwent emergency full-face transplant after his face was ripped off while operating heavy stone-cutting machinery.

Chamomile tea

Chamomile Tea Wards Off The Big C: How Apigenin Reduces Cancer’s ‘Superpowers’

By Ansa Varughese | May 22, 2013 12:06 PM EDT

Found in foods such as parsley, celery, and chamomile tea, apigenin could restore genetic functions in cancer cells and activate their timely death.

SAP Hiring Individuals With Autism For IT Jobs To Boost Productivity and Cohesiveness

SAP Hires Autistic Minds To Boost Productivity In IT Field

By Ansa Varughese | May 22, 2013 10:30 AM EDT

SAP, a multinational software corporation, is working with a foundation to recruit autistic people for work in software testing, programming, and data quality assurance.

China bird flu 2013

WHO: 'World Is Not Ready' For H7N9 Bird Flu Outbreak

By Ansa Varughese | May 21, 2013 05:23 PM EDT

The World Health Organization has had difficulty tracking the course of the deadly H7N9 bird flu since it was reported in humans in March.

3D Printer

NASA Funds 3D Food Printer: Cartridges With 30-Year Shelf Life Could Eject Food And Limit Waste

By Ansa Varughese | May 21, 2013 03:36 PM EDT

A mechanical engineer was given $125,000 to create a 3D food printer to feed astronauts during voyages.

Oklahoma Tornado 2013 Hits Moore elementary schools May 20

Oklahoma Tornadoes Claim 9 Children From Moore Elementary Schools

By Ansa Varughese | May 21, 2013 01:38 PM EDT

Plaza Towers and Briarwood Elementary schools were in the unfortunate path of the two-mile wide monster tornado.

Euthanasia

Vermont Passes 'Death-With-Dignity' Law, Doctors Can Now Prescribe Lethal End-Of-Life Options

By Ansa Varughese | May 21, 2013 11:33 AM EDT

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed into law the state's euthanasia legislation, lending a voice to patients with incurable illnesses.

Tunisia

New Coronavirus Kills 1 Tunisian, Death Toll In Saudi Arabia Reaches 16

By Ansa Varughese | May 21, 2013 10:08 AM EDT

The novel coronavirus has killed a Tunisian man and infected two of his adult children after their trip to Saudi Arabia.

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