Articles By Matthew Mientka
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Is The Study Of Porn A Legitimate Academic Field?
Aspiring academics hope to inform the cultural debate on pornography by studying the phenomenon in scientific fashion. -
Why Are Coroners Underreporting Drunk Driving Deaths?
A lack of standardized mortality reporting has hidden the true cost of drunk driving, says the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. -
Air Pollution Killed 7 Million People In 2012
Air pollution caused one in eight deaths around the globe in 2012, double previous estimates according to the World Health Organization. -
New Radiation Therapy Significantly Stabilizes Metastatic Breast Cancer
Radiologists say the new Y-90 radiotherapy treatment is 98.5 percent effective against metastatic breast cancer in a recent clinical study of 75 women. -
Cuba Doctors Get Pay Raises — To $67 Per Month
Cuba has just doubled salaries for its hundreds of thousands of medical workers after cutting 100,000 redundant jobs during the past four years. -
Unapproved Drug Is Working For Boy With Adenovirus
Several adenovirus patients this month received doses of the experimental drug brincidofovir, which is credited with saving a boy's life in Memphis, Tenn. -
UK Hospitals Caught Burning Abortion Remains To Heat Buildings
The United Kingdom has ordered its hospitals to stop incinerating fetal remains in a "waste-to-energy" scheme. -
How Stress Makes It Harder To Get Pregnant
In a new study, women with higher levels of alpha-amylase, a biological indicator of stress measured in saliva, were twice as likely to be considered clinically infertile than others. -
Obesity And Depression: Twin Malefactors For Teenage Girls
A new study shows a strong relationship between obesity and depression among teenage girls, with both conditions raising the risk for the other. -
Genetics Offers Clues To Gum Disease Before Anyone Can Spot It
A new way of classifying serious gum disease, based on the "genetic signature" of affected tissue rather than clinical symptoms, may allow earlier detection and more personalized treatment. -
Learn Healthy Eating And Keep Depression At Bay
By teaching a man to eat healthy, one might be able to teach him to be happy. -
Love Hormone' In Kids May Influence Later Drug And Alcohol Problems
Lowered levels of oxytocin in young children has been implicated in later development of drug and alcohol problems.
