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American Cancer Society - Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are testing a
non-surgical technique that may help doctors monitor how well non-small
cell lung cancer patients are responding to treatment. Using a device
known as a CTC-chip to analyze circulating tumor cells from patients’
blood samples, the scientists were able to identify whether patients
had genetic mutations that would […]

AFP - British and French scientists have identified several variants of a single gene that boost the risk of obesity, according to a study published Sunday in the British journal Nature.

Sirtris, a GlaxoSmithKline company focused on discovering and developing small molecule drugs to treat diseases of aging such as Type 2 Diabetes, is included among a research team that reported in today’s online edition of Cell Metabolism that mice treated at middle-age to the end-of-life with resveratrol showed an overall health improvement, including improved bone […]

AP - They were precocious toddlers, both blond-haired and blue-eyed, separated by a thousand miles between Miami and a small Kentucky town.

AFP - Women’s pregnancy rates drop and miscarriages increase when the baby’s father is over 40 years old, according to a study to be released Monday.

AP - Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of putting seniors and military families at risk by siding with President Bush against a measure to prevent Medicare cuts.

Volunteers representing the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF), the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) have presented Senator Byron Dorgan with the 2008 Congressional Leadership Award for his leadership on extending the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) in Congress.
The SDP includes two programs - the Special Statutory Funding […]

(NaturalNews) The number of young adults in the United States who were hospitalized with health conditions related to diabetes increased by 38 percent between 1993 and 2004, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and published in the journal Diabetes Care.
While diabetes, Type 2 in particular, generally […]

(NaturalNews) An aquaculture company has used artificial flavorings to give its farmed fish the taste of wild-caught pollock.
“It met 10 out of our 10 taste parameters,” said Norbert Sporns, president and chief executive officer of HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries (HQSM).
HQSM has signed a joint development agreement with the Beijing division of Newly Weds Foods Inc. […]

(NaturalNews) First came word that popular antibacterial hand soaps are not only unnecessary (old fashioned soap and water is the best way to keep germs from spreading) but the chemicals in them can harm your health and environment. Now a new study says instead of killing potentially dangerous infections, disinfectant wipes may actually spread drug-resistant […]

(NaturalNews) Once in a while, once in a great while, I read a book that makes such a profound impact on the discussion of health that I simply have to tell all my friends and colleagues to buy and read the book.
This has happened to me recently, and I decided, unprompted (and without the author’s […]

(NaturalNews) The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has announced the launch of the world’s first peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated solely to the topic of cancer prevention. Cancer Prevention Research is already accepting submissions for online publication starting in March, with regular monthly print issues to begin circulating in June.
The AACR is both the oldest […]

(NaturalNews) A team of researchers from China and the University of Oregon have developed an approach for neuroscientists to study how meditation can improve a person’s attention and response to stress.
The study, done in China, randomly assigned college undergraduate students to 40-person experimental and control groups. The experimental group received five days of meditation training. […]

Reuters - Janet Guttsman is bureau chief for Reuters in Canada, and
has worked for the company in Germany, Russia and the United