A new study has determined how often people should get screened for gastric or stomach cancer in high-risk regions of the world. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings could help reduce deaths from gastric cancer, which is the...
Cat Cora is "doing fine," following her recent DUI bust, according to her Around the World in 80 Plates co-host Curtis Stone.* "I saw her last night and she's doing...
Following his international duty for Ukraine at Euro 2012 in which he busied himself by making wanker gestures at Franck Ribery, Bayern Munich's Anatoliy Tymoshchuk is spending his brief offseason break in the Maldives.
While he enjoys his time off, Tymoshchuk decided to give fans a glimpse of...
Ann Curry is getting ready to say her good-byes. The veteran journalist and morning-show host has confirmed rampant speculation that she'll be stepping down from the Today show after...
What really happens to our bodies and our minds when we gain weight? Personal trainer, Drew Manning*embarked on a really unhealthy journey last year to get obese so he could find out. Today he marked the end of his journey by revealing his back-to-fit self. Through it all, it's pretty...
Modern Family star Sarah Hyland quickly learned the importance of, well, family—and then some—after recently undergoing a kidney transplant. The 21-year-old actress reveals...
A new study published in Science is shedding light on the molecular details of PARP-1, a DNA damage-detecting enzyme that when inhibited has been shown to be effective in fighting cancer and other diseases. The investigation led by John M. Pascal, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department...
Kelly Ripa isn't the only one who's seen Mark Consuelos in the buff: The bubbly talk-show hostess's hubby used to be a stripper! In a new interview with Vanity Fair,...
Breast cancer in young women is a biologically unique disease that requires customized management strategies, researchers reported at the 4th IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference, in Brussels, Belgium, 3-5 May 2012. The reported findings have potentially important implications for treatment, because...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. New and accurate techniques for early diagnosis are critical. Pravat K. Mandal, PhD, and his colleagues have developed a completely non-invasive brain imaging technique to measure specific...
The security company blocked more than 5.5 billion malicious attacks in 2011, an increase of 81 percent over the previous year. In addition, the number of unique malware variants increased to 403 million and the number of web attacks blocked per day increased by 36 percent.
...death but also over __________? the fact that he and Ophelia are no longer together, which is unfortunate
the fact that the Ghost has chosen to visit him, which is unbelievable
the fact that his mother is remarried to his uncle, which is unnatural
the fact that his...
Researchers at Murdoch University have used new DNA sequencing technology to reveal the animal and plant composition of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). Some of the TCM samples tested contained potentially toxic plant ingredients, allergens, and traces of endangered animals. "TCMs have a...
What experts and the public have already long suspected is now supported by representative data collected by researchers at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum (RUB) and University of Basel: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is over-diagnosed. The study showed that child and adolescent...
This seems to be fairly big news. The Heartland Institute is a conservative and libertarian "think" tank that cut its teeth on denying the dangers of cigarette smoking back in the 1990s. These days the Heartland Institute seems to be focused on Anthropogenic Climate Change Denialism and Science...
Lady Gaga revealed her past struggles with bulimia at the "It's Our Turn" young women's conference at the Brentwood School, where she turned up as a surprise guest for an interview with Maria Shriver. The singer's body is constantly the subject of articles about crazy diets (remember her drunk...
A key feature of human and animal brains is that they are adaptive; they are able to change their structure and function based on input from the environment and on the potential associations, or consequences, of that input. For example, if a person puts his hand in a fire and gets burned, he...
A large new review of breast cancer studies found 'lifestyle' factors—unhealthy foods, alcohol, cigarettes, hormone replacement therapy and oral contraceptives—are more strongly tied to breast cancer risk than environmental pollutants or toxins.*But wildly different headlines about the study...