Would you Rather Lose $1,000 or Gain 20 pounds?
More than half of Americans say they’d rather lose $1,000 than gain 20 pounds, a new survey shows. Women (63%) are more likely to feel
June 4, 2013
Paging R2-D2 | Hospital ICU
Examining patients, clad in white and sporting a stethoscope, the doctor is in. As always, questions and banter mix. Except this doctor is, well, a
June 4, 2013
Solved! The Mystery of the Maddening Itch
O.K., so it doesn’t quite rank up there with unraveling the cause of Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. But with mosquito and poison-ivy season on the way,
June 3, 2013
Why You Have to Scratch That Itch
Everybody itches. Sometimes itch serves as a useful warning signal — there’s a bug on your back! But sometimes itch arises for no apparent reason,
June 3, 2013
Got an Itch? Mouse Study May Help Explain Why
The sensation of itching is hardwired into the nervous system and can be traced back to a small molecule released in the spinal cord, according
June 3, 2013
Feet Welcome Multitude of Fungi
Feet Welcome Multitude of Fungi Here’s a scientific finding that may knock you off your feet: At least 80 types of fungi reside on a
June 2, 2013
Alopecia Areata Associated With Autoimmune Comorbidity
Many individuals with alopecia areata (AA) have comorbid conditions, according to a retrospective cross-sectional study. The authors compared the prevalence of comorbid conditions in patients
June 2, 2013
The High Price of Tanning
Elissa Campbell started tanning when she was 16. She couldn’t stand the pale skin left to her by her Scottish heritage. Sometimes, she’d slather on
June 2, 2013
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Raises Your Risk Of Melanoma By 37%
The findings were presented at the Digestive Disease Week 2013 conference in Orlando, Fla., showing that found IBD could pose a 37 percent higher risk for developing
June 1, 2013
New Drug May Help Some Asthmatics
A new asthma drug being developed by Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals may help patients whose condition is not well controlled by existing medicines, according to
June 1, 2013
Measles Surges in UK Years After Flawed Research
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked
June 1, 2013
Flesh Eating Disease Victim Gets Prosthetic Hands
A metro Atlanta woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease was on her way back from
May 31, 2013
