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Recipes RSS FeedsUnderinsured Struggle To Afford Health Care - Improved medicines and treatments are increasing life expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis. But insurance doesn't pay for enough of those medical costs, leaving families affected by the disease to struggle with the financial consequences....Feed Source: www.npr.org Scientists Decode The DNA Of A Woolly Mammoth - The woolly mammoth is the first extinct mammal to have its DNA sequence deciphered. Scientists used hair that was found frozen in the Siberian permafrost, some for tens of thousands of years.... Stem Cells Used In Woman's Windpipe Transplant - The pioneering operation used a section of windpipe engineered in a laboratory with adult human stem cells. Engineering new tissues and organs from stem cells has long been sought as a solution to overcome a chronic shortage of donor organs.... Daschle Tapped To Lead Health And Human Services - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Tom Daschle for Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services. Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving discusses what this says about Obama's policy plans.... Video Games Suck Up Energy Like Vampires - Want to cut down on your utility bills? You may want to take a second look at your Wii, Play Station and X-Box. A video game console can suck up as much energy as two refrigerators.... Big Tobacco Seeks Safer Cigarettes - While there is still a market for cigarettes — nearly 1 in 5 American adults smokes — that number has been steadily decreasing. So tobacco companies are investing in technology and research that could create a safer cigarette.... After Bans, Tobacco Tries Direct Marketing - For decades, tobacco companies advertised on TV, radio, billboards and magazine pages. When the 1998 tobacco settlement put an end to that, they began targeting smokers online and in person. Now the industry spends twice as much on marketing as it did 10 years ago.... Diagnosis Can Miss ADHD Symptoms In Girls - The majority of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) research has focused on boys. But recent research shows that many girls who have ADHD simply aren't diagnosed — ADHD manifests itself in girls as detachment and distraction rather than in the disruptive behavior often seen in boys.... New Ratings Help Buyers Scan TV Energy Use - Energy Star has posted new energy ratings for TVs to help consumers evaluate potential purchases. But an Energy Star listing alone doesn't mean the TV uses less energy. It means the TV is efficient — compared with others in its class.... States' Use Of Tobacco Money Varies Widely - Some states, like Washington, have funded anti-smoking campaigns, significantly lowering smoking rates in the past 10 years. But overall, states have spent only 5 percent of the $246 billion settlement on tobacco prevention programs.... Fighting Illness From 'The Edge Of Medicine' - What if you could diagnose cancer just by smelling it? Dr. William Hanson explains the 'Diag-Nose' — an electronic nose that can do just that — plus other medical technologies that he says will change our lives.... Casting A 'Safety Net' For The Homeless - Dr. Jim Withers founded Operation Safety Net after he began making "house calls" under bridges in Pittsburgh, Pa. Now it's one of the nation's first full-time street medicine programs.... Researchers: New Explanation For Alzheimer's - Researchers think they've discovered precisely what damages brain cells and causes memory loss in people who have Alzheimer's disease. Brain scientists present the latest evidence at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience this week in Washington, D.C.... What Has Changed Since The Tobacco Settlement? - Ten years ago this week, the states reached a $246 billion settlement with tobacco companies. A decade later, even though smoking rates have fallen, smoking is still the No. 1 preventable cause of death in the U.S.... Humans Turning Up Volume In Oceans - This week the U.S. Supreme Court gave the Navy the OK to use sonar off the coast of California — environmentalists complain the sounds confuse whales. But it turns out the planet's oceans are actually getting louder anyway. Geochemist Peter Brewer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute talks about a recent study finding that global warming is changing the way sound travels underwater.... Copyright © 2008, Internet Marketing. All Rights Reserved. |