A new study in JAMA Oncology proves that a type of the human papillomavirus, known to cause cervical and anal cancer, also causes cancers of the throat and head and neck. The proof of this revelation came via a simple, yet elegant method.
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An advancement in online optometry is giving patients in need of a doctor's eye exam another option. Easy, convenient and affordable, this newest approach simplifies the check-up and prescription process. But without overall eye care being addressed, any hoopla over this kind of internet access might be premature.
Stuck indoors during the latest Snowmageddon? Grab some cocoa and some crystallography and learn how snowflakes form.
A recent meta-analysis concluded, counterintuitively, that e-cigarettes might actually increase smoking instead of reducing it. How could that be? Dr. Stan Young, a ACSH Scientific Advisory Panel member, details how a meta-analysis works, and how it is so often misused.
In a sense, you could describe most modern medications as judiciously applied poisons. And as guest writer Frank Schnell explains, that is just one facet to grasp if you're seeking the understand the confusing concept known as hormesis.
The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans have just been published, and there are some positive moves as well as some of the same-old recommendations that have yet to be shown to be effective. Dietary advice always brings a variety of dissent and assents, so we thought we'd add some of our own.
What is the broader health media community saying about the new nutrition guidelines? We took a look around the country, and the internet, and here are some of the most popular sentiments, from the intriguing to the batty.
As guest writer Vivian Moses points out, we can trace the anti-GM movement to two things: increasing disillusion as a result of the progress of left-wing ideologies, and a growing awareness of environmental problems.
When it comes to buying clothes or a computer, we know exactly what we're going to pay. So why not for medicine? Competition is supposed to bring prices down, but health care is one of the few areas where the service actually increases costs and no one seems to bother to ask why. That's why we are.
Whether performing in the operating room or on stage, for over 30 years cardiologist and country artist Cleve Francis has touched the hearts of both patients and music lovers. Now, he's trying to raise awareness on behalf of HIV/AIDS patients, who are now eligible for heart transplants.
A scathing report by the General Accountability Office, a federal watchdog organization, exposes serious flaws in the needed data collection by the FDA for fast-tracked drugs.
An outbreak of pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, in a Florida pre-school affected children who had been vaccinated almost a frequently as those who were not. The reason: our current vaccine's protection wanes. Therefore, a booster shot is needed.
Snow blower, shovel, scoop... how the heck do you know which one to use when the snow falls? There's one for the light and fluffy stuff, and then there's one for the harder, packed snow. UGH- this is all way over our heads
A comprehensive study of heart attacks in women by the American Heart Association reveals many important differences between those that afflict men and women: symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment. Racial disparities also come into play.
Increased Internet speed and availability in the U.S. delivers many benefits. But do such advances also carry long-term risks for online users? And as Internet quality improves, could Americans soon find themselves facing the same "addiction" problems as South Korea, the world s most wired nation?
How to motivate obese people to lose weight is a really hard nut to crack. While there are many weight-loss strategies available from dieting guidelines to surgery over one-third of Americans are obese. And according to a new study, providing monetary incentives at work isn't the magic bullet, either.
There's a new study published in the journal Cell Reports, where scientists have identified a protein that could potentially clear 80 percent of LDL- or "bad-" cholesterol from the blood stream, without any apparent side effects.
There is a common perception that as people spend more time together, they begin to act and think more alike. This synchrony -- interdependence -- means that peoples' cognitive functioning influences others in the group.
While consumers across the U.S. have embraced, and are enjoying, the benefits of genetically-modified products, papaya-loving Hawaiians had less of a choice when an agricultural crisis struck the state in the 1990s. But by using a cell-inserting device, plant specialists eradicated a deadly virus and saved a vital industry.
Screening for cancer may well reduce deaths from the cancer screened for but still not reduce (or even increase) overall mortality. That's the message in a recent BMJ meta-analysis of the harms and benefits of screening.
In Brazil, a new viral infection called Zika is doing great harm. It's causing an epidemic of severe birth defects, so much so that doctors are advising women to delay becoming pregnant. There is no treatment for it, although in non-pregnant victims the symptoms are not terribly severe.
There have been repeated concerns about the inaccuracy of dietary reports who eats what, and how much. Since most of our dietary recommendations are based on memory-based disclosures, such inaccuracies undermine researchers' faith in the data. But wearable video recorders may be the solution.
Some fatalities from the Northeast's blizzard have taken place inside cars, caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. Although CO makes up only a small fraction of car exhaust -- about 1 percent vs. 70 percent nitrogen -- it's far more dangerous. In fact, carbon monoxide actually "steals" oxygen from your blood.
Psychedelic substances such as LSD, "mushrooms," mescaline and "ecstasy" have been criminalized to the point where scientific research involving these drugs has been halted. However, interest in psychedelics as therapeutic options for mental disorders have re-emerged. Here's why these drugs may be beneficial.
Winter storm Jonas swept through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, where at least 48 people died as a result of hypothermia, car crashes, roof collapses -- and snow shoveling. There's a right way and a wrong way to deal with the mountains of white in front of your house. So here are a few tips to keep you safe.
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