Health and Medicine - New Discoveries, Studies, Research, and Breakthroughs

Curious to find out about recent discoveries and breakthroughs in
health & medicine? Interested in the latest medical research findings?

Please visit us often to get the most interesting research news and updates relating to physical and mental health and the latest medical studies.

Subscribe here to the latest updates to our "Health and Medicine" articles.

Is Alcohol Really Good For Your Heart? Check Out These Mice Studies

by T Goodman

In the first controlled study of the effects of alcohol on the heart, scientists at the University of Rochester Medical School have shown that 14 alcoholic drinks a week can be healthy for your heart, or it can put you at high risk for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). Mouse imbibers tell the story....

Adidas China Hits Overstressed Commuters with Giant Punching Bags

by China.new

Adidas China has installed giant punching bags on a Shanghai subway platform as part of their interactive “Don't Waste Your Wait” ad campaign. Commuters are encouraged to take out their frustrations on the huge, three-striped bags while waiting for their train.

New Laser Treatment Designed To Zap Pimples At Their Roots

by T Goodman

Experiments with acne-piercing lasers have been conducted before, but this time, the laser electron is not "the size of an entire hospital," but the size of a DVD player. The unique laser system, the Raman Fiber Laser, has the potential to permanently alter sebaceous glands, those that give rise to pimples and acne, the bane of adolescence.

2 comments

TORS Robot Has All The Right Stuff To Remove Head & Neck Cancers

by T Goodman

Historically, surgical removal or oral and throat cancers have not allowed patients to go back to living their normal daily lives. Oral cancer removals caused severe pain, particularly ugly scarring, and an inability to eat, speak, or swallow normally. Even breathing problems might result. But now along comes TORS, the robot with the right stuff.

Om... Om... Om - The High Tech Gaiam Audio Yoga Mat

by Boomer Babe

Yes, it really is... a yoga mat wired with an internal speaker system. The Gaiam Audio Yoga Mat even comes with a downloadable yogi!

Intravenous Viral Therapy Makes Cancer Treatment History!

by T Goodman

Canadian researchers have made cancer treatment history with the success of an intravenous infusion of a virus, JX-594. The virus was injected into 23 patients with advanced and metastasized cancers who had not responded to traditional therapies. Not only was this the first test of viral therapy on human cancer patients, but the first trial to introduce a targeted virus intravenously.

Milk Mint Drink is Too Cool for School

by Steve Levenstein

You can't get this “cow chiller” in Chowchilla but you can in Japan! Yes indeed, Milk Mint from Nissin-York has arrived on Japanese supermarket and convenience store shelves just as another stiflingly hot and humid summer is about to close... hey, better late than never.

Pink Panther Strikes Again as Cherry-Coated Cats Cavort

by China.new

Blame industrial pollution in China for creating a cat of a different color. At least one cherry-coated kitten has been seen in Lanzhou, western China, and odds are it isn't there to audition for the role of a real-life Hello Kitty.

1 comment

Yale Lab Succeeds In Giving New Life To Almost-Extinct Natural Alzheimer's Treatment

by T Goodman

Chemists at Yale University have made the first commercially viable synthesization of huperzine A. A natural enzyme inhibitor, huperzine A has been extracted from a Chinese moss, the Huperzia serrata plant, and it's been used to treat Alzheimer's disease in China.

Genital Plastic Surgery On The Rise In Britain; Labial Reduction's A Favorite Among Women

by T Goodman

The desire for cosmetic genital surgery among women in Britain has increased five-fold in the last 10 years. A study undertaken by the UCL Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute of Women's Health, questioned 33 British women who wanted labiaplasty surgery, reduction of the labia minora. I think you'll find the motives for electing this procedure surprising.

2 comments