First Swine Flu Vaccines Are Being Prepared for Use Next Month
The World Health Organization (WHO) keeps working on getting the first swine flu vaccines licensed and ready for public use from the beginning of...
Liquid Condom to Protect Women from HIV
US scientists report the invention of a vaginal gel that is supposed to protect women from the possibility of a HIV infection during a...
Painkillers Cause Addiction within Just Three Days
Over-the-counter painkillers taken by millions of people around the world can become addictive within just three days, according to scientists. The drugs in question...
Thin Thighs May Lead to Heart Disease
People whose thighs are less than 60 cm (23 inches) in diameter are at risk of premature death and heart disease. But bigger thighs...
Slim in Midlife – Healthy When Old
According to a study published in British Medical Journal, women who had normal weigh between 18 and 50 years old and were not obese...
Nobel Prize Goes to Stem Cells and Cloning Researchers
The Nobel Committee at Karolinska Medical Institute has announced the names of the winners in medicine and physiology. They are Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka...
Convertible Driving May Result in Hearing Loss
If you drive a convertible at speeds of 50-70 mph (80-120 km/h), you should know that you are exposing yourself to the noise levels...
Fully Functional Heart Muscle Engineered
According to BBC, Harvard scientists have succeeded in engineering a fully functional cardiac muscle. During the experiment, they identified which heart stem cells produce...
Blue Color Can Protect from UV Light
Scientists from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia discovered what color protects from UV light best.
In the experiment they first analyzed protection properties of three...
Where Can Panic over Swine Flu Lead to?
With swine flu raging, have you noticed how it now feels more embarrassing to sneeze or cough in public, and if you do sneeze,...
How to Protect Yourself against Flu in Office
Open-space office environment, undoubtedly, generates lots of advantages. But as colds and flu season comes, all of them are outweighed by a huge disadvantage...
Scientists Work on Anti-smoking Vaccine
Scientists are working on a vaccine that would eliminate addiction by preventing nicotine from entering the brain. The vaccine lasts for about a month,...
