Blindness is often caused by corneal diseases. The established treatment is a corneal transplant, but in many cases this is not possible and donor corneas are often hard to come by. In the future, an artificial cornea could make up for this deficiency and save the vision of those affected. Our...
A friend of mine has a disabled husband. She works despite being diabetic & in poor health. He has turned down every temp job that I & others offered to him. We've all made a point of doing this because we know their financial situation. Rather than hiring a licensed contractor for flooring...
If you caught this week's Dancing With The Stars, you probably spied one Bristol Palin looking super-slim and pretty healthy. Back for her second turn on the show (it's the all-stars season), Palin shared her one easy weight loss tip with Us Weekly backstage. And guess what? It's actually really...
The Internet Archive is somewhat of a goldmine: it provides a huge library of books, music and film, all of which are available for free. Now, though, you can download any of its hundreds of feature films for free as torrents. More »
For millions of people around the world being sick doesn't mean making a trip to the local pharmacy for medicines like Advil and Nyquil. Instead it means turning to the forest to provide a pharmacopeia of medicines to treat everything from tooth aches to chest pains. But while questions persist...
When we asked Glee fans to voice their wishes for season four in our Fantasy Showrunner series, a huge numbers of Gleeks came forward to complain about the lack of PDA between the same-sex couples...
Major disparities exist along racial and ethnic lines in the United States for various medical conditions, but guidance is scarce about how to reduce these gaps. Now, a new "roadmap" has been unveiled to give organizations expert guidance on how to improve health equity in their own patient...
Major disparities exist along racial and ethnic lines in the United States for various medical conditions, but guidance is scarce about how to reduce these gaps. Now, a new "roadmap" has been unveiled to give organizations expert guidance on how to improve health equity in their own patient...
Jonathan Papelbon got so mad at himself after blowing his first save of the season Saturday that he offered up a $5,000 reward on the spot for the Philadelphia Phillies teammate who got him off the hook.
An inning later, Thome hit a home run that not only cleared Papelbon, but also capped a...
Australian researchers have uncovered a potential new way to regulate the body's natural immune response, offering hope of a simple and effective treatment for auto-immune diseases. Auto-immune diseases result from an overactive immune response that causes the body to attack itself. The new...
Since Kentucky will likely lose the top six players from its national championship team to the NBA this spring, the Wildcats need another No. 1 recruiting class in order to contend for the title again next year.
As a result, Kentucky fans are willing to do whatever it takes to help -- even if...
NEW ORLEANS — The most painful part of Louisville cheerleader Jerica Logue's night wasn't watching her Cardinals lose to their most hated rival in the Final Four.
Instead, it was a collision with Kentucky forward Terrence Jones that left her bloodied and in tears.
Jones was trying to...
Lab scientists and international collaborators have created the shortest, purest X-ray laser pulses ever achieved, fulfilling a 45-year-old prediction and ultimately opening the door to new medicines, devices and materials. The researchers, reporting in Nature, aimed radiation from the Linac...
Around 7.5 million Americans, which is about 2.2% of the population, suffer from psoriaris, an autoimmune disease causing red, flaky skin. A new review in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (JAAOS) reveals that patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a type of arthritis...
I see on the coverage maps of the big Canadian providers that the only place where coverage appears to exist in the Yukon is in Whitehorse - is this true? Is there really no cell phone coverage in Dawson or any of the small towns? What about in the NWT?
coarse? Looking for a college in northern ca or the bay that offers the NASM Certification and maybe a nutrition coarse let me know if you find anything thnx for looking and your research is appreciated...