Science & Health

Universal Flu Vaccine Could Be Available by 2013

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:02:00 -0500

Annual flu shots might soon become a thing of the past, and threats such as avian and swine flu might disappear with them as a vaccine touted as the "holy grail" of flu treatment could be ready for human trials next year.

Tissue holders pulled from stores in NY, elsewhere

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:21:00 -0500

Metal tissue holders contaminated with low levels of radioactive material may have been distributed to Bed, Bath & Beyond stores in more than 20 states including New York, federal regulators said Thursday.

Russian spacecraft to crash to Earth on Sunday

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:56:00 -0500

The remainder of the crippled Phobos-Grunt spacecraft is set to crash to Earth on Sunday following its botched mission to Mars, space experts have said.

Oxycodone Prescriptions Rose Sharply in New York

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:12:00 -0500

In a stark depiction of the rapid spread of prescription drug use and abuse in New York State, a new report shows that prescriptions for oxycodone, a widely prescribed narcotic painkiller, rose by 82 percent from 2007 to 2010.

Owning car, TV linked to heart attacks: study

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:34:00 -0500

Car owners with a television are 27 percent more likely to suffer heart attacks than people who have neither, according to a global study on physical exercise and heart disease published Wednesday.

New York anti-obesity ads pair soda, leg amputations

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:06:00 -0500

A diabetic man with a penchant for sugary drinks who lost his legs to amputation is the latest posterboy in the city health department's hard-hitting anti-obesity campaign.

STUDY: Broken heart boosts risk of cardiac attacks

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:33:00 -0500

Grief over the death of a loved one can cause a huge spike in a person's risk of heart attack, especially in the early days after the loss, said a US study on Monday.

South Florida woman receives kidney transplant from stranger after posting ad on Craigslist

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:15:00 -0500

A search that began on Craigslist.org has led Selina Hodge to a Miami operating room. Hodge, 28, posted a plea online in July, looking for someone -- anyone -- to donate a kidney.

Infant In Minnesota Develops H1N2, Unique Type Of H1N1

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:13:00 -0500

Disease specialists are carefully monitoring the case of a Minnesota infant who developed a unique type of H1N1. It’s called the H1N2 virus and it’s only the second case ever detected anywhere.

Microsoft Co-Founder To Build Giant Plane To Launch People, Cargo Into Space

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:13:00 -0500

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan are building the world’s biggest plane to help launch cargo and astronauts into space, in the latest of several ventures fueled by technology tycoons clamoring to write America’s next chapter in spaceflight.

Pits add to Stonehenge mystery

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:54:00 -0500

Researchers say they've found two pits to the east and west of Stonehenge that may have played a role in an ancient midsummer ceremony. The discovery suggests that the 5,000-year-old circle of stones we see today may represent just a few of the pieces in a larger geographical, astronomical and cultural puzzle.

Declassified Memo Hinted of 1941 Hawaii Attack

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:39:00 -0500

Three days before the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt was warned in a memo from naval intelligence that Tokyo's military and spy network was focused on Hawaii, a new and eerie reminder of FDR's failure to act on a basket load of tips that war was near.

What's killing America? U.S. ranks 28th in life expectancy (lower than Chile and Greece) while it pays the MOST for h...

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:07:00 -0500

A new survey on health care is revealing that you may not be getting what you pay for if you check into a U.S. hospital.

Doctor claims he can turn brown eyes blue (but he can't change them back again)

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:44:00 -0400

Ever wished you were the blue-eyed boy? You soon could be, after a doctor revealed he can permanently change a person's eye colour in just 20 seconds.

iRobot becomes a reality as man gets smartphone built into his artificial arm

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:58:00 -0400

iRobot has become a reality after a British man became the world's first person to have a smartphone dock built into his prosthetic arm.

NASA evacuates astronauts from deep-sea training

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:58:00 -0400

NASA evacuated a crew of astronauts Wednesday from an underwater lab off the coast of Florida where they were training for a trip to an asteroid, due to the approach of Hurricane Rina.

MIT Develops New Radar Technology: Military Could See Through Walls

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:18:00 -0400

Looking through walls is no longer something we read about in comic books or watch in Superman movies. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory has presented new radar technology that would allow humans to see through a solid wall.

Richard Branson opens world's first 'spaceport' in US

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:23:00 -0400

British billionaire Richard Branson opened the world's first-ever commercial spaceport in the New Mexico desert, the new home for his company, Virgin Galactic.

Brace for impact: Scientists warn ANOTHER out-of-control three ton telescope is hurtling towards the Earth at high speed

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:54:00 -0400

Earth has been told to brace for a possible satellite collision as an orbiting telescope weighing nearly three tons has spun out of control and is plummeting homewards.

Human Stem Cells Created Using Cloning Technique

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:26:00 -0400

Researchers said Wednesday they used a cloning technique to create human embryos that were close genetic copies of the people from which they were derived—a potentially significant breakthrough in the quest to develop patient-specific stem cells to treat serious diseases.