E-Cigarettes Cause Inflammation, Are Seriously Bad for the Lungs

E-Cigarettes Cause Inflammation, Are Seriously Bad for the Lungs

Study finds evidence e-cigarettes are not as safe as people think them to be, can actually prove toxic

Tumors Killed by Electric Fields Produced by New Implant

Tumors Killed by Electric Fields Produced by New Implant

No longer will treatment be as damaging as the disease

Woman Brings Kangaroo to McDonald’s, Gets Kicked Out

Woman Brings Kangaroo to McDonald’s, Gets Kicked Out

The woman says she only brought the kangaroo with her to McDonald’s because it helps her deal with emotional stress

Cancer Cells Coaxed into Attacking Their Parent Tumor

Cancer Cells Coaxed into Attacking Their Parent Tumor

This was achieved by inserting a bacteria strain into the environment tumors create to keep safe from the immune system

This Microscope Stands 3 Meters (10 Feet) Tall, Cost $5M (€4.4M) to Make

This Microscope Stands 3 Meters (10 Feet) Tall, Cost $5M (€4.4M) to Make

The state-of-the-art microscope was unveiled by scientists at Monash University in Australia this February 2

Val Kilmer Sets the Record Straight: No Surgery, No Throat Tumor

Val Kilmer Sets the Record Straight: No Surgery, No Throat Tumor

Actor admits his health required hospitalization, shoots down talk of cancer by blaming gossip magazines

Val Kilmer Rushed to the Hospital for Throat Tumor

Val Kilmer Rushed to the Hospital for Throat Tumor

Actor started bleeding through the mouth, has had surgery

Chemists Figure Out a Way to Unboil Eggs, No Joke

Chemists Figure Out a Way to Unboil Eggs, No Joke

Adding certain chemicals to a boiled egg makes the proteins inside it break free from each other, turns the egg liquid

Researchers Are Looking for New Anticancer Drugs in Dirt

Researchers Are Looking for New Anticancer Drugs in Dirt

Hoping to find new antibiotic and anticancer drugs, Rockefeller University scientists got to work analyzing soil samples

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 21st, 2015
Coffee Keeps People Safe from Skin Cancer, Evidence Indicates

Coffee Keeps People Safe from Skin Cancer, Evidence Indicates

Study finds people who drink four or more cups of coffee on a daily basis are less likely to develop malignant melanoma

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 20th, 2015
Exercise All You Want, Sitting Time Will Still Put You in an Early Grave

Exercise All You Want, Sitting Time Will Still Put You in an Early Grave

People who sit too much are more likely to die young regardless of how often they flex and work their muscles

Being a Couch Potato Kills and Quite Fast, Researchers Warn

Being a Couch Potato Kills and Quite Fast, Researchers Warn

Study finds evidence lack of physical activity causes more early deaths than being overweight or obese

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 14th, 2015
Oxygen Might Keep You Alive, but It Can Also Give You Lung Cancer

Oxygen Might Keep You Alive, but It Can Also Give You Lung Cancer

Study finds cancer rates are higher among people who live in regions where the air contains plenty of oxygen

Eminem Visits Terminally Ill Fan Just One Day Before He Dies

Eminem Visits Terminally Ill Fan Just One Day Before He Dies

Rapper spends an hour with teen, makes his wish come true

Giant Mushroom Measures 107 Centimeters (42 Inches) Across

Giant Mushroom Measures 107 Centimeters (42 Inches) Across

The mushroom was found in China not too long ago, tips the scale at about 7.45 kilograms (16.4 kilograms)

Liver Cirrhosis Affects 633,000 Adults in the US Annually

Liver Cirrhosis Affects 633,000 Adults in the US Annually

What's worrying is that, of the people to develop liver cirrhosis, 69% probably don't even know they have this problem

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 27th, 2014
Researchers Figure Out How Lung Cancer Spreads Through the Body

Researchers Figure Out How Lung Cancer Spreads Through the Body

Now that they know how lung cancer spreads, scientists expect they will soon find a way to put a leash on this process

 
Want more? Browse: