Komen Foundation Restores Funding to Planned Parenthood

Three days after their decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood became public knowledge, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has promised to once again fund breast cancer screenings at the organization.

Football Concussions Caused By Series Of Hits

Study Highlights Potential Link Between ADHD and Anesthesia

According to a new study from a leading U.S. medical research center, children are more likely to develop attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) if they receive anesthesia more than once at a young age.

Lancet Study: Malaria Death Rates Higher Than Expected

A new probe into the perils of malaria has found that 1.2 million people die each year from the disease, 50 percent more than previously thought, and 42 percent of those numbers occur in older children and adults.

Siblings Of Addicts Wired For Addiction

Scientists have discovered that addicts and their siblings have the same disorders in the brain, meaning both are wired for addictive behavior.

People-Pleasers More Likely To Overeat

Taco Bell Linked To 2011 Salmonella Outbreak

The Mexican fast food chain Taco Bell has now been connected to an outbreak of salmonella that occurred in October and November of last year and affected some 68 people across 10 states.

Diagnosing Clinical Depression With A Blood Test

A new blood test has been developed which can accurately distinguished patients diagnosed with depression from control subjects, reports a study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

Doctors Say Sugar Should Be Regulated Like Alcohol, Tobacco

A group of doctors have published a report claiming sugar should be regulated and taxed by the government in much the same way as tobacco and alcohol.

Report Finds Tanning Salons Are Misleading Customers

A new congressional report accuses tanning salons of misleading their customers to try and gain business. The probe found that tanning salons are downplaying the risks of tanning in beds, and promoting benefits that do not exist to its younger clients that do not know any better.

Pfizer Recalls Ineffective Birth Control Pills

The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has had to recall some one million packages of birth control pills after post-production investigations indicated that some of the packages may not contain enough contraceptive to prevent pregnancy.

Using Indigestion Drugs Could Bump Up Risk Of A Hip Fracture

According to a new study, post-menopausal women are 35 percent more likely to suffer a hip fracture if they take indigestion drugs, or "proton pump inhibitors" (PPIs).

Purple Potatoes Can Help Lower Blood Pressure In Some Patients

The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes (Purple Majesty) a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing weight gain.

Pairing Masks, Hand Washing Could Slow Pandemic Flu Spread

Masks and hand hygiene could cut the spread of flu-like symptoms up to 75 percent, a University of Michigan study found.

Norovirus The Leading Cause Of Infection Outbreaks In US Hospitals

Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, was responsible for 18.2 percent of all infection outbreaks and 65 percent of ward closures in U.S. hospitals during a two-year period.

Is Diet Soda Bad For You?

Individuals who drink diet soft drinks on a daily basis may be at increased risk of suffering vascular events such as stroke, heart attack, and vascular death.

Device Could One Day Read Your Mind By Decoding Brain Waves

Have you ever imagined taking on the role of Spock in the popular Star Trek shows and films, using your mind melding abilities to read the thoughts of others. Well that could one day become a reality, in a roundabout way.

NSABB Publishes Statement Regarding Bird Flu Censorship

The U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) has explained why it believes the research on H5N1 bird flu should be censored.

Compound In Cooked Tomatoes Slows Cancer Growth

New research reveals the effect of lycopene - the nutrient that gives red fruits their color - on the pathway that allows cancer to spread and grow throughout the body.

Lawsuit Alleges FDA Accessed Whistleblowers' Private E-Mails

According to documents recently released by federal courts, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allegedly spied on its own employees.