Medical Privacy Rule May Hurt Research

A federal patient privacy rule has had a chilling effect on medical research, making it tougher to recruit patients and use their health records, the first national survey on the topic suggests.

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Despite increased investment in malaria control demonstrating dramatic success, with the latest artemisinin-based drug combinations proving highly efficient as both treatment and defence against resistance by the malaria parasite, there are new indications that resistance to arte …

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Pharmaceutical Industry Shows True Colors

In a recent MSN news article about the coming availability of new vaccines for Alzheimers, AIDS, and Herpes it was quiet clearly spelled out that the development and manufacturing of vaccines had been put on a back burner because it simply didn't produce enough profit for the dru …

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On the Thai-Cambodian border, a rogue strain of malaria has started to resist artemisinin, the only remaining effective drug in the world's arsenal against malaria's most deadly strain.

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Scientists are a step closer to producing a controversial "three parent baby" after they successfully fertilised an egg with two biological mothers. Researchers used eggs from young donors to repair damaged eggs of older women in order to increase their chances of fertilisation.

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The syndrome, which causes prolonged and severe fatigue, body aches and other symptoms, has long been a mystery ailment, and patients have sometimes been suspected of malingering or having psychiatric problems rather than genuine physical ones.

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August 26, 2009 By Lori Clapper, Web Editor

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Window Pane, Purple Haze, microdot or blotter, call it what you will : acid is making a comeback! Serious research is now going on to explore the benefits of LSD. Mr. Huxley, Dr. Leary, our profound apologies.

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A Christian group has filed a lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health alleging that the Obama Administration's stem cell policy violates federal law, reports the online newspaper Kansas Liberty.com.

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But after absorbing the truth of his situation, his outlook began to change. Lukac quickly grew tired of the fear and worry that showed on the faces of friends and relatives when they realized he had a potentially deadly brain tumor.

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What programs are constitutional, and what are not, in mandating Americans pay the federal government to control and administer?

An article about health care reform that was seeded on this website has brought forth additional questions in its lively debate. Instead of that discussion loosing focus, I will be posing those questions below for discussion and debate.

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Scientists have shown they can make animals burn more fat by inserting a molecular shunt into the livers of mice.

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From the seeded article, Ground-breaking Alzheimer's findings reveal new treatment strategy: Scientists have discovered that Alzheimer's disease affects brain cells previously thought to have a purely supportive role, thus revealing new treatment opportunities.

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The disputed journal article was written by a former Army orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Timothy R. Kuklo, who is now a medical professor at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Kuklo, the investigation found, forged the signatures of Dr.

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Gene breakthrough offers hope of treatments for 'incurable' Parkinson's disease and MS

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this is from 2002 but recieved relatively little media response

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Fragile X and Autism Spectrum Disorders

This is a reposting of an article that was deleted

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This interesting video is a TEDTalk. TED -- for Technology, Entertainment, Design -- talks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts.

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President Obama plans to rescind limits on federal funding for research on human embryonic stem cells by signing an executive order Monday, fulfilling a campaign promise to frustrated supporters of the scientific work.

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Ron Paul discusses how the government destroys medical research, the doctor patient relationship, and the economy.

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The U.S. government used 456 foster children diagnosed with HIV to test AIDS drugs- often exposing the children to medical research and drugs known to have serious side effects on adults.

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A medical theory that has led to dozens of women being jailed for shaking babies to death has been called into question by a new study.Researchers found a combination of injuries, known as the triad, which doctors use to diagnose 'abuse', may occur naturally in babies.The evi …

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Curing the common cold, one of medicine's most elusive goals, may now be in the realm of the possible.

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Excerpts from article:Louisville clinical trial will use cardiac stem cells to regrow muscle after attack. According to a description of the trial filed with the U.S.

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Crucial breakthroughs in the treatment of many common diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's could be achieved by harnessing systems biology, according to scientists from across Europe.

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