Untreated, dry eyes may lead to difficulty reading, poor night vision and constant soreness or itchiness. But a new report describes a technique being developed that involves the insertion of a tiny electrode in the eye gland, which using an app can be stimulated remotely, allowing for the production of tears.

The hoverboard, made popular in "Back to the Future II," was a futuristic twist on the skateboard used by protagonist Marty McFly in the first film. Today, we have a two-wheeled electrical scooter that rolls over concrete oh, which also occasionally catches fire. We advise you steer clear of this so-called "hot" Christmas gift.

Roughly 200 million people contract the malarial parasite annually, and in 2013 malaria was the cause of 500,000 deaths worldwide. According to a recent study, a new genetic engineering technique is showing great promise in eliminating the mosquitos that carry the deadly disease.

A recent study says negative news coverage of statin drugs makes some patients discontinue their use, subsequently producing more heart attacks (and death) as a result. But, one of the authors was paid by the drug maker as a consultant. Does this automatically nullify the study? Or, is there something else going on?

A recent Centers for Disease Control report highlights the need for improved sex-ed curriculum for middle and high schools. With U.S. youngsters making up half of the 20 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections, we are not focusing enough effort on preventive measures for this vulnerable demographic.

A new, large UK study attempted to discern whether those who are unhappy are more vulnerable to ill health and a shorter lifespan. In fact, the study found that while poor health does often lead to unhappiness, there was no evidence for the converse: unhappiness did not lead to poorer health outcomes.

One might think that a publication as venerable as TIME wouldn't run story with a fear-provoking headline that's wrong, misleading and irresponsible. The magazine recently published an article that blatantly misrepresented a study suggesting that milk contributes to Parkinson s disease.

Genetic engineering has provided many benefits: crops resistant to insects and pesticides; rice producing vitamin A; bacteria that produce human insulin; and potatoes that are less susceptible to blight -- all by adding genes. This new advance involving pigs is done by using gene deletion.

The FDA has approved another GM animal. But unlike AquaBounty's GM salmon OK'd less than a month ago, nobody will be eating this one. These modified chickens will produce a drug in their egg whites, which can then be isolated and then administered to patients suffering from a rare genetic condition.

On Dec. 10, 1990, Connie Chung generated a shock wave of fear over silicone breast implants. The impact of a TV report by the former CBS News reporter was instantaneous and powerful, producing a new low in one-sided, fear-mongering journalism. Yet today, it remains in the pantheon of all false-science reporting ever perpetrated on the American public.