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A blood test for dementia would be great but there are limitations as to what they can tell us about our brains.

The American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) believes Sex Ed should extend beyond the classroom; in fact, the Academy's latest clinical report urges pediatricians to provide sex health information to both patients and parents or guardians.

The USPSTF reports that the evidence for screening for skin cancer is weak. Some dermatologists are concerned, saying that lack of evidence of benefit doesn't mean there is no benefit. What should a patient think or do?

How does the architecture of our brain and neurons allow each of us to make individual behavioral choices? Now government is in our metaphors too!

Statins, those drugs widely used to lower blood cholesterol levels may have an added benefit for pregnant women. In a small study, researchers have found that women with an increased risk of preeclampsia, and their babies, can benefit from timely treatment with statins.

FDA has issued new warnings about mercury in illegally imported "anti-aging" products.

Got a growling stomach? You probably have a snarly attitude, too.

The "science" surrounding endocrine disruptors is so crazy that, as stores that sell anything that contains a paraben preservative (a so-called estrogen that has probably never harmed anyone) are running like mad to get away from it, a TV supplement huckster is selling a "miracle fat burner" that looks more than a little like ethyl paraben. Welcome to a chemical madhouse.

Using statistics, you can show almost anything is correlated.

If you are educated by Google, you see Deniers for Hire have called us a "pro-industry front group" - Greenpeace, Mother Jones, NRDC, U.S. Right to Know, and SourceWatch, the whole cabal. The problem with their argument (other than the fact it is ad hominem) is that, if it really was true that ACSH is a corporate shill, we would have to be really, really bad at it, given our content.

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In the fight against Alzheimer's, memory loss has kept its place as the frontrunner of early warning signs, but that may no longer hold true.

New survey data analysis finds that people who report even moderate pain are 41 percent more likely to develop an opioid addiction.

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Unwanted microorganisms are a fact of life. Bugs grow everywhere we don't want them, from our showers and sinks to our toilets and toothbrushes. The scummy layers they form, called biofilms, are ugly and disgusting but mostly harmless in these settings. However, when they form on medical devices, such as catheters and implants, they can be life-threatening. A clever new material may prevent that.

The black and orange patches that define the coloring of a calico cat beautifully illustrate the genetic mechanism known as "dosage compensation" through X chromosome inactivation.

Much of what we know about early man comes from Gary Larson, the genius behind The Far Side cartoon. For instance, because of him, we have anthropological insights on everything from caveman fashion to the invention of the wheel. He also depicted how, in his mind, caveman researchers discovered fire. But how and when did early man really discover fire?

Zithromax was everywhere, then it fell out of favor. A new study shows the case against it was overblown. Which is correct?

Personalized medicine is the rage but it's yet to realize much of its potential. That is why a study that was recently reported for ovarian cancer surveillance is exciting.

For fish frying, olive oil really is better. Science says so.

Even at 9 months, girls and boys are drawn to toys long associated with genders.

Hugh Hefner's wife Crystal is all over the news because she decided to have her breast implants removed because she believed that they “were slowly poisoning her.” Ms. Hefner is free to do whatever she chooses, but she is spreading false information. Dr. Jack Fisher, who is an expert in this subject tells us why.
Science is not on her side. Not even close.

A generic version of Crestor—the final statin drug that enjoyed patent protection—was just approved by the FDA. This will benefit consumers and hurt AstraZeneca, the drug's inventor. It is unlikely that we will see any more new drugs from this class, which has proven cardiovascular benefits.

A series of studies in the past two decades suggest the long-standing worry among women that in vitro fertilization could carry an increased risk for breast cancer has no merit.

While it appears we are on our way to losing the battle against antibiotic resistance, not all hope is lost for the fight against another sexually transmitted infection (STI) – Chlamydia.