NIH researchers link rare cancer to cell oxygen deficiency
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered that a rare cancer of the digestive tract is linked to a shutdown in an enzyme that helps supply oxygen to cells.
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Save Money by Weatherizing Your Home
A few years ago, we replaced half the windows in our house and we saved about $500 in heating oil that winter and got a tax credit. When you’re a homeowner it can be hard to find the money to make improvements to the weatherization of your home, but it really does pay off in … Read more
New Year’s Resolution #12: Volunteer
Love dares you to care For people on the edge of the night —David Bowie, “Under Pressure” Some popular New Year’s resolutions: Save money. Find a better job. Lose weight. Quit smoking. Go back to school. Organize that closet. Volunteer to help others. Sometimes the resolution to volunteer to help others gets a bit buried … Read more
New FCC Rules for Open Internet
The idea of “net neutrality“or a free and open, Internet where people can visit any page, read any article, post any thought and collaborate freely is valued by many in the U.S. A concern for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski and others is that a free and open Internet stands largely unprotected. Late … Read more
Science News » Majority of Youth with Mental Disorders May Not Be Receiving Sufficient Services
A substantial proportion of youth with severe mental disorders do not receive mental health care, according to data from an NIMH-funded survey published in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
National Radon Action Month
Is a colorless, odorless, deadly gas seeping into your home? Unless you test your home for radon, you’ll never know. It’s estimated that one in 15 homes has elevated levels of radon. Mine did. The amount of radon in the air is measured in Picocuries per Liter, which is abbreviated pCi/L. When I tested our … Read more
Protect Your Family─Lock Your Meds
I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions, but I am committed to doing an important chore really soon. That chore is cleaning out my medicine cabinets, kitchen cabinet and purse of all old and unneeded prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, and locking up the ones that we use. The reason for this is that I don’t … Read more
Organizing for 2011 – Paperwork
This is a two-part blog on getting better organized for the New Year. Part 1 is on getting paperwork organized. Part 2 will be on clearing out the clutter. As I head into 2011 and I look at the stacks of paperwork from 2010 (receipts, warranties, insurance documents, copies of bills, and a host of … Read more
Reporters and Editors are Invited to Apply for 2011 “Medicine in the Media” Course
The National Institutes of Health, along with partners at Dartmouth College and the Department of Veterans Affairs, is pleased to present a free annual training opportunity to help develop journalists’ ability to critically evaluate and report on medical research.
Battling Seasonal Affective Disorder
Battling Seasonal Affective Disorder
After Holiday Consumer Tips
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!! This week, my favorite stores are having major after-Christmas sales so that they can get rid of their extra inventory. As the frugal (read: cheap) fashionista I couldn’t be more excited. I’ve also been thinking about a few other consumer issues that are particularly relevant this time … Read more
Trace amounts of germ-killing molecules predict disease survival
Investigators at the National Institutes of Health have observed that the survival rate of people with a rare immunodeficiency disease called chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is greatly improved when even very low levels of microbe-killing molecules are present. Because production of these molecules, made by an enzyme called NADPH oxidase, can be predicted from genetic … Read more
First Look at Census 2010 Data
First Look at Census 2010 Data
Teen marijuana use increases, especially among eighth-graders
Teen marijuana use increases, especially among eighth-graders
Are Your Tires Safe?
The Future of Product Safety
LIHEAP Can Help You Survive the Cold
LIHEAP Can Help You Survive the Cold
The clear, curved lens at the front of your eye may be one of the first parts of your body to show signs of age
The clear, curved lens at the front of your eye may be one of the first parts of your body to show signs of age