The discovery that it is possible to create equivalents to embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos has the potential to reshape -- and perhaps defuse -- the acrimonious political debate that has raged ever since human embryonic stem cells were discovered in 1998.
Even if you happen to really enjoy the folks you're spending Thanksgiving with (and we know that's a big if), Thursday's food frenzy can be a big stress-fest.
The feelings of stress that Thanksgiving evokes sometimes overwhelm the seasonal beneficence. But research suggests that the actual process of giving thanks (whether it's for getting to the meal on time, for getting along with Aunt Jane or for getting by without salmonella) may hold benefits for the...
With a comprehensive immigration overhaul now perhaps years away, Latin American governments concerned with the well-being of their nationals living in this country are taking on an equally thorny issue: the U.S. health-care system.
Researchers in Wisconsin and Japan said yesterday that they have turned ordinary human skin cells into what are effectively embryonic stem cells without using embryos or women's eggs -- the previously essential ingredients that have embroiled the medically promising field in a nearly decade-long ...
Sales of over-the-counter cold remedies for children have fallen sharply since a federal panel concluded they should not be used for children younger than 6 because of a dearth of evidence that they work and concerns they can be dangerous.
Dozens of parents brought their children to a Prince George's County courthouse yesterday in response to a judge's letter warning them that they had failed to get their children state-mandated vaccinations and faced imminent exclusion from the school system.
The debate over how to overhaul the nation's health-care system is underscoring a dramatic chasm between the two parties, as Democrats battle over which candidate will most quickly expand health insurance to cover all Americans while GOP contenders compete over who can best minimize the role of both...
You might have thought after this year's string of high-profile recalls that there wouldn't be many dangerous toys left on store shelves. But safety consultant Alison Cassady still managed to spend about $700 during her annual shopping expedition for unsafe toys.
LONDON -- Attention all shoppers: taking the stairs protects your heart. That's the message researchers tried at a suburban shopping mall by putting up colorful signs along the steps of a staircase, and it worked. Over six weeks, use of the stairway next to an escalator more than doubled.
At two Capitol Hill hearings yesterday, legislators highlighted the need for greater transparency in nursing-home operations and called for a government probe into the quality of care given at facilities owned by private-equity firms.
