AP - Your brain is supposed to fire a "hold your horses"signal when faced with a tough choice. But a brain implant that stops the tremors of Parkinson's disease may block that signal —a new explanation for why some Parkinson's patients become hugely impulsive.
AP - When Amy Lovell dropped off her son at school, she had to make sure the fifth-grader didn't dash off without his French horn. It was strapped to the back of her bicycle with a pair of bungee cords and rope.
AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that accumulating evidence suggests a Bayer AG drug used to prevent excessive bleeding during heart bypass surgery increases the risk of death when compared with other drugs.
AP - The trauma center's radio crackles an alert: A 34-year-old woman injured in an auto wreck is being brought in by helicopter. Parts of her scalp have been torn back, exposing her skull. Broken bones may be sticking out through the skin of her left leg. Her injuries may help save the lives of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
AP - Several Democrats on Thursday challenged White House officials'claim that they removed large parts of proposed congressional testimony on global warming because the material conflicted with findings from a U.N. scientific panel.
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new study provides moreevidence that dopamine -- a brain chemical associated with reward,pleasure, movement and motivation -- plays a role in obesity.
Reuters - Australian coal miners are being taughtto explore their wives and understand menopause in order tohave a healthy sex life, which in turn will make them happy,productive workers.
Reuters - A slew of products made in China ranging from children's jewelry to cake decorations were recalled on Thursday because they contain excessive amounts of lead.
