Browsing Category "Health"
Ed Blonz: Experts weigh in on whole grains
April 19, 2013
DEAR DR. BLONZ: On National Public Radio, a University of Minnesota nutritionist claimed that whole-wheat flour today is so highly processed that it is...
Newest planets most Earth-like yet, NASA astronomers say
April 19, 2013
NASA’s discovery of three new planets — circling comfortably between fire and ice — bring us closer to that most far-fetched of dreams: We...
Rosacea: Facts and tips to keep skin clear
April 18, 2013
One of the most common skin diseases is also one of the least diagnosed. Rosacea, a chronic inflammatory skin condition that begins with flushing...
Supreme Court appears skeptical that human genes can be patented
April 15, 2013
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed worried Monday about the idea of companies patenting genes that can be found inside the human body, as...
Physiotherapy vs Osteopathy vs Chiropractic Therapies
April 15, 2013
For the most part talking, it is demanding for a health expert to characterize the part of another health expert without having been prepared...
Political Blotter: Sparks fly over ‘zero tolerance’ drug DUI bill
April 14, 2013
This is a sampling from Bay Area News Group’s Political Blotter blog. Read more and post comments at www.ibabuzz.com/politics. April 9 Sparks might fly...
Citizen-scientists to help map Sudden Oak Death fungus
April 14, 2013
An army of citizen-scientists is being enlisted to help map outbreaks of the Sudden Oak Death fungus killing trees on the California coast and...
Washington Hospital may be changing exclusive joint center policy
April 12, 2013
FREMONT — Washington Hospital may be changing the controversial rules that allow only two doctors to practice in its state-of-the-art joint replacement center. But...
NASA budget request includes asteroid plan — catch one and move it
April 11, 2013
The nation’s space agency aims to snag an asteroid and drag it closer to Earth for sampling, according to the 2014 budget plan unveiled...
Stanford team creates transparent brain
April 10, 2013
Stanford researchers have turned a dreary gray brain into an object as transparent as apricot Jell-O — an approach that will reveal new secrets...