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SALT LAKE CITY A bio-art project to create bulletproof skin has given a Utah State University researcher even more hope his genetically engineered spider silk can be used to help surgeons heal...
DATE: Aug. 28, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
CHICAGO – When Army Ranger Leroy Petry’s hand was blown off by a grenade as he was saving his comrades in battle, he knew just what to do. He used his remaining hand to twist a tourniquet around...
DATE: Aug. 21, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
WASHINGTON Addiction isnt just about willpower. Its a chronic brain disease, says a new definition aimed at helping families and their doctors better understand the challenges of treating...
DATE: Aug. 21, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
CHICAGO A new study suggests nearly one in five children with an autistic older sibling will develop the disorder, too a rate much higher than previously thought.Researchers followed 664...
DATE: Aug. 21, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
BAGHDAD Cesarean sections have jumped in Iraq in recent years accounting for 79 percent of births at private hospitals worrying health officials who say doctors are pushing women into...
DATE: Aug. 21, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
Mercy to offer care planning talks Kip Boyd, chief medical officer at Mercy Regional Medical Center, and Jennifer Ballentine, executive director of Life Quality Institute and co-chairwoman of the...
DATE: Aug. 21, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
A Fort Lewis College chemistry professor is trying to find ways to replicate the naturally occurring compounds found in medicines, work that could contribute to the treatment of chicken pox and...
DATE: Aug. 14, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
Its a common perception that a community health clinic is the medical equivalent of a dingy Department of Motor Vehicles office with long lines, interminable waits, spotty service. Thats a...
DATE: Aug. 14, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK Scientists are reporting the first clear success with a new approach for treating leukemia turning the patients own blood cells into assassins that hunt and destroy their cancer...
DATE: Aug. 14, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK The number of Americans newly infected with the AIDS virus each year has been holding steady at about 50,000, according to a government report.But a U.S. health official said just...
DATE: Aug. 14, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
CHICAGO Boy or girl? A simple blood test in mothers-to-be can answer that question with surprising accuracy at about seven weeks, a research analysis has found.Though not widely offered by U.S....
DATE: Aug. 14, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
They savor pizza and burgers, no longer frighten children, and many of them can walk the streets without people knowing they have someone elses cheeks, nose, lips and skin. People who have had...
DATE: Aug. 14, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
Fort Lewis College is updating about a dozen panels at the Clock Tower in the center of campus to better recognize the past, "in a way that's fully inclusive of our Native American community on campus and the families directly affected by Indian boarding schools."
