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Intake of Alcohol Before Pregnancy Tied to Intestinal Birth Defect
Jan 03, 2015 06:49 PM EST

Tennessee Couple Turns To Facebook In Help For Embryo Adoption

Couples looking to have children but dealing with fertility issues often have a difficult road to follow. Fortunately, Tennessee mother of four Angel Watts is looking to help out a couple who are having trouble conceiving.

Measles
Jan 03, 2015 06:07 PM EST

Measles Cases Came Back Negative, Pa. Says

The measles' cases came back negative Friday after a public health warning was made.

Breast Cancer
Jan 03, 2015 05:37 PM EST

Rescue Dog Saves Owner's Life By Sniffing Out Aggressive Breast Cancer Tumor

Dog's always have their owners' best interest at heart and that was certainly the case of this two-year-old collie, Ted. He began crying and pawing at 46-year-old Josie Conlon of Stockton-on-Tees. It might have seemed strange at the time but it turned out that the dog was actually sniffing out an ag...

Fast Food
Jan 03, 2015 04:04 PM EST

Fast Food Companies Are Ditching The 'Junk' In 2015

Fast food joints are working on a bit of a New Year's resolution. They're hoping to ditch their unhealthy image by replacing food additives and the like with natural ingredients.

Protein
Jan 03, 2015 09:40 AM EST

Amino Acids of a Protein Can Assemble Without DNA and mRNA Blueprints

Scientists have found for the first time that the building blocks of a protein, called amino acids, can be assembled without blueprints--DNA and an intermediate template called messenger RNA (mRNA).

Weight Scale
Jan 03, 2015 09:10 AM EST

Not All Obese People Develop Health Problems Linked to Excess Weight

Obesity can cause a range of health problems, such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Now, though, researchers have found that obesity doesn't always go hand in hand with these problems.

Corn crops
Jan 03, 2015 08:53 AM EST

Genetic Plant Study May Improve Biofuel Production

Scientists have uncovered the gene regulatory networks of plants that control cell wall thickening by the synthesis of the three polymers, cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. The findings could mean a more efficient way to convert plant biomass to biofuel.

Hundreds of volunteers have flocked to Guinea in hopes of halting the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.
Jan 02, 2015 09:20 PM EST

Ebola Treatment Device Approved For Testing By FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the testing of an Aethlon Medical bro-filtration device on Ebola patients called Hemopurifier that has already been used to illicit a full recovery in a critically ill German patient.

Zebra Finches
Jan 02, 2015 06:50 PM EST

Birds Can Get Drunk, Too, Study Shows

An overly noisy bird can certainly be obnoxious but did you know it could also be drunk, too? Recent findings published in the journal PLOS ONE have found that after drinking even small amounts of liquor, birds actually slurred their songs and chirps with a distinctly drunken vibe.

Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Fail to Take Expensive Medication
Jan 02, 2015 06:05 PM EST

2014 Was The Year Of 41 New Drug Approvals In The U.S.

The year of 2014 can be remembered for many things. From a medical prescription standpoint, it might be remembered for numerous approvals by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which hit the highest approval rate in 18 years, providing new treatments for rare diseases and cancers.

Butterfly
Jan 02, 2015 05:21 PM EST

Monarch Butterfly To End Up On The Endangered List

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that they may be putting the monarch butterfly under the federal protection of the Endangered Species Act. Over the next sixty days, organization will be receiving statements from the public on the idea of the listing to determine if the protection should...

treats
Jan 02, 2015 04:27 PM EST

Dog Treats Recalled Due To Potential Salmonella Contamination

"Roo Bites (Cubes)" of Your Bones Inc. of Boca Raton, FL, which are made of dehydrated kangaroo meat, were recalled due to a potential Salmonella contamination.

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