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Sep 05, 2013 03:02 PM EDT

Could Over 200,000 Deaths due to Cardiovascular Problems have been Prevented?

Taking certain health precautions in order to prevent the onset of another problem might seem impossible when concerning various genetic and environmental factors. Yet a recent report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that teaching the public about preventable measur...

Sep 05, 2013 02:14 PM EDT

1st Elephant Birth through Artificial Insemination with Frozen Sperm

Officials report that an elephant at the Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo is the first to have been created through artificial insemination that was used with frozen sperm.

Sep 06, 2013 07:12 AM EDT

Scientists Discover Dishonest Deeds Create 'Cheater's High'

Do you cheat? There may be a reason why some who get away with cheating do it over and over again. Scientists have discovered that as long as no one gets hurt, people that get away with cheating experience a "cheater's high."

Sep 05, 2013 01:17 PM EDT

Psychologists Examine the Science of Lying: The Type of Lie Matters

Lying can be an art, but it's also a science. Researchers have taken a closer look at what happens to a person when they tell a lie and have found out exactly what occurs in an individual's brain. Yet exactly what happens doesn't just depend on lying in general--it depends on what type of lie the pe...

Sep 05, 2013 01:09 PM EDT

Teens who Smoke don't Care What's on their Cigarette Pack

Scaring off smokers from tobacco products may prove a more difficult task than simply slapping on cancerous lungs to a box of cigarettes.

Sep 05, 2013 12:16 PM EDT

Hormone Therapy Poses a Higher Risk for Breast Cancer in Some Women

Hormonal treatments to reduce the symptoms of menopause can increase women's risk of breast cancer. Yet a new study finds that this risk isn't the same in all women.

Sep 05, 2013 11:15 AM EDT

Second L.A. Porn Star Allegedly Contracts HIV

Los Angeles' porn industry has had a recent health scare when two stars were allegedly tested positive for HIV. According to the Free speech Coalition-a business group that represents porn movie producers-tweets from an actor who's stage name was commonly known as Rod Daily, has noted via Twitter th...

Sep 05, 2013 10:16 AM EDT

Parenting: Harsh Verbal Discipline Methods Cause Depression, Behavioral Problems in Teens

A recent study looks at verbal discipline, and where this method draws the line over into verbal and emotional abuse, including screaming, shouting insults and swearing at your teenager in order to get him or her to act a certain way. The study shows that these actions can increase your adolescent's...

Sep 07, 2013 07:45 AM EDT

Childhood Adversity Linked to Higher Risk of Early Death

Traumatic childhood experiences may not just impact mental health, they may also impact physical health. Scientists have discovered that these experiences have been linked to an increased risk of early death.

Sep 05, 2013 08:49 AM EDT

Exercise Helps Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Preserve Swallowing Functions

Cancer patients receiving radiation were less likely to need a feeding tube or suffer unwanted side effects if they performed swallowing exercises during the therapy.

Sep 05, 2013 08:27 AM EDT

Whooping Cough Outbreak in Texas Reaches Highest Level in More Than 50 Years

This year the number of people sick with whooping cough also called as Pertussis, the deadly disease of the year, has reached highest level in more than 50 years.