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An HIV vaccine may have just been discovered
Californian researchers are eager to start human trials to establish the validity of a potential HIV-Vaccine.Their brand new hiv/std treatment method has proven to have been successful in monkeys. Their study showed that for 34 weeks the monkeys were p...
Science Says the MMR Vaccine is Not Linked to Autism
A serious measles outbreak that spread to children attending Disney parks in the United States and Mexico has brought renewed attention to the myth that the vaccine for the disease causes autism. The myth, which is popular belief among many well-educated a...
Vaccination May Become Mandatory For Students in Public Schools
Health, education and the freedom to choose are equally important aspects to focus on when it comes to nurturing a well-rounded nation. However, lawmakers in California and across the United States were forced to put one above the other after a measles out...
FDA Reevaluating Homeopathic Remedies
Homeopathy is an alternative branch of medicine that was invented at the end of the 18th century by Samuel Hahnemann, a man who believed that the dilution of a substance increases its potency. Since 1988, homeopathic medicine has not been regulated by the Fo...
E-Cig Use in High Schoolers Rises to 2 Million
Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes or vaporizers, are battery-powered devices that produce similar effects to smoking tobacco. Although the health risks and benefits are controversial, the popularity of these nicotine vapor devices has increas...
Single-Dose Ebola Vaccine is Effective
Researchers, doctors and politicians across the globe have been working to put an end to the Ebola outbreak that ravaged West Africa and killed almost 10,000 people in 2014. As scientists attempted to discover the best preventative option, certain vaccine ...
The cure to asthma is coming
Asthma is a condition in which a person's airways narrow and swell, produce extra mucus, and become inflamed. The medical community has long been able to describe the events of an asthma attack, but have been unable to identify the attack's cause. That is, u...
What are the Fundamental Differences Between the GOP’s Healthcare Plan and Obamacare?
If you’ve spent anytime recently trying to wrap your head around the GOPs proposed healthcare plan to determine how exactly it’s different from Obamacare, we feel your pain.Unless you’re a politician or a lawyer, it’s pretty hard to read all of the jargo...
ADHD America: Making childhood a disease
How has America come to the point where normal childhood behavior has been reclassified as a disease?
That is a question Marilyn Wedge, an ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) expert answers in Time magazine. Here are excerpts from her article:
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Red light ticket cameras to be banned in Texas
Beyond the fact that the intersection cameras do not actually improve safety, it appears that their use goes against the U.S. Constitution. The sixth amendment promises each citizen the right to face their accusers. Obviously, a ticketed individual is not go...