Reuters - British biotech company ReNeuron and a team of doctors in Scotland have won final approval to start a pioneering clinical trial to assess whether stem cell therapy can help patients disabled by stroke.
AP - China declared a new food-safety campaign Wednesday after contaminated milk products from an earlier scandal showed up repackaged in several places around the country, exposing weaknesses in the country's promise to stop such problems from happening again.
Reuters - Intelligence is second only to smoking as a predictor of heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, suggesting public health campaigns may need to be designed for people with lower IQs if they are to work.
AFP - Australian researchers Wednesday said a new study supported the use of lap-band surgery for severely overweight teenagers after it found the procedure helped them lose 80 percent of their excess fat.
AFP - Philippine health regulators said Wednesday they have banned three apparently Chinese-made cosmetic products because they were found to contain dangerous levels of mercury.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (DSM) otherwise known as the bible for psychiatry is undergoing a facelift. Soon there will be a psychiatric label for everything.
In honor of American Heart Month (February), ChicagoHealers.com practitioner Dr. Tom Bayne, DC offers some insights into heart disease and cholesterol along with tips for heart healthy eating.
