Efforts to get Americans to view mental Illness as a condition that arises from physiological issues contained in the human brain are being successful but changing attitudes and tolerance levels towards those that suffer from mental illness are not changing. The findings were published in a new report that took surveys that were taken from [...]

A recent report supports criticism that having more doctors to select from does not necessarily mean better healthcare. A Dartmouth Atlas research project analyzed the recent Obama Administration’s healthcare legislation that is hoped to improve medical care across the country.  The healthcare reform legislation that was eventually passed in March was touted as a significant [...]

Doctors treating a woman in Singapore for the swine flu are reporting that the virus quickly mutated into a form that is highly resistant against current drug treatment and that it did so within 48 hours. The female patient did recover but the quick mutation has caused doctors to reevaluate how effective the current Tamiflu [...]

A recent study conducted by a research group in London concludes that senior citizens that still have a strong grip and can give a firm handshake are more likely to outlive individuals of a similar age that can’t.  This also applies to those that can walk at a quick pace compared to those that cannot. [...]

Scientists in England today announced their findings that indicate very high levels of vitamin B that are taken on a daily basis can have a significant effect on elderly people and the rate at which their brains shrink each year. Researchers at Oxford University disclosed the finding of a study that took place over the [...]

Researchers say recent studies show that long term weight loss may pose health risks due to pollutants that are released into the body as part of the weight loss process. A research team in South Korea has finished a study that observed over one thousand participants in the U.S. as they went through the weight [...]

A recent report by researcher in the United States indicate that substances used in the manufacturing process to produce non-stick surfaces on cooking utensils and cookware, as well as to waterproof various fabrics, indicate a link to higher levels of cholesterol in children. A study released by Stephanie Frisbee and a group of fellow researchers [...]

An anthrax scare in the Sirajgani district of Bangladesh has persuaded the government there to issue a red alert.  The outbreak has already infected close to three hundred people as well as killed approximately one hundred and fifty cattle the past 2 weeks in this northern section of the country. The anthrax was first discovered  [...]

Children who are put into day care centers at an early age have a higher chance of contracting eczema than children that are cared for at home says a new report coming out of Germany. Eczema is a general term used to categorize an assortment of epidermis conditions that are identified by an itchy and [...]

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have shown that influencing behaviors relating to health is better influenced by a close circle of family and friends rather than far flung social media networks.  Social researchers realize how important this issue has become as healthcare reform begins to go into effect.   One of the goals of the [...]