Why losing your job may make you sick

did you know that if you are unemployed you are also at risk for health problems?

Scientists discover gene that allows cancer to spread to brain

The most difficult thing about treating cancer is the fact that tumors can metastasize, or spread to other areas of the body.

The good news is that scientists are slowly discovering the specific genes that allow these tumors to spread

Missouri officials say schools are prepared for swine flu

As of now, there are two confirmed swine flu cases in Missouri, but officials say that both schools and day care centers have increased preparations to prevent the virus from spreading.
Schools are trying to inform students about the virus and the best ways to protect themselves from it. According to an article published in the [...]

New HPV test discovered and proven effective

HPV (Human papillomavirus) affects 80 percent of all sexually active people at at least one point in their lives. Most of the time, the virus is harmless, but several of the virus strands are linked to causing cervical cancer.
That’s the bad news.
The good news is that researchers in the Netherlands have created a new HPV [...]

Researchers found new technique to create stem cells

So, we’ve all heard about the poltitical and moral drama surrounding the use of stem cells.  Some people say it’s murder to use embroynic stem cells because they are developing humans, others question whether embryos are actually humans with feelings, etc.
Anyways, the cool news is that researchers have found a nifty way to completely skirt [...]