A Mexican teenager is the first officially known person to die from vampire bat bite and infection with human rabies. The 19-year-old victim was a migrant farm worker from Michoacan, who got bitten on the heel by a vampire bat in July.
The famous research hospital is helping mall-goes leave the shopping center feeling better.
The face transplant from the chimp attack is a success so far.
Temporary tattoos don't just look cool: A special one could end up saving your life by monitoring your vital signs. An international team of researchers has designed an ultra-thin electronic device that attaches to the skin like a temporary tattoo and measures heart rate and other vital signs. This device, which has the thickness of a human hair, works without the bulky electrodes used in current hospital monitoring, according to a new study in the Aug. 11 issue of the journal Science.
Charla Nash is "no longer disfigured"
Charla Nash, 57, a Connecticut woman, Thursday revealed her new face after being mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009. Brigham and Women?s Hospital, where Nash underwent a historic 20-hour face transplant in May, released the first post-surgery photograph of Charla Nash, this morning and a statement by her.
Poverty, joblessness, and limited education increase HIV risk among heterosexuals, the CDC reported. The agency found that HIV is more prevalent in those with low socioeconomic status in its first survey among heterosexuals
A new treatment for leukemia has shown promising results, says a study from the University of Pennsylvania published in the New England Journal of Medicine and Science Translational Medicine.
A new study, published in British medical journal, The Lancet, found the difference in risk for male and female smokers increased by two percent for every year they smoke.
Women who smoke are 25% more likely to develop heart disease than men who smoke.
Charla Nash, 57, Thursday revealed her new face after being mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009. Brigham and Women?s Hospital, where Nash underwent a 20-hour face transplant in May, released the first post-surgery photograph of Charla Nash, this morning and a statement by her.
A new study, published in British medical journal, The Lancet, found the difference in risk for male and female smokers increased by two percent for every year they smoke.
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have made strides in treating leukemia patients with a new technique that engineers blood cells to attack the cancer, according to studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine and Science Translational Medicine.
Chimp victim Charla Nash reveals her new face on NBC's "Today" show.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Gilead Sciences' Complera (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) for treatment of HIV-1 in adults who are new to treatment. The daily tablet consists of a fixed-dose combination of Truvada and NNRTI rilpivirine.
Women who smoke are more prone to heart attacks then men, according to a study.
Tagging the HIV virus with a new viral vector; the subject of a new research has aroused much interest in the quest to find the ultimate cure for HIV induced AIDS. Healing victims of HIV could perhaps find a new meaning from this new study conducted by Dr Pin Wang of the USC (University of South California) Viterbi School of Engineering.
Music therapy can improve mood and quality of life among cancer patients.
New blood test can determine the gender of a fetus at seven weeks
Scientists used gene therapy to successfully destroy cancer tumors in patients with advanced disease. University of Pennsylvania researchers engineered patient's own T-cells in order to target a molecule on the surface of leukemia cells.
Boy or Girl? New technology can tell pregnant women whether they're having a boy or girl as early as seven weeks into a pregnancy, according to a study in the Wednesday issue of Journal of the American Medical Association.
More and more people over 65 are opting for cosmetic surgery
Eating processed red meat and red meat in general, like hot dogs and hamburgers, on a regular basis can lead to type 2 diabetes, according to a new study from Harvard University.
Mothers can prenatally influence their babies' taste palates during pregnancy, which can offer some evidence explaining for cultural and ethnic differences in food preference, according to new research.
For females, talking to a guy's best buddy may not only stir up drama in the relationship, but also in the sack as a result of increased symptoms of sexual dysfunction.
New research revealed that widely available blood tests that predict gender are extremely accurate. Furthermore, the tests work more than seven months before the baby is born.
Starting in the second semester of the coming school year, New York City's public middle and high school students will be required to take sexual and reproductive health courses.
Researchers find that dialysis does not help blacks.
Researchers concluded that elderly women who suffer from sleep apnea are considerably more likely to develop dementia as well as other signs of cognitive decline.
Boy or Girl? A controversial new blood test, not yet available in the U.S. could determine a fetus' sex as early as seven weeks for soon-to-be parents.
