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How Did George Washington Really Die?
Rachael Fudge
His death could have been caused from the theory that Washington was prescribed incorrect treatments by his doctors, or that his disease was so fatal that he would have perished. What really happened?
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Lincoln’s Face Deformed
Paul Fisker
It now turns out that one of our greatest presidents had a slight defect to the side of his face.
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Humans show big DNA differences
Scientists have shown that the genetic make-up of humans can vary hugely - far more than was previously thought.
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Do not eat bagged spinach - killer E. coli outbreak spreads to 11th state
Media Release
Sober warnings for salad lovers came from federal health officials Friday as they struggled to pinpoint a multistate E. coli outbreak that killed one person and sickened dozens more.
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Americans can choose health care the way they shop for airline tickets and cars : Bush
media Release
President Bush, on a campaign fundraising trip Tuesday, signed an executive order that the administration said would help Americans choose health care the way they shop for airline tickets and cars.
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Grab the tissues and start taking your allergy medicine if you live in NJ
Media Release
Hay fever sufferers: Grab the tissues and start taking your allergy medicine. You're in for a long, brutal season of sneezing, congestion, scratchy throat and irritated eyes, allergy specialists say.
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A farmer has died of bird flu in far western China, the 14th person to die of the disease in the country
Media Release
The Health Ministry confirmed the 62-year-old farmer in the Xinjiang region died July 12 of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
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Scientists have discovered possible bird flu in two wild swans on the shore of Lake Erie
Media Release
It does not appear to be the much-feared Asian strain that has ravaged poultry and killed at least 138 people elsewhere in the world.
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Fewer U.S. high school students are having sex, and the ones who do are less likely to have multiple partners, according to a report
Media Release
Some 46.8 percent of students said they engaged in sexual intercourse in a 2005 survey, down from 54.1 percent in 1991, according to the report.
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Eight different foods including peanuts, which can cause particularly severe reactions, are responsible for 90 percent of all food allergies
Laine Williams
For the 11 million Americans living with food allergies, dining out, whether at a restaurant or a friend's home, can cause more problems than it's worth.
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Officials notified parents of nearly 1,000 Girl Scouts that their daughters may have been exposed to rabies at a Virginia camp from bats
Media Release
There is only a small chance that any of the girls were infected by bats that were found in some of the sleeping shelters at Camp Potomac Woods, Loudoun County officials said.
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The growing list of childhood vaccinations becoming more complex
Media Release
The growing list of childhood vaccinations reads like an alphabet soup: Hib, HepA, HepB, IPV, PCV, MCV4, DTaP, Tdap, varicella and influenza.
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Lower sex hormones estrogen levels are a risk factor for knee osteo-arthritis
Special Report
EurekAlert says that Osteoarthritis, which usually develops between the ages of 40 and 50, is more prevalent in women. It is thought that sex hormones may play a role in developing the disease....
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Northfield Lab's experimental blood substitute
Media Release
Northfield Lab's experimental blood substitute Polyheme is currently in randomized phase III clinical trials recruiting patients without informed consent all over US
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man's heart and sex life need lack of fat and addiction of smoking
Media Release
Obesity, smoking increase impotence risk
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Man in India holds his own skull in hand
Media Release
Hundreds of people have flocked to a hospital in the Indian city of Calcutta to see a man holding a sizeable chunk of his head in his hands.
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Mediterranean-style diets good for heart
Media Release
Mediterranean-style diets, rich in healthy fats from olive oil or nuts, may be better for the heart than low-fat regimens, a new study shows.
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