Medicine

30 Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

February 21, 2013, 9:22 am

Choosing Wisely, an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine, released today 26 lists of things physicians and patients should question, compiled by societies in [...]

Acoustic Levitation of Liquids Aids Pharmaceutical Research (Video)

September 21, 2012, 4:22 am

Drops of liquid can float in midair with the help of sound waves, and U.S. scientists are putting this “containerless processing” technology to good use.

Beeswax Filling Found in 6,500-Year-Old Tooth

September 19, 2012, 5:00 pm

Evidence that stone-age dentists were at work nearly seven millennia ago has been discovered in Eastern Europe.

Homeopathy Under Threat Following New Legislation in the UK

June 27, 2012, 1:40 pm

Homeopaths worry the anti-homeopathy lobby may use a safety and prescription of medicines review in July to restrict practice.

Antibacterial Coating Could Replace Antibiotics

May 21, 2012, 10:07 pm

Superbugs may become a thing of the past thanks to an antimicrobial solution designed to attract and kill bacteria.

Doctors Unite to Size Up UK’s Obesity Problem

April 16, 2012, 1:20 pm

Health professionals from all disciplines have collaborated to launch a campaign to stem the tide of Britain’s “single greatest public health threat,” an obesity epidemic.

Antibiotic Resistance ‘Hard-Wired’ Into Bacteria in Isolated Cave

April 11, 2012, 4:59 pm

New clues to the origins of antibiotic resistance have been found deep underground inside Lechugilla Cave in New Mexico by North American researchers.

Frequent Chocolate Consumption Linked to Lower BMI

April 9, 2012, 9:49 pm

Research finds that people who eat chocolate more often have a lower body mass index, despite consuming more calories.

Medical Organizations Acknowledge Overtreatment Is a Problem

April 5, 2012, 1:17 am

At least 45 tests and procedures routinely performed on patients across a range of fields are often unnecessary and may in fact be harmful, a group of leading medical [...]

Intelligent Materials: Sense and Respond

March 26, 2012, 5:01 pm

Researchers can now develop intelligent materials made of proteins for use in medical treatments.