Health
The US Is Trying to Expedite Sunscreen Innovation
Sunscreen is currently subject to an approval process similar to that of new pharmaceuticals
Why It Makes Sense to Send the US Military to Fight Ebola in Africa
The military may have capabilities others do not
A Blood-Sucking Foe Lurks in Central American Caves
Kissing bugs, which can spread Chagas disease, turned up positive for human blood meals in caves in Guatemala and Belize
Half As Many Small Children Died Last Year As Did in 1990
The global mortality rate for children under five is continuing to drop
Schizophrenia Might Actually Be Eight Different Disorders
The finding could help researchers devise more effective treatments that are tailored for individual patients
A 24-Year-Old Woman Just Discovered She's Had a Hole in Her Brain Her Entire Life
This rare care demonstrates just how incredibly adaptive the human brain is
IBM's Watson Will Match Cancer Patients With Trials at Mayo Clinic
By pairing patients with trials in seconds, the supercomputer will help speed the pace of medical innovation
Sorry Hipsters, That Organic Kale Is a Genetically Modified Food
And those juicy red grapefruits are mutants created by radiation exposure
Before Dr. Mutter, Surgery Was a Dangerous and Horrifically Painful Ordeal
The talented doctor changed the way the medical profession operated
Action Movies Encourage Charged-Up Viewers to Overeat
People watching action flicks ate nearly twice as much as those viewing a talk show
Tracking the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Through Its Genes
Genetic detective work also revealed 395 mutations unique to the virus in West Africa
What Will It Take to Stop Ebola?
The WHO has a plan for stopping the Ebola outbreak
Public Health Orgs Are Weighing In on E-Cigarettes
The AHA is neutral on e-cigarettes in U.S., but the WHO wants to ban them indoors
A Separate Outbreak of Ebola Emerges in the Congo
Researchers think the Ebola outbreak is independent of the one in West Africa
Give Teens Access to Birth Control and, Amazingly, the Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops
Colorado pins its dropping teen pregnancy rate on improved access to birth control
Why Are People Afraid of Colgate Total Toothpaste?
Bloomberg reports that customers are abandoning Colgate's Total brand because it contains triclosan
Ultraviolet Camera Reveals the Secret Price of Sunbathing
Some of the damage done to your skin by UV rays is hard to see
WHO Says ZMapp Is Ethical; Too Bad There's None Left
Small supplies of the drug bring up a whole host of other ethical dilemmas
These Ear Buds Will Play Music and Track Your Heart Rate
Wristbands get all the attention, but souped-up earpieces can do a better job of tracking your body metrics when you work out
Google Thinks These 18 Teenagers Will Change the World
The global finalists of this year’s Google Science Fair take on cyberbullying countermeasures, tar sands cleanup and wearable tech
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