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Egypt continues cruel circumcision practice on girls E-mail
by William Atkins   
Thursday, 02 October 2008
Even though the government of Egypt banned female genital mutilation (FGM) six years ago, it still happens frequently, according to a new study undertaken by American and Egyptian researchers.

 
MIT engineers pick an artificial nose E-mail
by William Atkins   
Wednesday, 01 October 2008
American biological engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge) have discovered a way to make an artificial nose in order to produce smell receptors in the laboratory--similar to the way a real nose smells.

 
Arthritis not bettered with glucosamine, chrondroitin E-mail
by William Atkins   
Wednesday, 01 October 2008
According to new research by American researchers, sugar pills work just as well as the highly advertised nutritional supplements glucosamine and/or chondroitin on the progression of knee osteoarthritis. Sugar pills also worked as well as the prescription drug Celecoxib.

 
Too much caffeine? Say “Ner” to energy drinks? E-mail
by William Atkins   
Monday, 29 September 2008
According to a new Johns Hopkins study, researchers are recommending warning labels on energy drinks, such as the first energy drink Red Bull introduced in the United States, because the super-caffeinated drinks could cause overdose symptoms such as heart palpitations and insomnia.


 
U.S. children on mind-altering drugs more than Dutch, German E-mail
by William Atkins   
Sunday, 28 September 2008
A comprehensive study found that American children are much more likely to be given antidepressents, stimulants, and other psychoactive drugs (to alter the brain or mood) than children in the Netherlands or Germany.

 
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