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• Call to Sterilize the "Unfit"

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 10:47pm CDT by laws-john

  A British sociologist recently argued that "unfit" people should be sterilized as they are not capable of bringing up children in a responsible way.

• Israeli Medical Advancements

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 10:23pm CDT by pjwbur

  Who knew those Zionists were doing something other than oppressing people and killing babies!

• Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 10:22pm CDT by Neron Kesar

  Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit

• BBC News - Key reason 'found' for gum and heart disease link

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 10:03pm CDT by spudpundit

  The link between gum and heart problems has long been recognised but it is unclear if poor oral health is simply a marker of a person's general wellbeing. UK and Irish experts now say bacteria enter the bloodstream via sore gums and deposit a clot-forming protein.

• Michael Douglas Will Appear on "Stand Up 2 Cancer"

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 9:45pm CDT by MisterX

  The actor was diagnosed with stage IV cancer, and instead of disappearing from the public eye, he's hustling to raise funds for people with cancer.

• Italian doctor condemns culture that fears children

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 9:34pm CDT by laws-john

  According to an Italian neonatal doctor, "pedophobia"—the fear of children—is an obstacle to the realization of the full rights of children today.

• Marijuana may relieve nerve pain when other drugs don't

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 7:36pm CDT by B-Rizzle

  Smoking cannabis, also known as marijuana, reduced pain in patients with nerve pain stemming from injuries or surgical complications, new research shows.

• Tens of millions of 'missing' girls

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 5:39pm CDT by Sir Richard Owen

  Discrimination against women and girls takes a staggering toll around the world, says author Sheryl WuDunn. It leads to as many as 100 million fewer females than males in the world.

• Army studies concussions' effects on bomb techs

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 3:31pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Military is doing first-of-its kind study on mild traumatic brain injury

• Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 2:52pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled

• Drugmakers script social media to push meds

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 1:40pm CDT by take2la

  "Here you have a company hiring a third-party to invite people into a home like a Tupperware party," said Thomas Abrams, whose department oversees pharmaceutical marketing reviews at the FDA.

• Share your experience of dropping your child off at college.

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 12:16pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Did you feel free or distraught?

• Pharmaceuticals lurking in U.S. drinking water

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 11:16am CDT by msnbc.com health

  AP probe found traces of meds in water supplies of 41 million Americans

• America's $88bn anti-ageing industry: dangerous and with no scientific backing

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 7:37am CDT by Carloz

  The desire to defy age is as ancient as human history, but in the past 10 years a multibillion-dollar industry has sprung up in America promising decades of extra life and good health beyond your 100th birthday.

• Expert warns of complacency after swine flu fizzle

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 7:01am CDT by msnbc.com health

  Expert warns of complacency after swine flu fizzle

• Expert warns of complacency after swine flu fizzle

  Posted: September 5th, 2010, 4:28am CDT by Min Lee, Associated Press Writer

  A leading virus expert urged health authorities around the world Sunday to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly than expected, warning that bird flu could spark the next global outbreak.

• Gerardo Solis wins $30.4 million in lawsuit involving diacetyl - chicagotribune.com

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 11:21pm CDT by Mira-449410

  Popcorn?

• US woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 8:17pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  US woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain

• It Isn't Just Me...It's Other Kids Too (Leukemia Part 3)

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 5:50pm CDT by LilacDragonfly76

  "Mom, it isn't just me, it's other kids too," Alecia told me as I sat on the couch feeling that now familiar pang of helplessness, tears streaming down my face.

• Customers, Restaurant Owners React To Salmonella Scare

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 3:11pm CDT by B-Rizzle

  A popular Mexican restaurant in the southwest was forced to shut their doors Thursday, after four people were sickened with salmonella poisoning. Two of them remain hospitalized.

• At NY hospital, unlikely dad, daughter reunion

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 2:40pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  At NY hospital, unlikely dad, daughter reunion

• Top transplant surgeon Ali Bakran dies while snorkelling in the Maldives

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 2:32pm CDT by Sir Richard Owen

  Family, colleagues and patients are in mourning after top transplant surgeon Ali Bakran drowned while snorkelling on holiday in the Maldives.

• Prescription drug spending doubled in less than a decade

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 1:17pm CDT by B-Rizzle

  Over the last 10 years, the percentage of Americans who took at least one prescription drug in the past month increased from 44% to 48%, says a federal government study.

• 20 Reasons Why People Have Sex

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 12:44pm CDT by Julie O'Malley

  Out of the top 20 reasons people engage in sexual activity, guess where good old-fashioned "pleasure" falls? Further down the list than you'd think!

• Mental Stimulation Postpones, Then Speeds Dementia : NPR

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 10:19am CDT by spudpundit

  When it comes to staving off dementia, new evidence suggests that the "use it or lose it" dictum holds true — at least for a while. But it also appears that mentally stimulating lifestyles may speed up dementia once it hits in old age.

• FDA finds genetically modified salmon safe for plates - Genetically engineered fish moves closer to approval

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 8:47am CDT by Par4TheCourse

  WASHINGTON -- The effort to win federal approval of genetically engineered salmon received a major boost Friday when the Food and Drug Administration released an analysis that deemed the fish safe to eat and unlikely to harm the environment. -- By Kim Geiger

• Some Fake ADHD to Get Meds Special Treatment - MSN Health

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 8:35am CDT by Deb-396163

  As a person who has worked with children with ADHD. I do agree that many children are misdiagnosed. My son was one of those children. His problem goes way beyond ADHD. It ended up being diagnosed as PDD-NOS which I am stillnot convienced that is totally it.

• Seventh child found in car in Parx Casino lot

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 8:13am CDT by Dr. Sherman N. Miller

  We know gamblers are risk takers by their nature which is fine as long as one learns to take prudent risks. Leaving a child in a motor vehicle moves from the realm of prudence to the foolhardy.

• When I took pity on the Liberal Kid...

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 2:38am CDT by Jason Burnham

  At first it began as a simple question that gave me a chance to tell what I believe in and talk about it in a rational manner or so I thought. It ended much differently with a liberal kid abusing his power and deleting the things I said that he didn't like.

• Marijuana may not be the gateway drug some think it is, study finds

  Posted: September 4th, 2010, 1:36am CDT by Sir Richard Owen

  Marijuana is thought by some to be a gateway drug among young people who eventually go on to try stronger substances. But that may be the exception rather than the rule, a new study finds.