Abnormalities in the genes that control circadian rhythms (rhythms of approximately 24 hours, also called biological clock) contribute to the development of bipolar disorder (manic depression), suggests a study presented at the Eighth International Conference on bipolar disorder. The conference

Researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) are concerned about high levels of allergy producing chemicals uncovered in baby bath water. The researchers discovered a way to detect allergens in soap, gel, cologne and other personal hygiene products

High blood pressure is risky. However, the new analysis says that the lower blood pressure benefits are not proven either.

The Arizona Senate is debating a proposal to expand taxpayer-funded health care benefits for unemployed residents.The proposal includes extending unemployment benefit eligibility from 59 to 72 weeks, allowing the state to claim $1.7 billion in federal stimulus funding that lawmakers

Researchers who analyzed pooled data from several studies concluded that using condoms was linked to a modest reduction in the risk of acquiring the herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2), although the effect was not as large as that observed with

Scientists studying a strain of Ebola virus found in domestic pigs in the Philippines last year suggest that although the particular strain is not one linked to disease in humans its emergence in the human food chain is cause for

Swine flu manufacturers have now been granted legal immunity in case something goes wrong that causes side effects associated with the vaccine. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services signed a document making federal officials and vaccine makers immune

in recognition of the serious impact that HIV/AIDS has had on all New York's Latino communities. During this month, Governor David A. Paterson and New York State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D. urge all Latinos to get tested for

Advances in neonatal care enable two-thirds of premature babies born with respiratory problems to be ready for school at an appropriate age, but those living in poverty are far less likely to be ready on time than their better-off peers,

As September approaches will the new school year bring an increase in new H1N1 cases? School age children are some of the most susceptible to the H1N1 flu. There is no vaccination available for the H1N1 flu. Arguments are being

Probiotics are the "good" bacteria found in yogurt and in dietary supplements that aid digestion.

But less well known is depression during pregnancy -- a common problem as well, and one that also can be risky for the unborn baby, experts now know.

On average, about 50 people are killed by lightning in the United States each year, according to the National Weather Service. Lightning strikes caused 28 deaths in 2008 and there have been 23 lightning-related deaths so far this year.

To protect kids from the H1N1 virus when they're at camp, Dr. Jeffrey Boscamp, a pediatric infectious diseases expert at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, recommends the following:

The microRNA miR-21 was found particularly elevated in adenocarcinomas that affect never-smokers, especially in individuals who tested positive for mutations in their epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene. Annually, more than 10 percent of lung cancers strike people who never

However, children with FASD have more difficulty interpreting social information than children with ADHD, and this results in more severe behavioral problems, the researchers found.

Initial tests of a vaccine are expected to start soon, possibly within weeks, although results about its safety and effectiveness won't be known for about month after that, officials said.

The poll, conducted in the United States last May, found that 44 percent of families' financial circumstances worsened in the previous six months, forcing them to spend less on extras (65 percent), apply for government health coverage (24 percent), apply

If any one faculty of our nature may be called more wonderful than the rest, I do think it is memory. There seems something more speakingly incomprehensible in the powers, the failures, the inequalities of memory, than in any other

General Info about AmblyopiaAmblyopia is the medical term for poor development of vision in one eye. The word comes from the Greek. [ambly- (dull) + -opia (vision)] Amblyopia is often referred to as "lazy eye." It affects just two to