Chinese Scientists Develop Living Mice From Skin Cells

Chinese scientists have reported being able to make baby mice from skin cells of animals without the use of embryonic stem cells.

To make this possible, the teams of scientists took regular skin cells from mice, and worked with them to coax them to turn into embryonic stem cells. Read more

Red Yeast Rice Reduces Cholesterol Just Like Statins

Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - Results of a news study suggest that there maybe an alternative to statin drugs when it comes to reducing risk of heart attack.

Those who have never heard of red yeast rice listen up as a new study has found a great use for the Asian food ingredient. Read more

Lack Of Sleep Raises Risk Of Developing Hypertention

Not getting enough sleep? A new study suggest that those who lack enough shut-eye are at an increased risk of developing high blood pressure.

Sleep is very important, and can play a significant role in the amount of energy that we have to get through a given day. Read more

Micromet Report Positive Results In Early Stage Leukemia Drug Trial

Officials with Micromet are reporting positive results from a clinical trial of an experimental drug to treat people with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

This type of cancer is a blood cancer, that attacks white blood cells in the body but the drug, blinatumomab, appeared to slow down the progress of the cancer. Read more

10-Year-Old Girl With Breast Cancer Speaks With Good Morning America

A 10 year old girl from Fullerton, California is in the fight of her life after being diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year.

Hannah Powell-Auslam talked about her diagnosis on Good Morning America and the subsequent mastectomy that was performed to remove the tumor. Read more

Traffic Stop Nets 700lb Marijuana Seizure

Police in Newbraska have seized more than 700lbs of marijuana from a car they stopped yesterday afternoon on I-80.

Why somebody would want to be traveling around with 700lbs of illegal narcotics is anybody’s guess, we find this story actually kinda funny. Read more

Doctors Remove 2lb Tumor From Face Of Baby Boy

Doctors from the University of Miami have successfully removed a 2 pound tumor from the face of newborn baby Jordan Jamal Smith.

He was born with the tumor protruding out of his mouth, and until the procedure, his entire face was covered by the mass of skin and liquid containing mass. Read more

Bacteria Lives On Human Skin, Gross

You may think that you are clean but you are not, as a new study has found that there are hundreds of different types of bacteria living on our skin.

This may sound gross to some people and cool to others, but what is not cool is that fact that if any of these bacteria enter into your bloodstream they can kill you. Read more

Cancer Patient Detained At Airport Over Missing Finger Print

Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - In a weird twist of events, a 62 year old cancer patient has lost his finger prints due to a drug he was taking called capecitabine.

The man was attempting to enter into the United States to visit relatives, but was detained by customes officials because they could not find his finger prints. Read more

NFL Players At Risk Of Hypertention, Diabetes

Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - Players in the National Football League (NFL) are at a greater risk of having high blood pressure, say the authors of a new study.

NFL players come in a wide array of shapes and sizes, factors which in turn, dictate the position on the football field that they play. Read more

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