An experimental compound repaired a defective alcohol metabolism enzyme that affects an estimated 1 billion people worldwide, according to research supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers facts about the safety of thimerosal in vaccines against 2009 H1N1 flu.

The American College of Radiology says that imagine scanners give about as much radiation as you get flying in an airplane for two minutes.

Frequent testing and treatment of infection does not reduce the prevalence of chlamydia in urban teenage girls, according to a long term study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers published in the January 1, 2010 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Despite the fact they were screened every three months and treated when infected, [...]

NexBio, Inc. announced the initiation of a double blind placebo controlled multi-center trial in the U.S. and Mexico of DAS181 (Fludase®) for the treatment of laboratory confirmed influenza infection. DAS181 is an investigational host-targeted drug candidate that blocks entry of influenza virus into cells of the respiratory tract…

Amid concerns regarding terrorists targeting airliners using weapons less detectable by traditional means, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is ramping up deployment of whole body scanners at security checkpoints in U.S. airports. These systems produce anatomically accurate images of the body and can detect objects and substances concealed by clothing…

The effective use of multiple layers of intelligence gathering, including existing behavioral identification programs, could have excluded the murderous Farouk Abdul Mutallab from travel before he got anywhere near Northwest Flight 253. So says University at Buffalo behavioral scientist and security researcher Mark G…

St. John's wort, an herbal supplement, is not as likely as once thought to ease the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The holidays brought an uptick in severe H1N1 disease, and the CDC warns that H1N1 swine flu is still in full swing.

A study finds that African-Americans are more likely than whites to die of heart disease due to a deficiency in vitamin D.