Daily MailStem cells could allow "blood farms," company saysReuters- 1 hour agoBy Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Embryonic stem cells can be used to grow vats of red blood cells, which could lead to the creation of "farms" that could provide limitless sources of blood, ....

MedPage TodayArsenic Linked to DiabetesWebMD- 42 minutes agoBy Caroline Wilbert Aug. 19, 2008 -- Exposure to arsenic, typically through drinking water, is linked to diabetes, according a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Is Your Drinking Water Giving You Diabetes? ....

NASA has a shock absorber solution to its new rocket's vibration problem.

People have long prized silver as a precious metal. Now, silver-coated endotracheal tubes are giving critically ill patients another reason to value the lustrous metal. In a study published in the Aug. 20, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers at Washington ....

B Vitamins Don't Help in Heart DiseaseWebMD- 42 minutes agoBy Miranda Hitti Aug. 19, 2008 -- If you have heart disease, don't count on folic acid pills, with or without vitamin B6 and B12 supplements, to help you cut your cardiovascular risk.Vitamin B, Folate Supplements Won't Help Heart U.S. News ....

dBTechnoCalifornia fines 18 hospitals for shoddy careThe Associated Press- 1 hour agoLOS ANGELES (AP) - Eighteen hospitals in California were fined for state health code violations in which patients received shoddy care that in some cases led to deaths.Hospitals fined for violations Los Angeles ....

A Russian Proton rocket resumed commercial launches with a Tuesday liftoff.

North America had centuries-long droughts in past due to changing solar activity.

Self-recognition, it has been argued, is a hallmark of advanced cognitive abilities in animals. It was previously thought that only the usual suspects of higher cognition -- some great apes, dolphins and elephants -- were able to recognize their own bodies in a mirror. Psychologists have shown ....

Men with signs of benign prostatic hyperplasia can be helped with a daily dose of erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil to relieve associated lower urinary tract symptoms, according to a new study published in the October 2008 issue of the Journal of Urology. Researchers from the University of Texas ....