How you eat could impact your smarts
Many studies have shown that counting calories, carbs or fat grams taxes short-term memory. But how we eat can affect our minds at more fundamental levels, too

Body, mind, soul and ?hilot?
BAY, Laguna ? Stripped of amulets and charms but armed with the principle that ?an illness of the body is an illness of the spirit,? Noni del Mundo believes healing must be a holistic cure of body, mind and soul.

Genomics in China
Ten years ago, the Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai (South Center, hereafter) was established in the Zhangjiang HiTech Park of Pudong District in Shanghai.

Widespread antiviral drug use can accelerate the evolution of drug resistance in viruses
Influenza's ability to resist the effects of cheap and popular antiviral agents in Asia and Russia should serve as a cautionary tale about U.S. plans to use the antiviral Tamiflu in the event of widespread avian flu infection in humans, scientists say.

Leading Researchers Establish FORMA Therapeutics To Integrate Transformative Biology And Chemistry To Address ...
FORMA Therapeutics announced today its debut as an integrated, global drug discovery company. The Company was founded by leading researchers from the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT to integrate important new advances in biology and chemistry to unlock essential oncology targets that have been elusive to the best scientists in the industry. FORMA has received initial equity and non-dilutive ...

Obama asks CNN's Sanjay Gupta to be next surgeon general
The popular television personality, a practicing neurosurgeon, reportedly would be provided a broader portfolio to make wellness, fitness and healthcare reform a top priority. President-elect Barack Obama has asked Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be the next U.S. surgeon general, looking to a popular television personality to help provide a public face for his healthcare agenda.

Douglas Dispatch
Dr. Jay D. and Dora Zamora provide alternative healing options for Douglas residents at their Holistic Healing and Wellness Center, located at 614 N. G Avenue.

Cough medicine ingredient may treat prostate cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Noscapine, a natural substance found in cough medicine, may prove useful in treating advanced prostate cancer, according to studies in mice.

Mustard heals hot honey burn; fennel tea soothes sore throat
I foolishly picked up a plastic honey bear that was in a pot of boiling water, and the honey squirted out all over the palm of my hand. Immediately, I ran it under cold water, and then I ran to get your book because I knew there was something I could put on burns that was natural: MUSTARD.

The doctor who dropped his trousers on top of the world
Dropping your trousers near the top of the world's highest mountain in a 20-knot wind and with the temperature at -25C might seem a foolhardy thing to do ? even in the interests of science.

Letters to the Editor
Censorship is a controversial issue, as evidenced by the amount of discussion in regard to the censoring of visual art from the Addison Street Windows Gallery. However, unless we are able to view the work, our judgment about this gallery?s decision lacks perspective.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN in line for surgeon general
Medical reporter, neurosurgeon said to be Barack Obama's pick WASHINGTON ? President-elect Barack Obama has asked Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be the next U.S. surgeon general, looking to a popular television personality to help provide a public face for his health-care agenda.

Finding Money for Innovation: Develop Those People Skills
Innovating during a financial crisis is no small challenge. Experts at a recent Wharton panel discussion offered tips: Align innovation goals with company goals, focus on technology that can cut costs, and develop the "street smarts" needed to sell technology initiatives to investors or senior management.

TEXT: Lawmakers, officials, groups respond to State of State speech
In the past, governors would inspire us with their State of the State addresses, and then deliver more somber news in their budget proposals. This year, we've already heard the bad news. Last month, the Governor presented us with his budget plan.

Loma Linda Heart and Surgical Hospital opens its doors to expand services
REDLANDS - The Loma Linda University Heart & Surgical Hospital saw its first two surgical patients this morning.

Study: Excessive use of antiviral drugs could aid deadly flu
( Ohio State University ) Influenza's ability to resist the effects of cheap and popular antiviral agents in Asia and Russia should serve as a cautionary tale about US plans to use the antiviral Tamiflu in the event of widespread avian flu infection in humans, scientists say. Researchers analyzed almost 700 genome sequences of avian influenza strains to document where and when the virus ...

Bigger, stronger, faster - over the counter
With sales of sports nutrition supplements approaching $3 billion a year in the United States, new, updated or creatively marketed formulations show up in stores at a rapid clip.

Sheer ice? Just walk this way and hope
Don Sweeney knows a thing or two about ice. First off, he's Canadian. Second, he was an All-American for the Harvard University hockey team. Third, he was a star defenseman for the Boston Bruins for 15 seasons, and he still works for the organization.

New study suggests winter babies face socioeconomic disadvantages
Many of us may often feel that we've been born under an unlucky sign. Now, new research by a pair of University of Notre Dame economists suggests that some of us are, in fact, born in an unlucky season.

Woodbine's ups, downs, highs, lows
Harrison county voters didn't exactly go along with the statewide Iowa caucus results Jan. 3.