BOSTON -- During the Vietnam War there was a phrase that came to symbolize the entire misbegotten adventure: "It became necessary to destroy the village in order to save it." It was said at first with sincerity, then repeated with irony, and finally with despair.
I have heard similar thoughts in the weeks since Texas authorities invaded a ranch in Eldorado and rounded up hundreds of children from the polygamous sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Did they traumatize the children in order to protect them? Did they shatter their lives to rescue them?
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Scientific studies indicate that marijuana can halt the spread of numerous cancer cells, including the type that Kennedy suffers from.
A common virus traditionally viewed as mild killed at least five U.S. infants last year, government health officials said Thursday.
The five deaths mark the first time an infection was found to be fatal, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tens of thousands of children get the virus each year, but it seldom causes illness, and then usually mild cases. Young children, with immature immune systems, are at the greatest danger from the virus, called Coxsackievirus B1.
The five deaths mark the first time an infection was found to be fatal, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tens of thousands of children get the virus each year, but it seldom causes illness, and then usually mild cases. Young children, with immature immune systems, are at the greatest danger from the virus, called Coxsackievirus B1.
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Lack of sleep can have a powerful impact on your brain, according to a new study in the United States. Making the brain go without sleep for even one night could result in instability that could actually make it liable to shutdowns.
According to researchers, the shutdowns were brief and at those points, the brain was in limbo apparently, between the sleep and wakeful states. Speaking on the subject, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine's David Dinges, the person behind the study, said, "It's as though it is both asleep and awake and they are switching between each other quite rapidly."
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| Smoothie boom: Could cause an epidemic of tooth decay, warn dentists |
The goodness in fruit smoothies may be outweighed by the damage they do our teeth, say dentists.
The sugar and acid content of the drinks could cause an "erosion epidemic", they warn.
"Fruit smoothies are becoming increasingly popular and the fruit content can make them seem like a good idea," said Dr Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental Foundation.
"However, they contain very high levels of sugar and acid and so can do a lot of damage to the teeth.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - A Canadian scientist says he's found a way to trigger a protein that causes cells to fight cancer-causing agents, such as ultraviolet radiation.
University of Saskatchewan microbiology Professor Wei Xiao discovered how to trigger the protein combination called 9-1-1 in a finding that's been called a breakthrough in cancer research that could possibly lead to better cancer diagnosis through targeting defective genes.
University of Saskatchewan microbiology Professor Wei Xiao discovered how to trigger the protein combination called 9-1-1 in a finding that's been called a breakthrough in cancer research that could possibly lead to better cancer diagnosis through targeting defective genes.
University of Queensland researchers have made a giant leap forward in the race to develop a vaccine for the potentially debilitating West Nile virus.
Associate Professor Alex Khromykh, from UQ's School of Molecular & Microbial Sciences, and colleagues have found a way to generate immune response levels comparable to a live virus vaccine, which could also help suffers of other disease such as dengue fever and Japanese encephalitis.
"What this means is that our prototype vaccine has the potential to not only be safer but just as effective as live vaccines," Dr Khromykh said.
Associate Professor Alex Khromykh, from UQ's School of Molecular & Microbial Sciences, and colleagues have found a way to generate immune response levels comparable to a live virus vaccine, which could also help suffers of other disease such as dengue fever and Japanese encephalitis.
"What this means is that our prototype vaccine has the potential to not only be safer but just as effective as live vaccines," Dr Khromykh said.
Bangladesh's Health Ministry says the nation's first human case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected.
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| The amendment to ban all admixed embryos was defeated by 336 votes to 176. The prohibition on true hybrids was defeated by 286 votes to 223 |
British scientists will be allowed to research devastating diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's using human-animal embryos, after the House of Commons rejected a ban yesterday.
Blurring the line between best-selling novels and best-selling pharmaceutical drug ads, Merck Inc. disguised professional writers as Vioxx drug safety researchers.
As if their drugs were not scary enough, Merck brought in "ghostwriters" to sign off on research and pose as independent, primary authors on drug safety reports that amounted to nothing more than marketing propaganda. Though common in the pharmaceutical industry, this deceptive practice is normally difficult to prove.
As if their drugs were not scary enough, Merck brought in "ghostwriters" to sign off on research and pose as independent, primary authors on drug safety reports that amounted to nothing more than marketing propaganda. Though common in the pharmaceutical industry, this deceptive practice is normally difficult to prove.
