Monthly Archives: December 2012
Weird Japanese Body Modifications
0 Goto Top Japan is the country of the weird and sometimes bizarre ideas. You never know what the Japanese will come up with next. Take this extreme body modification for example which is growing in popularity in Japan. People … Continue reading
Cancer Therapy Without Side Effects Nearing Trials
By Jennifer Laloup 04.13.08 A promising new cancer treatment that may one day replace radiation and chemotherapy is edging closer to human trials. Kanzius RF therapy attaches microscopic nanoparticles to cancer cells and then “cooks” tumors inside the body with harmless radio … Continue reading
NY Times: Caregivers Fight Uphill Wage Battle
Domestic laborers such as caregivers and home care workers earn a median wage of about $10 an hour with few receiving benefits of any kind, according to a study by the National Domestic Workers Alliance. A New York Times article reported the … Continue reading
Smoking Might Make Hangovers Worse
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) — If you feel especially hung over after a night of drinking, you may have to blame more than the booze: New research suggests that smoking while drinking may worsen hangovers. The findings, published online … Continue reading
Airports Are a Pandemic’s Best Friend
After SARS broke out in China in 2002, it reached 29 countries in seven months. Air travel is a major reason why such infectious diseases spread throughout the globe so quickly. And yet even with such 
examples to study, scientists have had … Continue reading