Childhood Diet Habits Set in Infancy, Studies Suggest

Efforts to improve what children eat should begin before they even learn to walk, a series of nutritional studies published on Tuesday has found. Taken together, the data i...

Gates Foundation awards $25 million to HIV vaccine research

Oregon researchers developing a vaccine that has shown promise in preventing HIV infection in primates said on Wednesday they have been awarded a $25 million grant from the...

Hormone ‘protects brains of Premature babies’

The hormone erythropoietin (EPO) could prevent brain injuries in very premature babies, a study suggests. Brain scans show EPO – used illegally by athletes to boost p...

Dash of Salt Does No Harm, Extremes Are the Enemy

For years, we have known that diets high in salt can be bad for people with high blood pressure. A study published recently in The New England Journal of Medicine confirmed...

Climate Change Could Happen Slower for the Next Decade

Atmospheric temperatures are expected to rise slowly in the next decade Temperatures have risen more slowly in the past decade than in the previous 50 years and will contin...

Global Warming has Temporarily 'Paused' due to Climate Fluctuations and Weaker Solar Irradiance

Global warming has been temporarily 'paused' according to a group of scientists, who attribute this interlude to climate fluctuations and a more restrained sun. Researchers...

Solar push for Railways

Indian Railways can reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 239 tonnes per year per train by fixing solar panels atop coaches The railways’ decision to experiment with...

Global warming is moistening the atmosphere

Human-caused global warming is causing the upper troposphere to become wetter We have long suspected that greenhouse gases which cause the Earth to warm would lead to a wet...

Habits of Highly Humanistic Doctors

Even in these times of highly commercialized health care you might still come across doctors and physicians who are humanistic.

How are they different?

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