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Disease
H5N1 Bird Flu Kills First North American Victim
Deceased may have contracted the disease in China before boarding flight to Vancouver
What’s Ailing You? Google Reveals Your Top Symptom Searches of 2013
We were curious about some common health conditions, but not the ones that are most likely to kill us
Cobalt 60 Stolen in Mexico: What You Need to Know
After a two-day hunt, a stolen truck containing the lethal radioactive material cobalt 60 was found in the rural Mexican town of Hueypoxtla. Mexican nuclear safety authorities suspect the carjackers likely did not know they were absconding with the deadly material, but will probably pay for it with their lives. The cobalt 60 had been …
Experts Warn of Antibiotics ‘Crisis’
Fears of a ‘superbug’
20-Year-Old Woman Dies Looking Like Toddler
Diagnosed with a mysterious condition that prevented her from aging, Brooke Greenberg was old enough to drive but lived her life in a crib.
Deadly Brain Amoeba Found in Louisiana Drinking Water
Parasite Has Already Killed Two Boys
Promising First Test to Detect Parkinson’s Disease
Often, the first signs of the disease are symptoms such as tremor in the fingers, chin or lip, loss of smell or a more rigid facial expression. Now an encouraging new test may help to diagnose Parkinson’s before those symptoms …
What Does Your Birthday Have to Do With Immune Disorders?
The month in which babies are born can affect how their immune systems develop, and even how vulnerable they are to autoimmune diseases.
Scientists Discover New Technique To Prevent Certain Inherited Diseases
Mutations in mitochondrial DNA can cause incurable diseases that are inheritable. Scientists have developed a new procedure to prevent this from happening.
What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Your DNA
The test results were crystal clear, and still the doctors didn’t know what to do. A sick baby whose genome was analyzed at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia turned out to possess a genetic mutation that indicated …
Can Chickpeas and Lentils Help Control Diabetes?
What you eat can lower the risk of diabetes. But which foods have the strongest effect?
Test Your DNA for Diseases — No Doctor Required
Anne Wojcicki plans to sell whole-genome sequencing directly to consumers, no doctors needed