One of the key drivers of human evolution and diversity, accounting for changes that occur between different generations of people, is explained by new research.

While we are often exposed to bacteria in our food which could cause food poisoning, we don't always become ill -- why should this be so? New research sheds light on how bacteria use different tricks to aid their survival inside the body, helping to explain why food poisoning can be so unpredictable.

Title: Teen Pot Smoking Won't Lead to Other Drugs as Adults
Category: Health News
Created: 9/3/2010 9:08:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010 9:08:05 AM

Title: Prescription Drug Use on the Rise in U.S.
Category: Health News
Created: 9/3/2010 9:03:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010 9:03:48 AM

Title: Osteoporosis Drugs May Be Linked to Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 9/3/2010 8:58:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010 8:58:19 AM

Title: Is Your Kitchen as Clean as a Restaurant's?
Category: Health News
Created: 9/3/2010 8:53:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010 8:53:06 AM

Title: Health Tip: Get Ready for Baby's Bath
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010

Title: Health Tip: If You Have Cirrhosis
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010

Title: Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010

Title: Vets With Stress Disorder More Likely to Develop Dementia
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010

Title: Health Highlights: Sept. 2, 2010
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010

Title: Study Identifies Risks for Painkiller Addiction
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010

Title: Health Care Reform Helps Small Businesses Offer Coverage: Report
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010

Title: Most Study Volunteers Seem Willing to Share Genetic Data
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010

Title: Proximity Affects Influence of Online 'Health Buddies'
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010

Title: Smoking Seems to Backfire on Teens Hoping for a Lift
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010

Title: Experimental TB Test Called Fast and Accurate
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010

Title: Response Team Reduces Rate of Cardiac Arrests: Hospital
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 6:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010

Even for someone especially sensitive to the dwindling hours of sunlight as we in the northern hemisphere head into Autumn, there's one thing that helps offset the effects of an impending light-deprived funk: it's all that glorious color!

Tags: depression, emotions, seasons

A perfect test score, perfect credit, a face without blemishes, maybe even a problem-free life: these are ideals for many. Setting aside the question of whether these goals are achievable, on deeper reflection are they even desirable? Your parents, your teachers, and your bosses all want you to avoid mistakes. Here's why they have it all wrong.

Tags: creativity, parenting and children, politics, positive psychology, society, technology, therapy, tools, work-life

Held every five year, the International Thyroid Congress is a key worldwide event for healthcare professionals around the world. Over 2,500 people are expected: endocrinologists, nuclear medicine physicians, oncologists, ENT specialists, surgeons, researchers, GPs, caregivers, biologists, etc. This congress will approach all aspects of the physiology of the thyroid gland and its related diseases, with a special focus on the major scientific progresses of the last few years...

Major new sporting forum to focus on the shape of sport to come�� The abolition of drug testing, radical treatment of childhood obesity and the integration of military amputees into Olympic programmes are top topics at UKsem - the world-first conference on sport and exercise medicine. Key note speakers will include Lance Armstrong's physiologist and director of the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Texas, Dr Edward Coyle and 12-time world record holder in Athletics, Lord Sebastian Coe...

Safety experts have advice on ways to germ-proof your food, and still save money.

Forty percent of the nearly 637,000 children in kindergarten through the eighth grade were found to be overweight or obese in the 2008-9 school year.

Title: X-Ray Can Spot Gastric Band Slippage
Category: Health News
Created: 6/22/2010 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/23/2010

Title: More Evidence That B Vitamins Alone Won't Counter Heart Risks
Category: Health News
Created: 6/22/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/23/2010