Study: Living In A City Might Make You Crazy Ever wondered why those apple-cheeked Himalayan villagers look so untroubled, even as most of your friends and family make weekly visits to the therapist? You might finally have your answer -- and it reall...
New Heart Stents Better Than Old Ones, Study Says A heart stent is a mesh tube made of metal that, when inserted into an artery, keeps it open. Stents can be metal only or they can contain medicine released once the stent is in place. These are calle...
Study: English Language Rooted in Turkey The Indo-European language family - which includes English, French, Russian, Persian and even ancient Greek - is one of the worlds largest language groups and extends from Iceland in the West to Sri Lanka in t...
Texas Health Officials Study West Nile Outbreak Technicians in the state's mosquito laboratory are examining mosquito corpses sent from all over Texas, at the Texas Department of Health Services Laboratories in the capital of Austin. State Laboratori...
Study Says Pregnant Women Should Get Flu Shot During the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, pregnant women faced a greater risk of life-threatening complications and many were hospitalized. Dr. Michael Katz from the March of Dimes says influenza is a seri...
South Africa Studying Proposal to Legalize Rhino Trade According to the World Wildlife Fund, a record 448 rhinos were poached in 2011 and more than half that number already have been killed illegally so far this year. Pelham Jones, the chairman of So...
Study: Uneven Progress in Child Nutrition A new study estimates fewer than half of developing countries are likely to reach the Millennium Development Goal to reduce child hunger. It says about 110 million children worldwide are moderately or severel...
Study Shows Opiate Abuse by Some US Forces with Mental Disorders The U.S. war in Afghanistan is the longest military conflict in American history. Many of the troops who have fought there also saw combat in Iraq. Doctors say at least one third return...
GOP Contenders Policies Would Raise US Debt: Study Ask any of the Republican presidential hopefuls and they'll tell you the current president has done more harm than good. ROMNEY: Almost everything he's done has made it harder for this economy to reb...
Study Finds Removing Polyps Saves Lives Colon cancer normally starts with growths called polyps inside the intestine. Previous studies have shown that removing polyps can prevent colon cancer from developing. The new study, published in the New Engla...