A California man practicing medicine without a valid doctor's license has been accused of giving prescriptions to cancer patients that included expired drugs, empty capsules, various powders, and a "baggie of dirt." The fake doctor, who operated a website that advertised several cancer treatments, has been arrested by law enforcement and hit with multiple criminal charges.
A new study indicates that it is highly unlikely for clinically obese people with a high Body Mass Index (BMI) to shed enough pounds to reach a normal body weight, by using methods of diet and exercise, and skipping weight loss surgery. In fact, reaching the goal is nearly impossible for dieters who are morbidly obese.
Taiwan’s renowned Cloud Gate Dance Theater will be giving three outdoor performances of its production “Rice” for free in Taiwanese cities later this month.
Kids who have developed social and emotional skills during their preschool years are more likely to fare well in school and stay out of trouble with the law, according to a new study.
A new study examined the science of screaming, investigating why human take notice when they hear someone yell out. The Swiss university research team discovered that the root causes are human evolution and a certain brain structure linked to dangerous situations.
Scheduled to open next spring, the much-anticipated Shanghai Disneyland is expected to fatten Shanghai’s revenues at the cost of further damaging Hong Kong’s already struggling tourism industry. As of present, Disney fans still flock to the Hong Kong park, which opened in 2005.
A person's smartphone habits could be used to detect signs of depression.
Five years after a catastrophe turned his life around, Goinbotobden depicted his own life through paintings. The “Prefab Classroom” showed him and seven other kids nestling closely around a book while two blue tents outside bears the Chinese characters for "disaster relief."
Scientists have examined the medical records of women with abnormal results from prenatal testing, and discovered that although their fetuses had normal chromosomes, the irregular genetic testing results were sometimes due to various undiagnosed cancers. In very few case studies the tests indicated healthy babies, yet the mothers later received a cancer diagnosis, such as for cancerous blood or colons.
A father from Utah, whose photographs of his toddler flying has gone viral, has provided inspiration to lots of people, especially parents of kids with Down Syndrome.
A new study showed that after a British man visited a dental clinic for a routine root canal, he lacked the ability to create any new memories and has a 90-minute recollection. Like the plot summary of the 1993 film "Groundhog Day," the army veteran wakes up each morning reliving the same day in 2005 when he visited the dentist.
The food cooked at home is far healthier than the food available in fast food joints as well as restaurants. According to a U.S. study, the best way to keep a check on fat, calories and sugar is home-cooked food.
A new study suggests that it is possible to predict which preschool children will have difficulty reading, based on how the human brain comprehends loud speech. Researchers' findings, which involved reading assessments and analyses of brain waves will hopefully help to discover as soon as possible when children are at risk of learning problems, so they can be treated early.
