Medibots: The world's smallest surgeons
newscientist.com — The surgeons of tomorrow will include tiny robots that enter our bodies and do their work from the inside, with no need to open patients up or knock them out. While nanobots that swim through the blood are still in the realm of fantasy, several groups are developing devices a few millimetres in size. (Submitted by muxaulo) More…
Solving the Mystery of HIV Carriers Who Don't Contract AIDS
scientificamerican.com — More than half a million people in the U.S. have died from HIV infection, and more than a million currently live with the virus, but a relative handful of people infected with HIV never get treatment for it and never get sick from it. (Submitted by thegamingguy) More…
The Obese Don't Always Know It
livescience.com — Some obese individuals don't know they're overweight. Some obese individuals don't realize they have a weight problem, a new study finds. That could be an unhealthy attitude as these same people tend not to exercise and have many risk factors for cardiovascular disease.... (Submitted by oteque) More…
Current cigarette smokers at increased risk of seizures
sciencedaily.com — A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. This is the first prospective study to examine the potential risks associated with cigarette smoking, caffeine intake, and alcohol consumption as they independently relate to epilepsy. (Submitted by tosachin) More…
Study: Stupak To Eliminate Abortion Coverage 'For All Women'
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — A report by the George Washington University School of Public Health concludes that "the treatment exclusions required under the Stupak/Pitts Amendment will have an industry-wide effect, eliminating coverage of medically indicated abortions over time for all women, not only those whose coverage is derived through a health insurance exchange." (Submitted by niradg) More…
Widow Stuck with $161K Bill After Failed Treatment
chicagotribune.com — Jose Sanchez was desperate when he visited the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in January. After initially approving treatment with the drug Avastin, Blue Cross decided, after Sanchez's death, that the drug was experimental and therefore denied payment. (Submitted by absolutelytrue) More…
Coed Dorms Fuel Sex, Pornography, and Drinking
livescience.com — A new study finds university students in coed housing are 2.5 times more likely to binge drink every week. And no surprise, they're also likely to have more sexual partners, the study found. Also, pornography use was higher among students in coed dorms. (Submitted by vigilante1) More…
Uninsured ER patients twice as likely to die
msnbc.msn.com — Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a troubling new study. (Submitted by sarahlee) More…
Five Body Parts You May Be Able to Regrow Soon(ish)
popularmechanics.com — Starfish, salamanders, and planarian flatworms share a seemingly magical trait: the ability to regenerate body parts they've lost. While humans may never boast quite the same ability, scientists are perfecting ways to create different types of replacement tissue. The fabled "human spare-parts kit" may become a reality sooner than you think. (Submitted by mmaine) More…
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