The universe's past, in close-up

The universe's past, in close-up

If there were a Guinness world record for making telescope mirrors, Dean Ketelsen would likely win it. Colleagues boast that the onetime...

Vioxx risks could have been identified years earlier

The significant cardiovascular risks linked to Vioxx could have been identified nearly four years before the anti-inflammatory medication...

Sunken Canadian stern-wheeler is an underwater time capsule

Underwater archaeologists said Monday that they have found a virtual time capsule of life during Canada's Klondike Gold Rush: a sunken Yukon...

Trying to define binge eating disorder

Trying to define binge eating disorder

Binge eating was long seen by psychiatrists as an unusual symptom of major depression or an anxiety disorder. After all, it seemed sometimes...

Holidays can feed binge eaters' problems

Holidays can feed binge eaters' problems

Three of the most common and most powerful triggers for binge eaters -- family, food and feelings -- converge at this time of year, making...

Binge eating: Is it a form of addiction?

Binge eating: Is it a form of addiction?

The notion that binge eating is a form of addiction comes up frequently in experts' discussions of the diagnosis.

A desire booster for women?

An experimental non-hormonal drug appears to help women increase their sexual desire and satisfaction -- and reduce the distress...

Food-borne pathogens carry devastating long-term effects

Long after the painful stomach cramps and bloody diarrhea associated with tainted food are over, many people suffer long-term health...

Is binge eating a psychiatric disorder?

Is binge eating a psychiatric disorder?

Rina Silverman's refrigerator is almost always empty. She keeps it that way to avert episodes of frantic food consumption, often at night...

Uninsured trauma patients are much more likely to die

Uninsured trauma patients are much more likely to die

Patients who lack health insurance are more likely to die from car accidents and other traumatic injuries than people who belong to a health...

Cancer screening: What could it hurt? A lot, actually

Cancer screening: What could it hurt? A lot, actually

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Anesthetic spray shows promise for premature ejaculation

The first U.S. trials of a spray-on anesthetic for the penis showed that it increased the time to ejaculation nearly fivefold, providing the...

Dr. Paul Zamecnik dies at 96; scientist made two major discoveries

Dr. Paul Zamecnik dies at 96; scientist made two major discoveries

Most scientists are fortunate if they can make one major discovery in their lifetime. Dr. Paul Zamecnik made two, each of which should...

Catalina bison going on birth control

Catalina bison going on birth control

Half a dozen men with walkie-talkies and cattle prods set out on foot at sunrise Thursday to coax a herd of 10 feral bison into a corral a...

Scientists zero in on reason for mammoths' demise

Scientists zero in on reason for mammoths' demise

About 15,000 years ago, North America was home to an astonishing number of large plant-eating mammals -- giant sloths, mastodons, mammoths....