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Our ancestors discovered fire thousands of years ago, but we are still learning how to cook.

A new wave of swine flu appears to have hit Scotland after the number of people admitted to hospital with the virus increased by more than 60 per cent.

A new research study looks at worksite gossip from a neutral perspective and discovers the practice can offer clues to power and influence not found on organizational charts. Indiana University researchers discover gossip in the workplace can be a weapon ... ...

Eating a diet that is a high in fiber appears to reduce people's risk of developing inflammatory diseases such as asthma, arthritis, inflammatory bowel conditions, and diabetes, Australian researchers have found.

Rabat, Morocco - Eighty-two cases of the H1N1 influenza have been diagnosed in Morocco in a single day, press reports said Thursday. The cases were discovered in the cities of Casablanca, Fes, Meknes, Kenintra and Rabat on October 28, Health Minister...

Wearing a magnetic bracelet won't help you fight arthritis pain, according to a new study. Magnetic bracelets are a form of magnetic therapy, a type of alternative medicine based on the theory that magnetic fields can promote healing when administered directly to the body. For the study, researchers recruited 45 people (ages 50 or over) who suffered from osteoarthritis. For 16 weeks, each participant wore one of four devices in a random order: two wrist straps with differing levels of magnetism, a demagnetized wrist strap, and a copper bracelet. Study results showed no significant difference between the devices in terms of their ability to reduce pain, ease stiffness, and improve physical function. While magnetic therapy may not help relieve osteoarthritis pain, past research suggests that other alternative approaches (such as acupuncture, yoga, and glucosamine supplements) may help manage the condition. Magnetic Therapy Can't Conquer Arthritis Pain originally appeared on About.com A

A Gambian news source has an interview with the director of a nursery school for deaf children ages four to seven. (She is also the director of Gambia's association for deaf and hard of hearing). In the interview, she says that although many parents can not afford to pay the school fees, she permits the children to come anyway. The children are permitted to come anyway because she recognizes the harm that would be done by denying them education. It costs 150 Gambian dalasi (their currency) to send a child to their preschool for one term. Converted to U.S. dollars, this is $5.61. A full year is 450 dalasi, or $16.82. It costs so little to educate the deaf children of Africa.Gambia Deaf Preschool originally appeared on About.com Deafness on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 03:42:54.Permalink | Comment | Email this

If you're child's on a restricted diet, bounces off the wall with too much sugar, or just needs to avoid a long stay in the dentist's chair, big batches of high-calorie, high-sugar, hyper-loading sweet stuff can be a crisis. Rather than empty the trick-or-treat bag into the trash when the kids aren't looking -- or scarfing it all up yourself -- think about using those highly motivating but highly problematic goodies in a way that can make both you and your child happy. Here are a dozen for starters. Do you have a favorite way to use up useless treats? Share! More Parenting Tips: Tips of the Day | Behavior ABCs | Parenting Book Reviews Image by Terri Mauro Find Ways to Repurpose That Halloween Candy originally appeared on About.com Parenting Special Needs on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 09:00:23.Permalink | Comment | Email this

Researchers funded in part by the National Institutes of Health have discovered how to transform human embryonic stem cells into germ cells, the embryonic cells that ultimately give rise to sperm and eggs. The advance will allow researchers to observe human germ cells - previously inaccessible - in laboratory dishes. 'This achievement opens a new window into what was only recently a hidden stage of human development,' said Susan B. Shurin, M.D.

A study conducted by exercise physiologists in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Human Studies finds that as little as 80 minutes a week of aerobic or resistance training helps not only to prevent weight gain, but also to inhibit a regain of harmful visceral fat one year after weight loss. The study was published online Oct. 8 and will appear in a future print edition of the journal Obesity.