Dr. Jerome L. Sullivan III: Pathologist conceived of 'iron hypothesis'
Dr. Jerome L. Sullivan III, the pathologist who first theorized of a link between heart disease and iron levels in the blood, died Friday of complications from diabetes. He was 68.
Sullivan, a physician, scientist and professor, was recognized around... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - May 6, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
In his essay for the Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team scholarship application, Neil Sheth criticized Albert Einstein's decision to endorse the atomic bomb. Sheth believes scientists should focus on technology that benefits humankind, he later explained.
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Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - May 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Researchers: Religious experience changes the brain
The current issue of Relevant magazine has an interesting piece on "This is Your Brain on Religion" about brain-wave research conducted by Andrew Newberg, director of research at the Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine.
The story, written by... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - May 1, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
'Serious-gaming' win for Orlando business
Out of a dozen entries from across the country, a local high-tech company recently landed one of the top honors in a "serious-gaming" contest tied to the Defense Users' GameTech Conference, an industry trade show held earlier this month in Orlando.... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - April 28, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Sanford Burnham picks 5 collaborators
With a focus on cancer, diabetes and obesity, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona has picked the first five research groups that it will collaborate with to advance drug discoveries. The scientific teams will be part of the Florida... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - April 28, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Legalizing pot will increase abuse, magnify health risks
A movement has been spreading across the United States to legalize marijuana. Next year, Florida voters could see a proposal on the ballot to legalize this illicit drug for "medical" purposes.
Here are some sobering facts about marijuana use in the... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - April 19, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Even after a heart attack, stroke or other life-threatening event, 14% of people in a new study said they didn't start to exercise more or make other healthy lifestyle changes.
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Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - April 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Osceola coach charged with soliciting student for sex
Liberty High School Coach Bryan Lockley was arrested Tuesday after being fired Friday for allegedly soliciting sex from a student in a series of text messages, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.
Lockley, 27, was charged with one count of... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - April 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
An international research team has identified 74 new genetic regions associated with risk for breast, ovarian and prostate cancer. The findings could help doctors decide which patients should get screening tests, including mammograms to detect breast cancer.
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Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - March 27, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Shorter work hours for medical interns were supposed to lead to fewer mistakes, but a pair of new studies found that these young doctors made more mistakes when their work was compressed into a shorter period of time.
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Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - March 26, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Even the most positive of people can have a hard time using the words "hope" and "cancer" in the same sentence. Even with early detection, the diagnosis can be devastating, psyche-shattering. It could be easy for some to remain strong. It's not as easy to remain unfailingly hopeful.
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Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - March 19, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Into uncharted territory
WASHINGTON -- When on March 26 the Supreme Court hears oral arguments about whether California's ban on same-sex marriages violates the constitutional right to "equal protection of the laws," these arguments will invoke the intersection of law and... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - March 18, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Rabies-tainted kidney from Florida airman kills organ-transplant recipient
The donor of a kidney that transmitted a fatal case of rabies to a Maryland man was a 20-year-old airman in Pensacola, training to be an aviation mechanic.
When he fell ill two summers ago, physicians thought he had food poisoning from eating fish from... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - March 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Clermont opposes company's plan to open sand mine
Clermont wants to block a sand mine from opening in the heart of an area viewed as a future health-and-technology hub.
"It's not what we want for that area," City Councilman Ray Goodgame said. "We want jobs, jobs, jobs, and a sand mine isn't jobs."... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - March 6, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Growth of bioscience research depends on continued funding
Most people would agree, it's a bad idea to cut down a fruit tree just as it is beginning to bear. But without continued support from Florida and the nation, that is the predicament facing the Sunshine State's increasingly vibrant life-science community.... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - March 4, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
