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Women suffering from hot flashes associated with menopause may have another alternative to hormone replacement therapy, according to two new studies showing that treatment with acupuncture significantly reduces the severity and frequency of hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause.
Squadrons of bumblebees are being deployed in the UK in a novel attempt to prevent grey mold from ruining the crop of summer strawberries. The bees are routed via a one-way system in their hive through a tray of harmless fungus spores which, when delivered to flowers, ensure that the grey mold cannot take hold as the fruit grows.
Youth around the world have managed to turn a dangerous and deadly viral drinking game into random acts of kindness that have most recently turned infectious on university campuses in Canada. The Canadian version currently captivating students on campuses like McGill University is called Feed the Deed.
A tough 17 year old got kicked out of schoolbut now he knows how to make a quilt. In fact, he and other teens from an alternative school that serves students expelled from their regular campus or who ran into trouble with the law swept a youth competition at the San Mateo County Fair with their quilt-making abilities.
Unthinkable two decades ago, parents are fighting for their children's right to use marijuana – and many legislators are standing with them. Here's the latest...
The number of homeowners installing solar panels leased from third parties is skyrocketing in the US, particularly in states like California with an incentive program like "One Million Solar Roofs. This week comes news that third-party-owned solar transactions have pumped more than $938 million into California's economy in 2012, a record-high annual amount equal to that of all the previous five years combined.
Scientists have found that a chemical component in the spice turmeric—commonly used in Indian cuisine and curries—increases the regeneration of new neurons.
Researchers at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, near Oxford have invented a synthetic fuel, which costs just $1.50 per gallon and could run in existing cars. Because it is hydrogen based, it would produce zero carbon emissions and could be available in as little as three years.
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A little-known FDA program called compassionate use is giving seriously ill people a path to obtaining drugs that are still in testing.
Integrative medicine programs are including prescriptions for meditation coming from doctors at hospitals and clinics across the country.
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