Health Benefits Of Molecule Associated With Male Sexual Arousal Examined

Nitric oxide is obviously a fundamental signaling molecule - from causing erections to facilitating brain function - and understanding its action at a synapse will help us in the treatment of the pathology of several neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Canada Aims to Give H1N1 Flu Vaccines in October

Flu Shot Data Points to Swine Flu Challenge : Young Adults Don't Get Flu Shots

A worker holds flu vaccine dispensers at the Sinovac Biotech Ltd. laboratory. New data from Statistics Canada shows just under one-third of Canadians got a flu shot last year. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Greg Baker/file)

12% de Dépressifs à Dawson Après la Tragédie

Few Americans Would Completely Ban Smoking

Three Kids Sick with E.coli in London, Ont.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a recall and E.coli warning for certain lean ground beef products

Bill of Health

Health-care spending in rich countries

Email from Vice President Joe Biden

Pierre,

A few weeks ago, President Obama asked you to share your personal story about how the health care crisis has affected you and the ones you love. Hundreds of thousands of stories poured in from every corner of the country. The President and I have read through many of them ourselves -- and now I'm encouraging you to do so as well.

Read these powerful, personal stories from people in your area and around the country.

Read these powerful stories

And after you do, please forward this note on to as many people as you can.

For folks who don't yet understand why health care reform is such an urgent priority, these stories make the case far better than any statistics ever could.

For those who support health care reform but haven't yet found the time to join our campaign, these stories provide more motivation than any speech any politician could ever give.

So please read these stories, pass this note on to everyone in your address book, and help us show everyone in America why fixing our broken health care system is a necessity that just can't wait:

http://healthcare.barackobama.com/stories

Thank you,

Vice President Joe Biden

Birth Control Pill for Men Could be Available Soon, Says WHO

Women have been awaiting it for years, and, according to researchers, it looks like the pill for men is finally in sight. The other good news is that is doesn't seem to have any side-effects.

Swine Flu Virus 'Stable,' WHO Head Says

Variation in the Same Gene Affects Rate of Parasite Infection in Both Humans and Baboons

Humans and baboons share similar evolutionary histories and environments in the East African savanna. Parallel evolution has also been demonstrated in how variation of the Duffy gene affects their respective resistance or susceptibility to infection by malaria parasites. The mechanism is well-known in humans: when the Duffy gene is on, it builds receptors on the surface of red blood cells allowing malaria parasites to land. When the gene is off--there is no infection.

In baboons--there is also a definite link from genetic variation to degree of infection by a malaria-like parasite, but the mechanism is less clear. When the gene is on, more receptors are built, but the incidence of infection is also lower. When the gene is off, the opposite is true.

Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation

A Little Extra Weight May Protect From Early Death

What We Talk About When We Talk About Health Care

Can Alzheimer's Be Cured?

P. Murali Doraiswamy is the head of biological psychiatry at Duke University and is a Senior Fellow at Duke’s Center for the Study of Aging. He’s also the co-author of The Alzheimer’s Action Plan, a guide for patients and family members struggling with the disease. Mind Matters editor Jonah Lehrer chats with Doraiswamy about recent advances in Alzheimer’s research and what people can do to prevent memory loss.

US : Nothing But the Facts on Health Care

Pass on the Salt for Health's Sake : Sodium Intake Rising Among Canadians

Alimentation et Forme Physique

Heart and Stroke Deaths Plummet 30% in 10 Years

Doctor Builds Web Care System Clinics to Feature E-Mail, Videochats with Providers

La Maladie de Lyme Gagne du Terrain au Canada