You would think that after years of alarms about food safety--outbreaks of illness followed by renewed efforts at cleanup--a staple like chicken would be a lot safer to eat.

Written by Dr. Paul Harris, the toolbox analogy shares one way of viewing the relationship between the services offered by a behavioral vision care optometrist and education. Enjoy the "nuts and bolts" of what some struggling kids really need.

Kangaroos may provide the key to a potential treatment to prevent skin cancer, Australian scientists said on Monday.

The Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 addresses only the children who fail a vision screening. Unfortunately, this bill does not address the true problem--the vision screening system and its substitution for eye examinations. From Janet's Journal blog.

Victorian stem cell scientists from Monash University have modified a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line to glow red when the stem cells become red blood cells.

HIV prevention efforts - and the promise of antiretroviral therapy as prevention - are being undermined by punitive laws targeting those infected with and at risk of HIV, Human Rights Watch said today on the eve of World AIDS Day.

General confusion and ignorance regarding eating disorders further isolates and shames sufferers who already feel misunderstood, escalating their anxiety levels and increasing the risk of serious injury.

When Melloney Poole awoke from her breast cancer operation, doctors delivered the good news that her cancer had not spread. Melloney felt reassured.

When Ruby Holmes was 12 she started to binge eat and purge her food - she was being bullied. Ruby did not know who to ask for help..

Memorial Sloan-Kettering. - The cancer patient racked them up and broke. Clackety-clack. Seven ball in the corner pocket. Five ball in the side.