Carolyn Drake

The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada and the Multiple Sclerosis Scientific Research Foundation announced on Tuesday that a $3.8 million dollar grant will be given to researchers who plan to delve into the role of inflammation in multiple sclerosis.

According to a recent study, a man's sperm count can be lowered and even damaged considerably when exposed to an electronic device utilizing a wireless connection to the Internet, or Wi-Fi.

According to a nationwide review of data from the in-patient register, 31 of the 33 autoimmune diseases studied were associated with an increased risk of pulmonary embolism (a blood clot on the lung), including type 1 diabetes.

Children who present with symptoms of asthma, such as frequent wheezing, usually are treated by pediatricians with an inhaled steroid, but a recent study found that treating a wheezing child with a daily dose of an inhaler is no different than giving the child increased levels of the steroid at the beginning of a respiratory tract infection.

Excess levels of tailpipe exhaust from high traffic areas are already connected to heart disease, cancer, and respiratory ailments, but numerous recent studies indicate that exhaust fumes may also affect mental capacity, intelligence, emotional stability, and overall cognitive function-including increased rates of autism-at every stage of life.

As a result of the steady rise of food allergies observed over the last decade in American children, a growing number of schools have decided to take action by establishing "peanut-free" classrooms and sections of cafeterias. The ban even disallows children from bringing homemade classroom snacks.

According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, three cases of a new flu virus have been confirmed in children, and the World Health Organization is already preparing a plan of attack.

According to two recently published studies, the risk of skin cancer may be increased in individuals who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); the risk is heightened by the use of immunosuppressant medications, which typically are used to treat IBD. At this time, there are no recommendations for skin cancer screenings in IBD individuals.

According to new research focused primarily on the differences and similarities between the two most common subtypes of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) subtypes-ADHD-PI and ADHD-C-children with the neurological disorder could greatly benefit from individualized assessment and treatment, which means there may soon be a call to change ADHD guidelines.

According to a study performed at the Chonnam National University Medical School in Gwangju, Korea, diabetes mellitus may be an independent predictor of disease recurrence and progression in patients who suffer from non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

According to a recent study, type 1 diabetes sufferers who receive early and intensive diabetes management may be able to cut their risk of impaired glomerular filtration rate (GFR), a kidney complication common to diabetics, by 50%.

"Near real-time" data on whether people are having any side effects from vaccinations is now available, thanks to new technology and a study performed in Scotland. The researchers, who focused on recipients of the 2009/2010 swine flu vaccination in Scotland, reported that using this technology can aid future vaccination campaigns by increasing consumer and patient safety.

According to 28-year old German biochemist/fashion designer Anke Domaske, the latest fad that is friendly to allergy-prone skin is milk-made clothing. Known as "Qmilch," which combines the German word for milk and a sense of ‘quality,' the fabric's texture is most similar to silk but is washable much the same as cotton.

Convicted of involuntary manslaughter, Conrad Murray, the doctor to the late "King of Pop" Michael Jackson, has been placed in the medical ward of the Los Angeles County Jail and is on suicide watch.

According to a report issued by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), diabetes is predicted to rise substantially by the year 2030, to the point where one in 10 adults will suffer from the condition. Should this prediction come to pass, roughly 552 million people will have diabetes within twenty years.

A recent study has found that elementary schools which exercised a hand and respiratory hygiene program-including routine use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer-experienced a reduction in illness caused by influenza A, which resulted in a decline in missed school days for students.

According to a group of neuroscientists, the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex-a region of the brain designed to orchestrate mental activity-works much harder but potentially less efficiently in children with ADHD.

Researchers have reported that PANVAC, a potential breast and ovarian cancer vaccine, has shown promise in a small-scale study, as it elongated the overall survival time in some patients. In fact, researchers found that the progression of the cancer was halted in some breast cancer patients.

In an effort to hurry along the FDA approval process for the artificial pancreas, members of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, government officials, health care professionals, and a large number of type 1 diabetics congregated in Washington, DC.

The largest safety study performed to date has found that ADHD drugs do not raise the risk of severe heart problems.

Brown-eyed girl no more? According to a doctor in California, laser technology can be utilized to permanently change brown eyes to blue without damaging vision.

According to the researchers, many formerly healthy children developed MRSA, an infection which contributed to the overall death toll due to respiratory failure.

According to a recent study performed by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers, cranberry juice is a better way to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs) than extracts.

According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the death rates caused by overdoses of prescription painkillers has more than tripled in the past decade, surpassing the total number of deaths caused by heroin and cocaine combined.

On Monday, President Obama signed an executive order directing the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take measures which will reduce drug shortages.

According to a report from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), too much "Halloween" black licorice can kill you.

A school for autistic individuals has had its pupils practice trick-or-treating in preparation for Halloween.

While many corporations have already fallen off the "patent cliff," even more companies will soon be floundering as the patents of some of the biggest brand name drugs in the business expire over the next twelve months.

The deadliest US food-borne Listeria outbreak in a quarter century has killed 28 people and caused one miscarriage as of Tuesday, according to the CDC.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved exenatide (Byetta), the type 2 diabetes drug, as an additional therapy for diabetic adults who are already dieting, exercising, and taking insulin glargine.