Quoted: US officials say Chinese-made ingredients for a blood-thinning drug may have been deliberately contaminated.

Quoted: Research on centenarians plus laboratory work with yeast, worms, flies and rodents are propelling scientists closer to understanding what causes aging and how to delay it.

Thanks to my son Joe for bringing this to my attention.

Quoted: Vitamin supplements taken by millions of people do not increase life expectancy and may raise the risk of a premature death , according to a review of 67 studies with more than 230,000 subjects.

Quoted: Using a recently developed technique for turning skin cells into stem cells, scientists have cured mice of sickle cell anemia -- the first direct proof that the easily obtained cells can reverse an inherited, potentially fatal disease.

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Quoted: Plumpynut is a cheap, nutritious food that needs no refrigeration or preparation that is saving starving children in the developing world. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.

Quoted: Benefiting from decades of research that took place behind the Iron Curtain, Western physicians are discovering <i>Rhodiola rosea</i>, a cold-weather herb that purportedly fights fatigue and boosts energy. ... Soviets had been studying the herb since the 1940s, feeding it to Olympic athletes and cosmonauts. Government scientists had noted that rhodiola boosted the body's response to stress. ... Laboratory and animal studies show that the herb may inhibit cancer cells, protect healthy cells from toxins, and correct enzyme imbalances associated with diabetes. In addition, four trials with human volunteers show that rhodiola extracts can boost mental performance, reduce fatigue, and ease depression.

Quoted: "This came as both a surprise and a disappointment," study author Farr Curlin, MD, said. "The Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist scriptures all urge physicians to care for the poor, and the great majority of religious physicians describe their practice of medicine as a calling. Yet we found that religious physicians were not more likely to report practice among the underserved than their secular colleagues."

Very promising research! (Redotted from the Blue Dot Buzz)

Quoted: Scientists are using nanotechnology to mend the broken spinal cords of mice. The results of their research could signal the end to diseases in humans, ...

Quoted: Genetically-engineered mosquitoes that cannot transmit malaria could help stop the spread of the illness, according to a new study.