It's being reported that President Obama has chosen Alabama family physician Dr. Regina Benjamin to be the next Surgeon General. The AP reports: … [Read more...] about Obama Chooses Dr. Regina Benjamin as Next Surgeon General
Medicine
Genetically-Bred Glowing Monkey Has Glowing Babies
Wired reports on transgenic advances that could benefit neuroscience and stem cell research:"The marmosets, pictured above, express a green … [Read more...] about Genetically-Bred Glowing Monkey Has Glowing Babies
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #476
CONNIE CULP: First full face transplant recipient, shot in the face by her husband five years ago, speaks.EVOLUTION VS SCIENCE: Indiana Congressman … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #476
News: Stephen Hawking, Blindness, Paul Rudnick, Tuna, Morrissey
2009 Pulitzer Prize winners announced.Stem cells to cure most common form of blindness: "Surgeons predict it will become a routine, one-hour … [Read more...] about News: Stephen Hawking, Blindness, Paul Rudnick, Tuna, Morrissey
Scientists Film Spread of HIV Between Cells for First Time – WATCH
A team of American scientists has filmed HIV spreading between two cells for the first time: "The study was made possible after experts created a … [Read more...] about Scientists Film Spread of HIV Between Cells for First Time – WATCH
British Study: 1 in 6 Psychiatrists Has Tried to ‘Cure’ a Gay Person
A pretty astonishing rate given the outright rejection of such "therapy" by the mainstream medical community, and the warnings of its … [Read more...] about British Study: 1 in 6 Psychiatrists Has Tried to ‘Cure’ a Gay Person
Obama Reverses Bush Policy on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
President Obama today signed an Executive Order lifting a Bush-era policy that limited federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, reversing a … [Read more...] about Obama Reverses Bush Policy on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
News: Natchez, Barbara Walters, Stem Cells, Gay Panic, Pete Wentz
Student's lawsuit against L.A. City College over speech in support of Proposition 8 prompts anti-gay protests, formation of "gay unity" … [Read more...] about News: Natchez, Barbara Walters, Stem Cells, Gay Panic, Pete Wentz
Scientists Develop Monkey HIV Strain in Quest for Vaccine
Scientists altered a single gene in the human version of the HIV virus in order to be able to infect a pig-tailed macaque monkey in their quest for a … [Read more...] about Scientists Develop Monkey HIV Strain in Quest for Vaccine
AIDS Treatment Activist Martin Delaney Dies
More sad news, via Peter Staley at POZ:"This country's most accomplished and influential AIDS treatment activist, Martin Delaney, died (Friday) at his … [Read more...] about AIDS Treatment Activist Martin Delaney Dies