Medical Science

Scientists Identify 10 Molecular Types of Breast Cancer -- How Long Until Progress Reaches the Clinic?

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 05.03.2012

Dr. Elaine Schattner

If confirmed, the observations in a recent paper could lead to smarter therapy for distinct breast cancer types.

How Science Is Crucial To Public Health Worldwide

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

Research is medicine's field of dreams from which we harvest new findings about the causes, treatment and prevention of disease.

Why Euthanasia Is Going to Be Legal Someday

Bryan Cones | Posted 05.25.2011

Bryan Cones

British scientists have discovered "cognition" in a vegetative patient. This may encourage some at the "natural death" end of the pro-life spectrum. But I find it more to be a sign of our cultural denial of death than an affirmation of life.

The Mythology Of Science-Based Medicine

Dr. Larry Dossey | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Larry Dossey

There is an implied faith here that if a new drug manufacturer has paid for the research for FDA approval, then it is scientifically proven to be effective. As it turns out, this belief is by no means fully justified.