Summer is when people need to think about bug bites that carry potentially harmful illnesses "“- like West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease. Dr. Dirk M. Elston, a dermatologist with Pennsylvania's Geisinger Health System, offers tips on prevention and treatment of common summer bug bites.
You're not the only one who's survived a long, cold winter. Adult "overwintering" mosquitoes have survived, too, and are waking up this spring after hibernation and are literally blood-thirsty for a good meal.
A recent study of 213 help-seeking Vietnam vets diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) found that difficulty forgiving others, difficulty forgiving oneself and negative religious coping were associated with depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptom severity.
Most studies of sleep quality are self-reported measures. But when researchers compared the self-reported sleep quality of stressed-out people to objective measures, they got contradictory answers.
Researchers at Loyola University New Orleans have developed, trained and tested an artificial neural network that is more than 90 percent accurate at predicting whether a convicted capital offender will be executed or not.
Firms in growth industries facing bad times should dump fixed assets rather than cut costs. Companies in declining industry sectors, however, should focus on cutting costs. That's what researchers found in a study of 412 firms.
This is a release with some information about heart disease, American Heart Month, and tips to prevent heart disease in women.
Many advances in human genetics have been driven by research into the causes of Down syndrome, report two Down syndrome researchers.
Many colleges give scholarships to students with stratospheric SAT scores or straight-A grades. 170-year-old Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont, is taking a different route.
The world as Americans have been seeing it will never be the same again -- not because of some conflict, but because nightly news anchors from two of the biggest networks are stepping down. So claims a professor of electronic media at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.
Many couldn't wait for election day to pass because they just don't trust today's politicians, who they believe are all about image and less about substance. But that's nothing new according to a philosophy professor from Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa.
Scientists from Pennsylvania's Geisinger Health System have found new ways to "profile" breast cancer tumors, a development that could lead to individually customized treatments for patients.
Black college students tend to be more satisfied with their bodies and desire a larger body size, on average, than white students.
When they interviewed women who left emotionally abusive relationships, University of Denver researchers were surprised to learn how quickly subtle shaming and manipulation had immersed the women.
Electric-drive cars can supply to the nation's power grid as much as 20 percent of the electricity that it will need by mid-century, suggests research by professors at Green Mountain College and the U. of Delaware.
Last week in Washington, David Brailer--the national health information technology coordinator--announced steps to spur the federal government's plan to advance health information technology. The Geisinger Health System in rural Pennsylvania is already well ahead of that plan.
Teresa Heinz Kerry will grab the spotlight with her husband at the upcoming Democratic National Convention. That's a good thing, according to one of the nation's leading first lady expert, who believes the perceived "exotic" first lady candidate is "still somewhat of an unknown quantity."
The Supreme Court blocked passage of the 1998 Child Online Pornography Act, but some researchers can still help parents protect their kids with a paper "Protecting Children from Online Sexual Predators: Technological, Psychoeducational, and Legal Considerations."
The movie "Harry Potter and the Prison of Azkhaban" will be out Fri., June 4, and again center on Potter's adventures at the fictitious school Hogwarts. While the school doesn't exist, its imagery can be found on a fog-shrouded mountain in Tennessee at Sewanee: The University of the South.
First Lady Laura Bush has kept a relatively low profile, but has been more visible on the campaign trail lately. That may be an indication of how things are going "“ or not going "“ for her husband's re-election bid, according to a leading expert on first ladies from Rider (N.J.) University.
A Wilkes University study investigates the lobster die-off in Long Island sound and raises cancer concerns for seafood lovers.
While mall traffic is down nationally, it is up sharply among teenage girls. The bad news for anchor stores is that teen girls avoid them in favor of specialty shops. But the food court is always a winner with this crowd.
Two researchers have received a patent on the use of MSH analogs--chemicals that regulate fat storage and metabolism in the body. The patent has potential for the treatment of obesity.
One member of the the American Academy of Pediatrics' Task Force on Obesity believes that two recent announcements -- including a study out this week -- confirm the need to take on soft drinks as the next logical step in the war against pediatric obesity.
Donald Trump will choose "The Apprentice" in the final episode of the NBC hit reality show Thursday. A former business VP -- who is now a professor at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa. and a fan of the show -- believes Bill Rancic will be Trump's pick.
Patients with Parkinson's Disease who thought they had received a transplant of human neurons into their brains--but who really hadn't--reported an improved quality of life one year later.
A new method to reduce insulin resistance that could lead to treatments for diabetes accompanying obesity has been patented by two researchers.
A 75-nation study shows that Americans think they can get away with lying more than half the time. Protestants are most likely to think they can lie without detection. Catholics slightly less. Muslims are least likely to feel that way.
As the one-year anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq approaches Friday, a scholar of blunders by U.S. presidents says the failure of intelligence to know that Iraq had no WMDs was "real, but incidental to the strategic miscalculation" by the Bush administration.
It's not surprising that fear is a main factor in whether a Major League Baseball pitcher decides to hit a batter. But according to researchers from Sewanee, that's the fear on behalf of the pitcher, not the hitter "“ mathematically speaking.
A team of researchers is taking the offensive against childrens' sexual online predators.
Janet Jackson's Super Bowl bust out created broadcasting controversy and societal debate. While some believe it was hardly more offensive than anything else we see on an average night of television, it still raises the question: Can Americans agree on what constitutes indecency?
With 40 percent of the nation's television households tuning in, $100 million worth of merchandise sold, and rabid fans shelling out over $3,000 just for a seat in the nosebleed section, there's little doubt about what makes the Super Bowl, so, well, super. But why do so many Americans care about the outcome of a mere game?
Advertisers looking to score "“ and get the biggest bang for their buck -- on Super Sunday should lighten up, says an advertising researcher and associate professor of marketing.
Pregnant mothers should be particularly wary of the current flu outbreak. That's because recent research has found that women who experience fever during their second trimester of pregnancy are more likely to give birth to children who develop emotional and psychological disorders.
"˜Tis the season"¦for shopping anxiety, consumer angst, and mile-long wish lists. What gives with all the "gimmies"?
President Bush is weighing options on slashing the three-year initiative of 2002 imposing tariffs on foreign steel imports -- facing political backlash in his upcoming re-election bid. Experts from the steel-producing state of Pennsylvania believe it's a tough call.
Sources and recent developments in science, health and environonmental areas.
"˜Tis the season of holiday traditions, although a professor would argue that many of them are actually myths.
It's going to take more than an economic recovery to gain ground in the "War Against Poverty" declared by President Lyndon Johnson nearly forty years ago.
Traffic jams on California freeways come to mind when people think about urban sprawl. Research by a University of Denver geographer, however, shows that true urban sprawl occurs most often in mid-west and southern metropolitan areas.
Baby Boomers who are members of ethnic minority groups tend to accept the physical changes of aging better than do Caucasians.
For businesses to succeed and re-establish public trust, organizations need to develop the very people they've long overlooked "“ the middle managers.
You might want to start your Christmas shopping early this year. According to Dr. Anthony Liuzzo, professor of business and economics at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, who has been forecasting holiday retail sales since 1988, we can expect numerous shortages in holiday goods at December 25th approaches.
Men who view more than six hours of pornography weekly are more likely to describe women in sexualized and feminine terms than are men who view less pornography. They also tend to categorize women in stereotypically traditional feminine gender roles.
This month's weather has been ideal breeding conditions for disease-carrying pests, like ticks. According to researchers, the potentially fatal tick-borne illness human granulocytic ehrlichiosis is on the rise.
Despite the winter holidays"š reputation for revelry, more people die on our nation's roads due to drinking and driving during summer holidays than during those during the colder months, according an associate professor of sociology at Wilkes University.
According to a number of contemporary magazines, moms just can't get it right. That's the conclusion reached by a pair of professors from Hope College who examine motherhood ideologies and myths and the representation of mothers in magazines.
Two Denver private, nonprofit institutions joined forces today in a move that will boost Colorado's prominence as a center for biomedical research. The Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, an independent biomedical research center, has merged with the University of Denver.
You may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but you can get him to solve a calculus problem. That's what Dr. Tim Pennings, associate professor of mathematics at Hope College in Holland, Mich. realized when he took his Welsh Corgi, Elvis, for an outing to Lake Michigan to play fetch with his favorite tennis ball.
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