a bit of health http://abitofhealth.com/ en-us Top health news story of the day selected by a computer algo 3D printed jaw replaces infected one http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108803/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:01:02 EST http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108803/ Children hospitalized at alarming rate due to abuse In one year alone, over 4,500 children in the United States were hospitalized due to child abuse, and 300 of them died of their injuries, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new ... http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108791/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:01:03 EST http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108791/ Child's Greatest Secondhand Smoke Exposure Coming From Inside Vehicles: CDC Anti-smoking advocates have snuffed out virtually all smoking in public places, even many outdoor public areas such as parks, and the zealots are now focusing on private vehicles with armloads ... http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108792/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:01:03 EST http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108792/ Genetic variant increases risk of common type stroke A genetic variant that increases the risk of a common type of stroke has been identified by scientists in a study published online in Nature Genetics today. This is one of the few genetic variants ... http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108777/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:01:04 EST http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108777/ Neurocinematic comparison of monkeys and humans Spaghetti western reveals differences between human and monkey brainMonkeys are our closest living relatives, whose brains have long served as an indispensable model for understanding how our ... http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108771/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:01:03 EST http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108771/ Bhutan brings down malaria incidence Bhutan has successfully brought down malaria cases, but fears reversals from global warming. http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108576/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:01:04 EST http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108576/ Siblings Of Addicts Wired For Addiction Scientists have discovered that addicts and their siblings have the same disorders in the brain, meaning both are wired for addictive behavior. However, the siblings that do not exhibit addictive ... http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108524/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:01:04 EST http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108524/ Scientists decode brain waves to eavesdrop on what we hear Neuroscientists and surgeons have recorded electrical activity in the temporal lobe -- the seat of the auditory system -- to discover how the brain encodes sound. Their model allows them to ... http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108150/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:01:03 EST http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108150/ Drug approved to treat cystic fibrosis' root cause The first drug that treats the root cause of cystic fibrosis won approval Tuesday, offering a life-changing treatment for a handful of patients with the deadly illness and broader hope for thousands ... http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108084/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:01:02 EST http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/108084/ Sonicating sperm -- the future of male contraception The ideal male contraceptive would be inexpensive, reliable, and reversible. It would need to be long acting but have few side effects. New research published in BioMed Central's open-access ... http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/107801/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:01:04 EST http://abitofhealth.com/news/cluster/107801/