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Scientists find gene that controls chronic pain

Posted by kluciole at 9/8/2011 12:01 PM | Add Comment

Scientists in US warn NASA the amount of space junk orbiting Earth is at tipping point

Posted by kluciole at 9/3/2011 4:04 AM | Add Comment

Quake risk to reactors greater than thought

Posted by kluciole at 9/3/2011 3:59 AM | Add Comment

Yummy looking recipe: Blackberry Sangria

Posted by kluciole at 8/29/2011 12:31 AM | Add Comment

Next issue of Luciole will include tribute to Scott Wannberg; you can submit poems, photos, memories, anything

Posted by kluciole at 8/21/2011 12:58 AM | Add Comment

Sad to announce, Luciole's dear mighty contributing poet and friend Scott Wannberg has passed

Posted by kluciole at 8/21/2011 12:53 AM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment

World Bank: Global food prices near 3-year highs, piling pressure on world's poor

Posted by kluciole at 8/15/2011 9:07 PM | Add Comment

Burned horse makes remarkable recovery; Suki now gives hope to human burn victims

Posted by kluciole at 8/14/2011 9:04 AM | Add Comment

Vitamin D may improve pancreas function

Posted by kluciole at 7/10/2011 3:32 AM | Add Comment

Appeal launched to help millions left starving after East Africa's worst drought in decades

Posted by kluciole at 7/10/2011 3:19 AM | Add Comment

Simple Saliva Test Detects Your 'Real' Age

Posted by kluciole at 6/23/2011 1:21 PM | Add Comment

Humans May Have 'Magnetic' Sixth Sense

Posted by kluciole at 6/21/2011 3:26 PM | Add Comment

North Carolina man robs bank of $1 to get medical care in jail

Posted by kluciole at 6/21/2011 3:12 PM | Add Comment

The new "dirty dozen" list of high-pesticide residue produce, plus 12 "clean" veggies

Posted by kluciole at 6/13/2011 10:47 AM | Add Comment

Gold rush another blight to ailing Amazon jungle

Posted by kluciole at 6/11/2011 8:30 PM | Add Comment

Japanese retirees ready to risk Fukushima front line

Posted by kluciole at 6/7/2011 5:16 AM | Add Comment

Progress in fight against cancer of ovaries, breasts

Posted by kluciole at 6/4/2011 11:53 PM | Add Comment

Government cuts rates for hard-to-insure patients

Posted by kluciole at 5/31/2011 12:54 PM | Add Comment

Midwives on motorbikes offer sex education in Cambodia

Posted by kluciole at 5/30/2011 2:48 AM | Add Comment

CDC's 'zombie apocalypse' advice an Internet hit

Posted by kluciole at 5/23/2011 3:50 AM | Add Comment

Egyptian princess died of heart disease, shattering myth that it's only a modern problem

Posted by kluciole at 5/18/2011 8:21 AM | Add Comment

Some bacteria in grocery meat resistant to antibiotics: study

Posted by kluciole at 4/15/2011 8:06 PM | Add Comment

A Statement From Exene Cervenka, sent in by Luciole friend/contributor Andrea Lund

Posted by kluciole at 4/6/2011 7:36 PM | Add Comment

Census spotlights India's 'missing girls'

Posted by kluciole at 4/4/2011 3:01 AM | Add Comment

Painless Diabetes Monitor Talks to Smartphone

Posted by kluciole at 3/31/2011 2:13 AM | Add Comment

Chilling testimony from the Gulags' forgotten victims

Posted by kluciole at 3/31/2011 2:11 AM | Add Comment

Babu the Shih-tzu saves her 83-year-old owner Tami Akanuma from tsunami

Posted by kluciole at 3/28/2011 1:28 PM | Add Comment

Docs warn about Facebook use and teen depression

Posted by kluciole at 3/28/2011 1:20 PM | Add Comment

Novel Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer Under Study

Posted by kluciole at 3/24/2011 5:37 PM | Add Comment

Thought-provoking article: In this age of globalization, "Japan tragedy seared into the world's imagination"

Posted by kluciole at 3/19/2011 5:55 PM | Add Comment

Scientists lack complete answers on radiation risk

Posted by kluciole at 3/18/2011 7:15 PM | Add Comment

Touching article filled with kindness: "With aid slow to come Japanese fend for themselves"

Posted by kluciole at 3/18/2011 7:09 PM | Add Comment

Photo: Japanese officials in protective gear check children for signs of radiation

Posted by kluciole at 3/13/2011 6:52 PM | Add Comment

Benlysta: First New Lupus Drug in 50 Years Wins FDA Approval

Posted by kluciole at 3/13/2011 6:28 PM | Add Comment

Medical Groups Warn Of Climate Change's Potential Impact on Health

Posted by kluciole at 2/25/2011 8:25 PM | Add Comment

Ingredient in cannabis restores taste for cancer patients

Posted by kluciole at 2/22/2011 8:52 PM | Add Comment

Planet could be 'unrecognizable' by 2050, experts say

Posted by kluciole at 2/21/2011 2:06 PM | Add Comment

18 Things Your Feet Say About Your Health

Posted by kluciole at 2/21/2011 2:04 PM | Add Comment

Angry mother says people unkind to her blind toddler, assuming his white cane is a toy

Posted by kluciole at 2/18/2011 9:52 AM | Add Comment

Secret life of the Amazon Indians: Incredible images show near-extinct Awá tribe at work and play

Posted by kluciole at 2/15/2011 2:52 PM | Add Comment

Billion dollar boost for US health research?

Posted by kluciole at 2/15/2011 2:47 PM | Add Comment

Katrina's ruins home to thousands of homeless

Posted by kluciole at 2/12/2011 9:42 PM | Add Comment

More candor urged in care of dying cancer patients

Posted by kluciole at 2/10/2011 1:32 AM | Add Comment

How India feeds 120 million kids a day

Posted by kluciole at 2/10/2011 1:25 AM | Add Comment

Study: Lymph node removal not always needed for breast cancer patients

Posted by kluciole at 2/10/2011 1:15 AM | Add Comment

Yoga's Spiritual Balance May Boost Health

Posted by kluciole at 1/23/2011 9:28 PM | Add Comment

1 in 5 Cancer Survivors Suffers Chronic Pain, Study Finds

Posted by kluciole at 1/19/2011 8:47 PM | Add Comment

Female Genital Mutilation Banned by Islamic Leaders in Mauritania

Posted by kluciole at 1/19/2011 8:36 PM | Add Comment

Sweden's icicle hotline keeps pedestrians on the hunt for the diciest ice

Posted by kluciole at 1/6/2011 9:56 PM | Add Comment

Second person denied Arizona transplant coverage because of state budget cut has died

Posted by kluciole at 1/6/2011 9:44 PM | Add Comment

Team-Based Treatment Helps Those With Cluster of Chronic Illnesses

Posted by kluciole at 1/4/2011 4:54 PM | Add Comment

Quinoa's popularity boon to Bolivians

Posted by kluciole at 1/4/2011 4:51 PM | Add Comment

7 Major Advances Predicted for Health & Medicine in 2011

Posted by kluciole at 1/1/2011 8:43 PM | Add Comment

Wow! "One-third of 9-month-olds already obese or overweight"

Posted by kluciole at 12/31/2010 10:07 PM | Add Comment

Virtual Santa brings the holidays to sick children

Posted by kluciole at 12/23/2010 4:22 AM | Add Comment

Rash Due to Lung Cancer Drug May Be Linked to Better Survival

Posted by kluciole at 12/20/2010 8:24 PM | Add Comment

Animal rehab centers still working after BP spill

Posted by kluciole at 12/14/2010 6:10 PM | Add Comment

Parasites may protect against allergies

Posted by kluciole at 12/12/2010 5:21 PM | Add Comment

Nearly all U.S. dollar bills in circulation 'have traces of toxic chemical on them'

Posted by kluciole at 12/10/2010 7:55 PM | Add Comment

Congress votes to avert Medicare doctor pay cut

Posted by kluciole at 12/9/2010 6:30 PM | Add Comment

Blood Cancer Advances May Improve Survival

Posted by kluciole at 12/5/2010 12:50 AM | Add Comment

Photo: a person performs morning exercise at public park along bank of Yalu River

Posted by kluciole at 12/2/2010 2:36 AM | Add Comment

California approves use of pesticide linked to cancer

Posted by kluciole at 12/2/2010 2:28 AM | Add Comment

Caged and bound for Britain: Factory-farmed monkeys are being shipped in the thousands to UK laboratories

Posted by kluciole at 11/26/2010 2:38 AM | Add Comment

Many preventable cancers caught at late stage: CDC

Posted by kluciole at 11/24/2010 5:54 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a woman crosses a polluted gutter in the main outdoor food market in Haiti

Posted by kluciole at 11/23/2010 8:16 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Health Tip: Latex Is Everywhere

Posted by kluciole at 11/23/2010 8:11 PM | Add Comment

Aidan Reed, 5, Raises His Spirits and Funds His Fight Against Leukemia by Selling Monster Drawings to 4,000 Fans

Posted by kluciole at 11/23/2010 7:44 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Shoppers shrug off fears about toxic reusable bags

Posted by kluciole at 11/19/2010 9:22 PM | Add Comment

Autistic boy trapped in his own world refused to even smile... until a stray cat changed his life

Posted by kluciole at 11/19/2010 8:48 PM | Add Comment

Diabetes Research Made Significant Strides in Past Year

Posted by kluciole at 11/13/2010 9:57 PM | Add Comment

Low Vitamin D Linked to Deterioration in Certain Leukemia Patients

Posted by kluciole at 11/12/2010 10:50 PM | Add Comment

Night owls vs. morning people: Who's smarter?

Posted by kluciole at 11/11/2010 7:04 PM | Add Comment

Lung Cancer in Smokers, Nonsmokers May Be a Different Disease

Posted by kluciole at 11/8/2010 10:04 PM | Add Comment

Family health history a powerful, underused tool

Posted by kluciole at 11/8/2010 10:01 PM | Add Comment

Tarantulas help scientists break down human fear

Posted by kluciole at 11/8/2010 9:52 PM | Add Comment

Biologist: Space Travelers Can Benefit From Genetic Engineering

Posted by kluciole at 11/6/2010 8:27 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Americans sicker but English die quicker, says study

Posted by kluciole at 11/4/2010 2:04 AM | Add Comment

Study: Brain energy crisis may spark Parkinson's

Posted by kluciole at 11/1/2010 6:53 PM | Add Comment

Parents told to leave disabled kids at homeless shelters

Posted by kluciole at 10/29/2010 7:43 PM | Add Comment

Photo: France's wheelchair fencing team train

Posted by kluciole at 10/19/2010 2:00 PM | Add Comment

Special Report: The problem with phthalates

Posted by kluciole at 10/19/2010 1:21 PM | Add Comment

Thanks for all the Happy Birthday wishes for Luciole Press, and for me too

Posted by kluciole at 10/7/2010 10:13 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

I've been in the hospital the last 6 days; will update you all soon. Meanwhile, thanks for the messages and comments

Posted by kluciole at 10/5/2010 12:46 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Got my diagnosis; worse than initially thought: Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Posted by kluciole at 9/26/2010 1:52 PM | View Comments (8) | Add Comment

New comicbook superhero on the way, a Muslim boy in a wheelchair who has superpowers

Posted by kluciole at 9/26/2010 1:36 PM | Add Comment

$93,000 cancer drug: How much is a life worth?

Posted by kluciole at 9/26/2010 1:28 PM | Add Comment

Military suicide prevention efforts fail: report

Posted by kluciole at 9/23/2010 8:19 PM | Add Comment

TIME article: "New Health Care Benefits Kick in Today: What to Expect"

Posted by kluciole at 9/23/2010 8:10 PM | Add Comment

Atheist author Christopher Hitchens skipping prayer day in his honor

Posted by kluciole at 9/21/2010 1:54 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Not my beloved seagulls! "Seagulls 'carry superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics'"

Posted by kluciole at 9/21/2010 1:46 AM | Add Comment

Scientists ID 5 Gene Variants Linked to Ovarian Cancer

Posted by kluciole at 9/19/2010 7:39 PM | Add Comment

Bullous Pemphigoid

Posted by kluciole at 9/12/2010 9:40 PM | Add Comment

My dad was a Marine. We used to go to this base often; we were stationed nearby. "Marines pour resources into mental health care"

Posted by kluciole at 8/26/2010 1:38 AM | Add Comment

Indiana ruling halts caregiver choices based on race

Posted by kluciole at 8/24/2010 9:38 AM | Add Comment

Viruses May Cause More Cancer than Previously Thought

Posted by kluciole at 8/20/2010 12:27 AM | Add Comment

Study shows value of quality-of-life cancer care

Posted by kluciole at 8/18/2010 8:43 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

It's official, men and women ARE from the same planet

Posted by kluciole at 8/15/2010 7:12 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

A complete surprise to me, I apparently have a case of whooping cough. Here is an article about the California outbreak

Posted by kluciole at 8/15/2010 7:03 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

'Desert dust' days may worsen kids' asthma

Posted by kluciole at 8/15/2010 6:54 PM | Add Comment
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