The popular blood thinning drug known as Plavix that sells for about $200 for a one month supply is about to go generic, dropping the price by as much 75 percent, and giving those who take the drug to reduce their risk of stroke and heart attack a little less stress at the checkout counter. The US…
Researchers from MIT, Indiana University and Tufts University have developed “Brainput,” a system which detects when your brain is trying to multitask, then offloads some of that work to a computer. Erin Treacy Solovey led the new research in hopes of increasing productivity and focus by letting…
Two out of every three eight-graders in the United States are lacking when it comes to basic scientific knowledge, data from a 2011 examination administered by the Department of Education released Thursday has revealed. According to Wall Street Journal reporter Stephanie Banchero , only 32% of students…
Anxiety is something that we all feel from time to time. It is very natural to feel anxious about something, such as an important event or expected outcome. However, there are times where these anxious feelings go beyond what is normal and start to affect our daily lives. Learning how to control anxiety can make all the difference in your overall well being. (more…)
America got together this week on the national playground to talk mommies, breastfeeding, and good parenting. Time and their cover model-mom, Jamie Lynne Grumet, made sure of that, as the pretty, hand-on-her-hip mom looked out from supermarket magazine aisles, her near-4-year-old son standing on a…
Michael Harper for Redorbit.com This week, Apple had a small, yet not insignificant win in their case against Proview Electronics on their home turf and yet, the battle rages on overseas. Meanwhile, studies continue to reveal what most of us already know: Apple’s retail experience, particularly online…
Two blind men have received sight for the first time in years due to new advances in medical science. The Oxford Eye Hospital and King’s College Hospital in London have been carrying out a clinical trial that helps restore sight to the blind, at least partially, through eye implants. Chris James…
“Please Look After Mom”, a novel of family love and loss by award-winning author Kyung-Sook Shin, has sold more than two million copies in her homeland South Korea, the publisher said Tuesday. Lee Sang-Sul, director at publisher Changbi, said only two other novels since the 1990s had sold more than…
Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com A recent report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights interesting results about teens and contraception. The findings were published in the May 4 issue of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. With the information that was found…
Jason Farmer for RedOrbit.com A recent study by the CDC found that more than 40 million American workers, which are about 30 percent of the nation’s civilian workforce, are getting fewer than six hours of sleep per night. The CDC says these sleep deprived workers are posing a real and potentially…