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OraQuick Home HIV Test Closer to FDA Approval (May 17, 2012): OraSure's Home HIV test, called OraQuick, received a positive recommendation from the FDA's Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC).

Dr. Oz Shares Quick Tips for Staying Hydrated (May 16, 2012): Dr.

Lopsided Emo-Style Haircuts Can Cause Lazy Eye Warns Optometrist (May 14, 2012): A lot of young people may soon be getting lazy eye if this new health warning is true.

Number of Kids Swallowing Button Batteries on the Rise (May 14, 2012): A new study in the journal Pediatrics has found that the number of battery-related emergency department visits by children are on the rise.

Stanford Study Finds Nearly 30% of Americans Have Sleepwalked (May 14, 2012): A new study from Stanford University School of Medicine researchers has found that nearly 30% of U.

Scientists Say To Reduce Pain During an Injection, Look Away (May 14, 2012): A new study, published in Pain, has confirmed that there is a scientific basis for commonly given advice to avoid looking at the needle when you are about to get an injection.

Scientists Say Reusable Grocery Bags Help Spread Norovirus (May 10, 2012): Scientists in Oregon have linked transmission of the norovirus to reusable grocery bags.

Scientists Say Sperm Crawl and Collide Their Way to Egg (May 9, 2012): Sperm have been described as swimming their way to fertilize the egg, but scientists say the a human sperm cell's journey to the egg is far less glamorous and involves a lot of crawling and collisions.

Breathalyzer Device Reveals Signs of Disease (May 8, 2012): A device called the Single Breath Disease Diagnostics Breathalyzer can reveal whether or not you have some diseases with one breath.

Twins Study Finds Getting Less Than 7 Hours of Sleep a Night Can Make You Gain Weight (May 3, 2012): A new study on twins - described as a genotype-environment interaction twin study - has found that a shorter sleep duration is associated with increased Body Mass Index (BMI) and increased genetic influences on BMI.

Video: Timelapse of Fertilization of a Human Egg Under the Microscope (April 29, 2012): The Telegraph reports that a new fertility technique enables parents to watch their baby from the moment of conception.

Chewing Gum Negatively Impacts Short-Term Memory Recall Say Scientists (April 29, 2012): The results of several experiments were published in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.

Human Genome Contains Pieces of DNA From Ancient Dinosaur Era Viruses (April 28, 2012): More than 90% of every mammal's genome has no known function.

Scientists Make Human Blood Vessels in the Lab (April 27, 2012): Cytograft Tissue Engineering Inc.

Scientists Explain Brain Freeze Headaches (April 26, 2012): Scientists at Harvard Medical School and National University of Ireland in Galway have conducted research to determine what causes brain freeze.

Women Have Bigger Pupils Than Men (April 26, 2012): Scientists did a study on emmetropic eyes.

Scientists Grow Hair on a Bald Mouse Using Implanted Stem Cells (April 24, 2012): Japanese researchers have successfully grown hair on the back of the head of a bald mouse.

USDA: Mad Cow Disease Found in California (April 24, 2012): The U.

University of Glasgow Researchers Develop 3D Printing Technology They Say Could Lead to DIY Drugstores (April 21, 2012): Scientists at the University of Glasgow have developed a new 3D printing process that they say could lead to DIY drugstores in the home.

Starbucks to Stop Using Extract Made From Crushed Bugs (April 20, 2012): Starbucks announced that it will stop using an extract made from crushed cochineal insects in its some of its strawberry drinks, such as its Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino, and select pastries.

World's Oldest Living Man Celebrates 115th Birthday (April 19, 2012): Jiroemon Kimura, the world's oldest living man, has celebrated his 115th birthday in Japan.

British Researchers Discover Breast Cancer is Actually Ten Different Diseases (April 18, 2012): Researchers at Cancer Research UK have found that breast cancer is at least ten different diseases each requiring different treatments.

UCLA Study Finds People Perceive Men Carrying Guns as Bigger Than They Actually Are (April 13, 2012): UCLA anthropologists asked hundreds of Americans to guess the size and muscularity of four men based solely on photographs of their hands holding a range of easily recognizable objects, including handguns.

Video: Animation of Tiny One Nanometer Weapon Viruses Use to Kill Bacteria (April 11, 2012): EPFL scientists have measured tiny one nanometer weapons viruses use to attack and kill bacteria.

Obese Patients Get Blasted With Higher Levels of Radiation During X-ray and CT Scans (April 5, 2012): Researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) note that most medical imaging equipment is not designed with overweight and obese patients in mind.