This bacteria increases your risk of cancer

ARE you bothered by stomach problems such as pain in the abdomen, bloating, discomfort, nausea and loss of appetite or vomiting? The gnawing pain in the area below your ribs and above your navel may come several hours after a meal or in the middle of the night when your stomach is empty.

Researchers unveil mechanism of cholera bacteria to create energy

Researchers have found that an enzyme in the bacteria that causes cholera uses a previously unknown mechanism in providing the bacteria with energy. Because the enzyme is not found in most other organisms, including humans, the finding offers insights into how drugs might be created to kill the bacteria without harming humans.

BP Oil Spill: Has Environmental Damage Been Exaggerated?

So far, predictions of ecological catastrophe on the Gulf Coast following the BP oil spill seem overblown

Video: Cancer Climber on Kilimanjaro

Harry Smith spoke with two-time cancer survivor Sean Swarner who is in the process of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Genome Surprise: Guinea Pigs Have Ebola!

A genomic hunt for virus genes traced sequences to Ebola and the closely related Marburg virus in no fewer than six vertebrate species. The genes appear to have been mixed in about 40 million years ago, and have stuck around ever since.