Fire In The Blood

February 8, 2012: After a decade of research into using blood markers to determine who was most vulnerable to the psychological aftereffects of combat, the U.S. Army is now testing a blood analysis that can spot troops with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and to what degree they have it.

Fasting Might Boost Chemo's Cancer-Busting Properties

Fasting Might Boost Chemo's Cancer-Busting Properties

Hangover Cures, Concussions, And President Obama’s Hair: Five Questions With Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Most people know Dr. Sanjay Gupta from their television sets, as CNN's Chief Medical correspondent. But he's not just a guy who shows up on TV and then cashes in on the fame with a series of appearances -- a practicing neurosurgeon, Dr. Gupta sees patients regularly and performs surgery at XXXX. His familiarity with the brain and how it functions drove him to spend a football season with the ...

Project seeks 1M veterans to give blood, DNA for disease research

Department of Veterans Affairs working to uncover genetic mysteries The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is undertaking what may be the largest effort of its kind in the nation: collecting medical records and blood samples from a million former service members for a bank of genetic information to fight disease.

Project seeks 1 million veterans to give blood, DNA for research

Department of Veterans Affairs working to uncover genetic mysteries The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for a few good men and women to volunteer for a battle it's waging at home — against disease.

Project seeks 1 million veterans to give blood, DNA for disease research

Department of Veterans Affairs working to uncover genetic mysteries The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for a few good men and women to volunteer for a battle it's waging at home — against disease.

Investment in medical research saves lives, boosts economy

Cutting the federal budget deficit should not mean cutting money for medical research that has countered tuberculosis, HIV, heart disease, cancer and other conditions that diminish lives, says the dean of UW Medicine, Dr. Paul G. Ramsey.