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Top 10 Biggest Medical and Health Stories

19/04/2006 by CNN 25: Medical Stories
CNN 25: Medical Stories has put together a list of the Top 10 Biggest Medical and Health Stories. Check out the list below.
1

Human genome mapping

Human genome mapping
Human genome mappingHuman genome mapping ***


2

Stem cells

Stem cells
Stem cellsStem cells are primal biology cells found in all multi-cellular organisms. ***


3

Cloning

Cloning
CloningCloning is the process of creating an identical copy of something ***


4

AIDS

AIDS
AIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus in humans, and similar viruses in other species ***


5

Living liver transplant

Living liver transplant
Living liver transplantLiving liver transplant ***


6

Self-contained artificial heart

Self-contained artificial heart
Self-contained artificial heartSelf-contained artificial heart ***


7

Prozac

Prozac
ProzacFluoxetine hydrochloride is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor class ***


8

Seatbelt laws

Seatbelt laws
Seatbelt lawsSeatbelt laws ***


9

Overweight America

Overweight America
Overweight AmericaOverweight America ***


10

Body mass index

Body mass index
Body mass indexBody mass index or Quetelet Index is a statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height ***


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