Health and Nursing degrees prepare people to work in exciting, life-saving occupations. They work as biomedical engineers, dental assistants, counselors and administrators. They design new medical devices that save lives, they monitor patient's health, they assist with medical procedures, and they help patients recover from illness and injury. 

There are new and exciting developments every day in health and nursing news. Here is a look at a few of the latest.

New Drug Tackles Resistant Strains of Bacteria
According to the January 2008 issue of Popular Science magazine, medical scientists have developed a drug that mimics frog skin and pokes thousands of tiny holes in the membranes around bacteria. These tiny holes allow the drug to enter the membrane and destroy the bacteria, which were otherwise impenetrable after building up resistance to antibiotics.

The Deadliest Research Lab in the World
In October 2008, the Department of Homeland Security will select a location for a new lab to study agro-disease, including foot-and-mouth virus, according to Popular Science. The lab will cost $450 million and be 520,000 square feet. Ten percent of the space will be used to study Biosafety Level IV research, or lethal, exotic, or contagious diseases that pose the greatest risk to humans. 

Omega-3 Linked to Blindness Cure
According to the January 2008 issue of Discover magazine, health scientists have discovered that omega-3 supplements can improve and prevent retinal damage in mice. The next step of their study is to test their findings in humans, which can help prevent blindness in premature babies, diabetics, and the elderly.

Erase those Traumatic Memories
For those of you interested in a career in counseling, a new discovery by neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux shows it may be possibly to erase specific memories, according to Discover. So far, his experiments have been successful in rats; he was able to administer a drug that targeted only one traumatic memory inside the rat's brains. His research may one day be able to be used for people who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.