Heart Disease: Are You at Risk?

2008/06/14 10:25:30

Knowing the signs and symptoms may help you survive a fatal attack....

Woman Prepares for Surgery to Fix 110-Pound Legs

2008/06/13 12:19:52

An upcoming surgery in Taiwan may end the suffering of a young Chinese woman who has been unable to ...

Gardeners Warned After Wood Fungus Kills Man, 47

2008/06/13 10:30:21

A 47-year-old man died while gardening because he inhaled a mold known as Aspergillus, which grows o...

Hospitals Doing Poor Job of Promoting Breast-Feeding

2008/06/13 06:27:38

Most U.S. hospitals don't do very well when it comes to promoting breast-feeding, according to the f...

Teen Died After Taking Abortion Pills

2008/06/13 01:05:40

An English teenager died from complications two weeks after taking two abortion pills, her mother to...

Can Garlic Cure MRSA?

2008/06/12 11:13:09

A study at the University of East London says garlic can cure MRSA....

Romanian Officials Take Custody of 220-Pound Boy, 7

2008/06/12 08:55:57

A Romanian boy who weighs more than 220 pounds has been taken away from his parents by government of...

Marijuana Potency Increases to Highest Levels in Decades

2008/06/12 08:26:37

Marijuana potency increased last year to the highest level in more than 30 years, posing greater hea...

Umbilical Cord Blood Saves Life of Woman With Cancer

2008/06/13 12:40:27

When Suzanne Penney was diagnosed with leukemia after she battled breast cancer, she decided to unde...

Study Sees Discrepancies in VA Care for Men, Women

2008/06/13 10:46:33

Women veterans aren't receiving the same quality of outpatient care as men at many Department of Vet...

Baby Fitted With Pacemaker at 5 Days Survives MRSA

2008/06/13 10:26:11

A baby who was fitted with a pacemaker at just 5 days old has overcome another health hurdle — he h...

Five Reasons Women Get Pregnant While on the Pill

2008/06/13 03:31:22

The pill is 99 percent effective in preventing pregnancy. Even so, between 2 and 8 percent of women ...

Girl, 6, Recovering After Having Half Her Brain Removed

2008/06/12 11:28:47

A 6-year-old Texas girl is recovering after she had surgery Wednesday to remove the right side of he...

Boy, 8, Speaks for First Time Since Suffering Stroke

2008/06/12 10:19:45

An 8-year-old boy has spoken for the first time since he had a near-fatal venous stroke in February,...

Glaxo: 4 Million Have Tried Alli Weight Loss Drug

2008/06/12 08:30:01

GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday that 4 million people have tried alli since the drug hit shelves a ye...