Survey: Many Parents Deny Kids Are Obese

2007/12/26 08:03:41

A survey found that many Americans whose children are obese do not see them that way....

Increasing Concern on Safety of Plastic Bottles

2007/12/25 05:30:36

Consumers are increasingly worried about the estrogen-mimicking compound bispenol A found in plastic...

Seven Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe

2007/12/24 10:26:35

Reading in dim light won't damage your eyes, you don't need eight glasses of water a day to stay hea...

Girl Initially Denied Transplant by Insurance Co. Dies

2007/12/22 01:20:46

A 17-year old died just hours after her health insurance company reversed its decision not to pay fo...

Coma Victim Wakes Up To Find Out She's A New Mom

2007/12/21 11:20:26

Doctors are calling it a miracle. A British woman who went into a coma woke up six weeks later to fi...

Researchers Put Babies Behind the Wheel to Help Mobility

2007/12/21 07:55:56

With a 6-month-old at the controls, researchers at the University of Delaware are encouraging undera...

Study: Kids Do Better in Foster Care Than Orphanages

2007/12/21 07:23:56

Toddlers rescued from orphanages and placed in good foster homes score dramatically higher on IQ tes...

Study:Uninsured Cancer Patients Twice as Likely to Die

2007/12/20 12:10:31

Uninsured cancer patients are nearly twice as likely to die within five years as those with private ...

It's a Myth: Suicides Do Not Increase During Holidays

2007/12/26 02:14:35

Suicide rates are not higher during the holidays than at other times of the year. Experts have the n...

698-Pound Man Dies After Stomach Surgery

2007/12/24 10:35:07

A man who weighed 698 pounds died Friday of heart failure after undergoing an operation to remove 80...

Feds: Medical Couple Played Role in 56 Overdose Deaths

2007/12/22 04:30:44

Dr. Stephen J. Schneider and wife, nurse Linda K. Schneider, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Cou...

FDA: Improper Use of Painkiller Patches Killing People

2007/12/21 11:37:47

Improper use of patches that emit the painkiller fentanyl is still killing people, the government sa...

'Vomiting Virus' Spikes Around New York Metro-Area

2007/12/21 10:10:36

Cases of the dreaded "vomiting virus" are spiking around New York City, marking the start of the sto...

New Father Dies After Contracting Chickenpox

2007/12/21 07:54:50

A 37-year-old man from Britain has died after catching chickenpox — a common virus that mostly affe...

Study: Docs Mum About Breast Cancer Options

2007/12/21 07:08:28

Most doctors don't talk about breast reconstruction with women before cancer surgery, depriving them...