When Is the Doctor a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card?

2007/06/07 03:01:57

Paris Hilton was released from jail on Thursday for undisclosed medical reasons, but experts say she...

Doctors Operate to Separate Conjoined Twins

2007/06/06 12:46:41

Cleveland doctors began the first in a series of high-risk surgeries that may disconnect 3-year-old ...

'Starvation Hormone' May Provide Key to Weight Loss

2007/06/06 10:35:41

Two new studies shed light on a hormone produced in the liver known as FGF21 that allows the body to...

Experts: Avandia Study 'Inconclusive at Best'

2007/06/06 09:54:36

The maker of diabetes drug Avandia published a preliminary study that it claims shows the drug does ...

Study: Low Birth Weight Lowers Success in Adulthood

2007/06/06 05:11:07

A new study shows that babies with low birth weights are less successful in adulthood....

Quadruple Transplant Recipient Gravely Ill

2007/06/05 12:55:06

Doctors say a Prince George man who received a new liver, pancreas, stomach and bowel in a 12-hour s...

New Hope for Congestive Heart Failure?

2007/06/05 09:15:21

U.S. doctors are beginning a dramatic experiment this month to try to save patients dying from conge...

Test Opens Door for TB Patient's Freedom

2007/06/05 03:45:29

The Atlanta lawyer quarantined with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis could soon be allowed to make...

Man Sues Health Drink Maker Over Erection

2007/06/06 13:56:37

A New York man is suing the maker of the health drink Boost Plus, claiming the beverage gave him an ...

Government Reports 1,600 Roller Shoe Injuries

2007/06/06 12:36:07

A new report shows roller shoe injuries are even more common than previously thought, accounting for...

Bird Flu Makes a Comeback in Malaysia

2007/06/06 09:58:43

Government officials say 60 birds have died of H5N1 in Malaysia, just one year after the country was...

Nintendo Game Sparks Acute Wiitis

2007/06/06 06:36:35

Spending too much time playing Nintendo's Wii video game may lead to pain and sore muscles....

'Embryonic Stem Cells' Produced From Skin Cells

2007/06/06 02:22:29

Scientists have produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells in mice using ordinary skin cells, e...

Advances Seen in Treating Colon, Liver Cancer

2007/06/05 11:56:15

New studies find that chemotherapy combined with surgery is effective to stop colon cancer that has ...

Study: Folic Acid Does Not Prevent Colon Cancer

2007/06/05 05:40:20

High doses of folic acid does not prevent colon cancer and may increase the risk, according to a new...