Priority Is to Rescue Haitian Orphans From Streets, Doc Says

2010/01/20 04:43:10

Aid groups say tens of thousands of children have been orphaned by the quake — so many that they wo...

Burn Victim Hopes to Become Face Transplant Recipient

2010/01/19 11:48:26

A Texas man, who suffered burns so severe that he was virtually left without a face, is hoping to be...

California Meat Company Recalls 864,000 Lbs. of Beef

2010/01/19 07:36:28

Some 390 tons of ground beef produced by a California meat packer, some of it nearly two years ago, ...

Boy, 6, Dies in Tragic Swing Accident

2010/01/19 06:25:34

A six-year-old boy died after being hit by a swing his older sister was playing on, the Fiji Times r...

For Doctors in Haiti, Worst Is Yet to Come

2010/01/19 01:25:09

In Haiti, where AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria are rampant, children are malnourished and hygiene is...

Wis. Hospital: Patients Possibly Exposed to Brain Illness

2010/01/18 07:47:07

It was six months ago that the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison notified some surgery pat...

Patients Pay When Med Students Work Too Many Hours

2010/01/18 06:26:58

It was 4 a.m., and the resident — a doctor in training — had already been at the hospital for almo...

Colorado Surgery Tech Details Stealing Painkiller

2010/01/18 06:08:32

A surgery technician who infected three dozen people with hepatitis C by switching used syringes wit...

Man Says iPhone App Saved Life After Haiti Earthquake

2010/01/20 02:42:51

A Colorado man credits an application on his iPhone for saving his life after a 7.0 earthquake hit H...

Brazilian Boy to Leave Hospital With 5 Needles in Body

2010/01/19 11:13:24

A 2-year-old Brazilian boy stuck by his stepfather with dozens of sewing needles will be released fr...

Man Dies From 'Over-Excitement' at Watching 'Avatar'

2010/01/19 07:24:53

A 42-year-old Taiwanese man with a history of high blood pressure has died of a stroke likely trigge...

Cuba Begins Peforming State-Sponsored Sex-Change Operations

2010/01/19 02:49:05

Cuba has begun performing state-sponsored sex-change operations after the government lifted a longti...

2 Kids' Painful Disease Detailed in Harrison Ford Movie

2010/01/18 07:53:59

The story of the Crowley family, whose two kids have Pompe disease, has been transformed into a Holl...

Weekends Are Good for You, Study Finds

2010/01/18 07:20:44

Just about everybody – even workaholics – should look forward to the weekend, when most people get...

Task Force: Screen Kids, Obesity Treatment Works

2010/01/18 06:17:08

An influential advisory panel says school-aged youngsters and teens should be screened for obesity a...