New Surgical Knife Can Instantly Detect Cancer
Source: Maria Cheng / AP / USA Today LONDON — Surgeons may have a new way to smoke out cancer. An experimental surgical knife can help surgeons make sure they’ve removed all the cancerous tissue,...
View ArticlePregnant Olympic Runner Dies, Baby Saved
Source: Gillian Mohney / ABC News A former Olympic runner, who was eight months pregnant, died suddenly Wednesday at a restaurant in Hamden, Conn. Emergency personnel were able to safely deliver her...
View ArticlePolice Under Fire For Cuffing Woman Having A Diabetic Attack (VIDEO)
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Sante Fe, N.M., police under fire for restraining a diabetic woman who had an attack while driving.
View ArticleDoctor Charged With Four Revenge Killings In Omaha
Source: Gillian Spear / NBC News A doctor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to killing four people in revenge for his dismissal from a residency program at a Nebraska hospital. Dr. Anthony Joseph Garcia, 40,...
View ArticleFDA Cracks Down On Illegal Diabetes Remedies
Source: AP / USA Today WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on more than a dozen companies that market illegal treatments for diabetes, ranging from bogus dietary supplements...
View ArticleBlack-White Divide Persists In Breast Cancer
Source: Tara Parker Pope / The New York Times Breast cancer survival is, over all, three years shorter for black women compared with white women, mostly because their cancer is often more advanced when...
View ArticleCourt Upholds Ruling Striking Down NYC’s Ban On Large Sugary Drinks
Source: Elizabeth Chuck / NBC News A New York appeals court has upheld a ruling striking down New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s latest health push: his controversial ban on large sugary drinks....
View ArticleABC News: Tamar Braxton Didn’t Immediately Fall In Love With Baby Son
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Source: GMA / ABC News Reality TV star and singer Tamar Braxton has always been outspoken about her struggles during pregnancy, and she’s being just...
View ArticleWal-Mart Suspends Sales Of Craze After USA TODAY Report
Source: Alison Young / USA Today Retail giant Wal-Mart has stopped selling a popular sports dietary supplement on its website and a U.S. senator demanded tougher regulation in the wake of a USA TODAY...
View ArticleFDA Warns Of Massive Diabetes Test Strip Recall
Source: AP / BlackAmericaWeb.com WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with diabetes about a recall of up to 62 million glucose test strips used to measure blood sugar...
View Article50,000 Pounds Of Ground Beef Recalled Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination
Source: NBC Bay Area A Kansas-based company is recalling more than 50,000 pounds of ground beef after a sample of its product tested positive for E. coli. The National Beef Packing Company issued a...
View ArticleDialysis Patients Hopeful For Artificial Kidney
Researchers are developing an artificial kidney that would be implanted in a patient. The wallet-size device could dramatically improve life for people who rely on dialysis to cope with kidney disease....
View ArticleIllegal Buttocks Injections Kill, Maim U.S. Women
Source: AP / USA Today JACKSON, Miss. — Women across the U.S. are risking their lives for illegal procedures to make their buttocks bigger, often involving home-improvement materials such as silicone...
View ArticleMichelle Obama Effect? Obesity Drops Among Low-Income Preschoolers
Source: Barbara Mantel / NBC News The fight against childhood obesity is beginning to show results, say government researchers. After rising for decades and then stabilizing somewhat in the mid-2000s,...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush Has Heart Surgery For Blocked Artery
Source: David Jackson / USA Today Former president George W. Bush is in “high spirits”after heart surgery Tuesday morning, his office said. During a physical examination Monday, doctors found a...
View ArticleUsher’s Five-Year-Old Son Hospitalized After Freak Pool Accident: Report
Source: Ethan Sacks / New York Daily News Usher’s five-year-old son was rushed to the intensive care unit of an Atlanta hospital after a horrific swimming pool accident. Usher Raymond V nearly drowned...
View ArticlePresident Obama On Obamacare (VIDEO)
President Obama explains some of the changes coming on October 1st.
View ArticleFirst Lady Michelle Obama Fights Obesity With Hip Hop (VIDEO)
First Lady Michelle Obama teams up with hip hop legend Doug E. Fresh, singer Jordin Sparks, Ryan Beatty and lots of children in a new video promoting exercise and healthy eating. Dr. Oz even raps and...
View ArticleCNN’s Sanjay Gupta Apologizes For Past ‘Misleading’ On Medical Marijuana: ‘I...
Source: Andrew Kirell / Mediaite CNN’s chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta apologized last night for being a participant in what he called the “misleading” of Americans over the potential benefits...
View ArticleNew Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise
Source: Barbara Mantel / NBC News After decades of frustrating research to find a highly effective malaria vaccine, a novel approach is showing promise against the mosquito-transmitted disease, a team...
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