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They savor pizza and burgers, no longer frighten children, and many of them can walk the streets without people knowing they have someone else's cheeks, nose, lips and skin. People who have had face transplants increasingly are going public, helping to transform an operation that six years ago was daredevil theory into one that is widely accepted. Complete Story...
Lactate IntoleranceGiffords' recovery renews focus on coverage gap for vetsShake-up under way in mental health | Top Story | Health News FloridaALFs need more, not less, regulation - Editorials - MiamiHerald.comFirst vampire bat bite death in U.S. reportedA Meditation Consideration For ParentsFresh Strawberries From Washington County Farm Implicated In E. coli O157 Outbreak In NW Oregon
Is it a boy or a girl? New research shows that a simple blood test in mothers-to-be can answer that question with surprising accuracy at about seven weeks.
Scientists have been making rapid progress in identifying which of your genetic traits may be associated with the risk of getting a wide variety of diseases. That’s a good thing.
A man needs a little guy-on-guy interaction without his woman interfering if he wants to perform well with her in the sack.
Although it's a well-established medical fact that men get breast cancer, Medicaid, the health insurance program for low income and disabled Americans, won’t provide coverage for some of them. Last month, Raymond Johnson, a 26-year-old single South Carolina man, discovered he was one of the estimated 2,100 men who are diagnosed with the disease each year.
When Marisa Zeppieri-Caruana had a lupus flare-up a couple of years ago, it brought on severe weight loss, a small stroke, heart problems — and a shower of compliments.
The downgrading of U.S. government bonds by Standard & Poor’s has become a campaign-shaping event for President Barack Obama and whoever his Republican adversary turns out to be. In fact, it's ensured that the 2012 election will be fought on the battlefield of debt and unemployment.
Dr. Bernadine Healy, the first woman to direct the National Institutes of Health and the leader of the American Red Cross during the Sept. 11 terror attacks, has died. She was 67.
Jose M. Perez, a laborer working in a big hole 70 feet down on the Queens side of the tunnels that will connect the Long Island Rail Road and Grand Central Terminal, is desperately waiting for the cool winter months.
Playing sports in hot, steamy weather is safe for healthy children and teen athletes, so long as precautions are taken and the drive to win doesn't trump common sense, the nation's largest pediatricians group says.
The maker of the world's best-selling diabetes drug is facing hundreds of lawsuits and likely a big sales drop as suspicion grows that taking the pill for more than a year raises the risk of bladder cancer.
U.S. Department of Agriculture officials suspected as early as July 18 that samples of ground turkey tied to nationwide salmonella infections came from meat giant Cargill Inc., but it took two weeks to gather enough information to urge a recall, an expert said Thursday.
The Obama administration had good news for seniors Thursday: The average monthly premium for Medicare's popular prescription program won't go up next year.
An obscure provision tucked into the federal health care law has turned into a jackpot for Massachusetts hospitals, but officials in other states are upset because the money will come from their hospitals.
If you are trying to eat as healthy as the government wants you to, it’s going to cost you: at least $7.28 a week extra, that is.
For decades, Jerry Lewis has played the key role in the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual telethon, helping to raise more than $1 billion. Now the two sides are parting ways, but no one is explaining why.
Pfizer Inc. on Wednesday declined to comment on reports it hopes to start marketing an over-the-counter version of its cholesterol drug Lipitor, the world's biggest-selling prescription drug, after the original version loses patent protection in November.
The number of Americans newly infected with the AIDS virus each year has been holding steady at about 50,000, according to a government report released Wednesday.
Hello Friends, I need some advice from you all. I need a Dr. A Primary Care Physician. No one is taking on " new patients." As you know, there are more patients than Physicians. I need to get an MRI / Cat scan on my Left lung like yesterday. Well, in the next week.
Hospital Emergency Staff Lost in Listening TranslationHospital emergency departments function almost entirely on undocumented conversations that are frequently misunderstood, which puts patients at risk of wrong diagnosis or treatment, the first big study into the question has found. And the situation is worsening as hospitals are …
Organic Honey Is A Sweet IllusionConsidering the revered place of honey as the oldest natural sweetener, and considering that its insect makers- honey bees - are highly intolerant of pesticides, you might think honey would be the easiest food crop to produce for the “organic” food market. But …
Human Rabies from Exposure to a Vampire Bat in Mexico --- Louisiana, 2010Of course it shows up in New Orleans Louisiana - home of the Vampires.
$500 billion "error" in ObamaCare exposes the "deficit neutral" lieA few hundred billion dollars here, a few hundred billion dollars there — sooner or later we're talking about the real cost of Barack Obama's new socialized medicine monstrosity.Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi once said that "we have to pass the bill so that you can find …
Nutritional Differences in Organic vs Conventional Foods: And the Winner Is…Studies have found that consumers who choose organic foods over conventionally produced foods do so for several reasons including, but not limited to, environmental and health concerns over pesticide and fertilizer use in conventional practices, and perceived improved nutritiona …
Best Ways to Protect Your HeartMany people fail to take the proven steps to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Chest pain severity not a heart attack indicatorThose who came to the ER with lesser chest pain just as likely to be having a heart attack, study found
A Nurse, a Patient and a TelevisionHospital patients watch a lot of television to pass the time. As a result, nurses often catch glimpses of news and entertainment programs while walking in and out of patient rooms. I saw Sarah Palin accept her nomination as a vice presidential candidate in a patient’s room.
Anti-Gay Hate Group Pushes To Uphold Gay Blood BanThough the Naperville, Ill.-based anti-gay group Americans For Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH) recently lost their 501(c)3, tax-exempt organizational status, the group, officially designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center last year, is keeping busy with a ne …
Berkeley and Oakland Come to the TableAlice Waters and Nikki Henderson occupy radically different places in the sustainable food movement. Waters is a white baby boomer who was raised comfortably middle class; Henderson is an African American millennial who grew up with seven foster brothers.
When you're here, are you at risk of hepatitis A? Thousands of Olive Garden diners could have contracted painful virusHealth officials in Cumberland County, North Carolina, have already vaccinated 500 people who were in danger of contracting the infectious liver disease after eating in the Fayetteville branch of the Italian-style chain.
MIT Scientists Develop a Drug to Fight Any Viral InfectionRight after the news that scientists have used retroviruses to treat leukemia, MIT scientists have unveiled another breakthrough - a drug called DRACO, which triggers apoptosis (cell suicide) to kill any viral infection, including H1N1, the common cold, and polio.
'Granny's boob job': 83-year-old Santa Ana woman ignites debate - latimes.comShe put it this way: "Your breasts go in one direction and your brain goes in another." So she spent $8,000 on a boob job -- specifically a breast lift with implants. "Physically, I'm in good health, and I just feel like, why not take advantage of it?"
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