A Michigan teenager who wanted to raise awareness about cerebral palsy by walking 40 miles with his younger brother strapped…
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Marriage quality may influence heart disease risk
Ambivalent hearts may be at higher risk for heart disease, according to a new study of married couples with mixed…
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Lack of exercise to blame for rising obesity, study says
A new study claims that Americans’ sedentary lifestyles are to blame for the recent obesity epidemic in the U.S. –…
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Texas boy battling cancer dreams of mailbox full of Christmas cards
While most kids have a long wish list for the holidays, one young boy has a simple request— a mailbox…
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Young climbers injured as often as kids in other sports
Rock-climbing teens suffer about as many injuries as young ice hockey or soccer players, most often straining or spraining their…
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Tourniquets make comeback with American police
HOUSTON – Rushing into a Houston home, police officer Austin Huckabee encountered a drunken, combative man bleeding profusely on the…
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Doctors successfully implant lab-grown vaginas into 4 women
For women with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome, life can be difficult. Born with an absent or underdeveloped vagina, women suffering MRKH often…
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Aspirin may help overweight breast cancer patients, study says
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been shown to significantly lower breast cancer recurrence rates and extend patients’ disease-free period, according…
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Tanning beds must carry skin cancer warning, FDA says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is strengthening its regulation of tanning beds, which have been shown to increase the…
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Egypt discovers first case of potentially deadly MERS virus
Egypt has discovered its first case of the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in an Egyptian citizen who…
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