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FDA Finds Low Risk of Dispersants on Seafood

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 05:28
The Food and Drug Administration says chemical dispersants used to break up oil in the Gulf of Mexico have a low potential for accumulating in seafood, and do not pose a public health concern.


Study: After Miscarriage, Don't Wait Before Trying Again

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 05:23
Women who suffer a miscarriage may have the best chance of having a baby if they get pregnant again within six months, new research says.


Milwaukee Teachers Fight for Viagra Drug Coverage

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 05:14
With the district in a financial crisis and hundreds of its members facing layoffs, the Milwaukee teachers union is taking a peculiar stand: fighting to get their taxpayer-funded Viagra back.


1M Pounds of Ground Beef Recalled Due to E. Coli

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 01:49
A California company is recalling about 1 million pounds of ground beef products after seven people were sickened by E. coli contamination.


Man Survives Lightning Strike to the Head

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 01:41
A Minnesota man says he is lucky to be alive after he was struck in the head by lightning Tuesday night, KDVR reported.


Baby Declared Dead Revives Inside Coffin

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 00:28
Authorities in Mexico say a newborn baby girl declared dead by doctors revived inside her coffin during her wake.


What Is Dengue Fever?

Fri, 08/06/2010 - 00:16
As many as 100 million people are infected by it each year, but we rarely hear about dengue fever in the United States because it mostly occurs in the tropics and subtropics. That was until a recent rash of cases erupted in Florida.


America's First Test Tube Baby Has a Baby of Her Own

Thu, 08/05/2010 - 23:34
Cameras were there taping her birth, and three days later she was the star of her first press conference, with her face on every newspaper and news station in America. But Elizabeth Comeau doesn’t want her new son to have the same world welcoming.


Nurse Sues Hospital After Losing Legs, Fingers to Infection

Thu, 08/05/2010 - 09:24
A Jacksonville nurse plans to sue the hospital where she works over the treatment she received for an infection that nearly killed her and caused her to lose fingers and parts of her legs.


Total Body Tan is a Total Myth, Study Finds

Thu, 08/05/2010 - 09:13
Those who sunbathe in the buff in hopes of achieving the perfect all-around tan are soaking up rays in vain, a new study suggests.


Fla. Girl, 12, Likely Paralyzed After Fall From Park Ride

Thu, 08/05/2010 - 08:50
The father of a 12-year-old girl critically injured after falling 100 feet at a Wisconsin Dells amusement park says his daughter is awake and stable, but likely will have some paralysis.


Tongue Piercing May Cause Gapped Teeth

Thu, 08/05/2010 - 07:18
After seven years of "playing" with a tongue piercing by forcing it against her upper front teeth, one 26-year-old woman needed braces, costing thousands of dollars, to correct the fraction-of-an inch gap she had forced between those teeth.


Doctors Amazed When 2-Foot, 11-Inch Woman Delivers Baby

Thu, 08/05/2010 - 01:35
A 49-pound woman, who suffers from a rare disease that makes her bones extremely fragile, shocked her doctors when she was able to give birth to a baby girl in May


Fox on Sex: The Art of Flirting

Wed, 08/04/2010 - 23:51
Flirting is about what your words and your body say. And when it comes to the art of the flirt, every syllable and gesture counts.


Help Wanted: Woman Seeks Sugar Daddy

Wed, 08/04/2010 - 23:48
Holly Hill didn't want love, but she did want a man to take care of her.


Victim's Parents Call for Tests for Sudden Death Syndrome

Wed, 08/04/2010 - 07:44
As millions of teenagers get ready to go back to school this month, Jim and Sheila Fisher are urging parents to be extra vigilant when setting up their children’s school or athletic physicals.


Twin Boys Get Kidney From Mom, Dad

Tue, 08/03/2010 - 10:48
A New York mother not only donated a kidney to one of her twin sons, but she also lost 15 pounds to do so


Military Dog Comes Home From Iraq Traumatized

Tue, 08/03/2010 - 10:23
A military veterinarian diagnosed with her post-traumatic stress disorder — a condition that some experts say can afflict dogs just like it does humans.


Legionnaires' Outbreak at Air National Guard Base

Tue, 08/03/2010 - 09:16
A fourth case of Legionnaires' disease has been confirmed and a fifth is suspected at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township.


Plague Outbreak in Peru Kills 1, Infects at Least 31

Tue, 08/03/2010 - 08:25
Peru's health minister says an outbreak of plague has killed a 14-year-old boy and infected at least 31 people in a northern coastal province.