Sunday, January 31, 2010

Crush injuries can be deceptively dangerousFor some earthquake victims in Haiti who are pulled out alive from the rubble, crushed limbs aren't the only problem: another -- more lethal -- emergency awaits them.


FDA: Statins for normal cholesterol?Should people who don't have high cholesterol take a cholesterol-lowering statin? Maybe, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is considering an advisory panel's recent recommendation to do just that.


Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Mom: Burned teen looking forward to ChristmasHe wanted to sit outside for a while and enjoy the night air, then took a shower and curled up on the couch to watch a cartoon movie.


Life with Hepatitis C for London's teenage 'It Girl'Recently named London's "It Girl" by society magazine Vanity Fair, 18-year-old Jazzy de Lisser is said to have it all. She is beautiful and affluent, her best friends include Sting's daughter, Coco Sumner, and she is often compared to another famous British trend-setter, Kate Moss.


Friday, January 22, 2010

The history of transplants


Senate approves $871 billion health care billThe Senate health care bill cleared a third and final procedural hurdle Wednesday as Democrats successfully limited remaining debate time on the 1 billion measure.


Tuesday, January 19, 2010

I got married for health insuranceI'd never been one of those girls who'd dreamt about her perfect wedding. The white wedding dress, the exorbitant costs, the fuss over a big, shiny rock -- none of it ever appealed to me.


How much do you know about biotherapies?


Saturday, January 16, 2010

Attaining those 'six-pack' abs is only half the battleAfter six months of diet and workouts with a trainer, the fruits of Jason Dinant's labor surfaced from his stomach in June. He got his six-pack. But months later, reality set in. After relaxing his diet and fitness routine, Dinant's six-pack whittled down to a two-pack.