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Health

Health Insurer Tests Program For Abroad Surgery

Health Insurer Tests Program For Abroad Surgery

The health insurer Wellpoint is testing a new program that gives covered patients the option of...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 17:23
Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Are you afraid of having a child with asthma? A new study suggests that the time of the year in...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 15:20

New Hampshire’s Drug Privacy Law Upheld

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld New Hampshire’s law that restricts drug companies access...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 15:10
Investigation Shows Disastrous Situation in Washington Hospitals

Investigation Shows Disastrous Situation in Washington Hospitals

A news investigation conducted by The Times takes a hard look at Washington hospitals’ failure to...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 21:56
Hospitals Ignore MRSA Infections

Hospitals Ignore MRSA Infections

A very dangerous hospital infection is killing a shocking number of patients, according to a recent...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 19:04
Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Highest in the Month after Heart Attack

Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Highest in the Month after Heart Attack

Heart attack patients are more susceptible to die within the first 30 days after the attack, a...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 16:00
Eating Fish Regularly May Prevent Kidney Damage In Diabetics

Eating Fish Regularly May Prevent Kidney Damage In Diabetics

One of the most serious complications of diabetes is kidney disease. British researchers have...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 14:01
Excessive Pregnancy Weight Poses Risks to Both Mother and Child

Excessive Pregnancy Weight Poses Risks to Both Mother and Child

Researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Ore. report there’s a...
» read full story November 01st, 2008 - 14:35
3 Percent of American Children Are Unisured, with an Insured Parent

3 Percent of American Children Are Unisured, with an Insured Parent

More than 2 million American children have no health insurance because their parents can’t afford...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 16:00
Sharing Your Genes With The World

Sharing Your Genes With The World

As part of their project on http://www.personalgenomes.org, a group of enthusiastic scientists and...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 15:00
Biden’s Medical Records Released, He Is In Good Health

Biden’s Medical Records Released, He Is In Good Health

Democratic US vice president nominee Joe Biden appears to be in good health, according to...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 14:30
Information on the Presidential-Nominees’ Health Yet to be Fully Disclosed

Information on the Presidential-Nominees’ Health Yet to be Fully Disclosed

The two candidates who are running against each other in this year’s United States presidential...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 21:55

Michigan Physicians Expand Electronic Records To Save Money

The Michigan State Medical Society is working to create a new Web-based system for its...
» read full story October 19th, 2008 - 19:44
Top Psychiatrist of Emory University Failed to Report Income from Drug Makers

Top Psychiatrist of Emory University Failed to Report Income from Drug Makers

Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff of Emory University, one of the nation’s leading psychiatrists and a...
» read full story October 05th, 2008 - 14:20
Leading Emory Psychiatrist ‘Fails’ to Report $1.2 Million of Drug Income

Leading Emory Psychiatrist ‘Fails’ to Report $1.2 Million of Drug Income

Emory University psychiatrist Charles Nemeroff has been accused of not reporting almost half of the...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 19:54
The Largest Human Health Study To Be Launched In The United States

The Largest Human Health Study To Be Launched In The United States

The largest human health study ever conducted in the United States is about to be launched. The...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 14:40

Employee Sick Leave Associated With Premature Death

Employees who take extended sick days from work may be at higher risk of passing away sooner that...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 14:30
U.S. Children Take More Psychotropic Drugs Than European Peers

U.S. Children Take More Psychotropic Drugs Than European Peers

According to a recent study, U.S. children are about three times more likely to be prescribed...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 18:15

WHO IDs Diseases, Warming as Asia-Pacific Health Challenges

Manila - The World Health Organization (WHO) is bracing for major health challenges in Asia and the...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 09:38
Pain Relievers Lower PSA Levels, May Affect Prostate Screening

Pain Relievers Lower PSA Levels, May Affect Prostate Screening

Pain relievers like aspirin and ibuprofen appear to lower a man’s PSA level, which is measured...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 15:00
More Than 200 Sickened By E. Coli In Oklahoma

More Than 200 Sickened By E. Coli In Oklahoma

According to state health officials, an E. coli outbreak linked to a restaurant in Locust Grove,...
» read full story September 03rd, 2008 - 18:15
US Study: If You Were Diagnosed With Diabetes, Lose Weight

US Study: If You Were Diagnosed With Diabetes, Lose Weight

A Kaiser Permanente study published online in Diabetes Care, the American Diabetes Association...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 17:10
Americans Dissatisfied with the Present Health Care System

Americans Dissatisfied with the Present Health Care System

When it comes to health care, most Americans are deeply dissatisfied with it and hope the...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 16:40
Efficiency Of Prostate Screening  In The Elderly Questioned

Efficiency Of Prostate Screening In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate-cancer screening or the PSA test for men aged 75 or older should be stopped because there...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 14:49
Can Medication Replace Talk Therapy?

Can Medication Replace Talk Therapy?

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore found that...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 14:49
The Double Life of US Scientist Bruce Ivins

The Double Life of US Scientist Bruce Ivins

A US Army scientist who killed himself amid an anthrax investigation lead a double life. The...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 13:59
McCain Skin Biopsy Shows He’s Cancer-Free

McCain Skin Biopsy Shows He’s Cancer-Free

A biopsy performed on a patch of skin removed from Republican Sen. John McCain’s temple on Monday...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 13:30
Prostate Hormone Therapy Fails to Improve Survival in Older Men

Prostate Hormone Therapy Fails to Improve Survival in Older Men

Widely used hormone-blocking drugs fails to improve survival in older men with early prostate...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 12:29
Few Doctors Adopt Electronic Health Records

Few Doctors Adopt Electronic Health Records

In a world of technology, the computer seems to be the answer to all our problems saving us a lot...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 13:33
Google Health Secures First Deal: Blue Cross

Google Health Secures First Deal: Blue Cross

Google Health has managed to secure its first deal with a health care insurer. The Blue Cross Blue...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 19:34
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People

Suge Knight Faces Criminal Charges, Jail Sentence

Suge Knight Faces Criminal Charges, Jail Sentence

Marion “Suge” Knight is facing criminal charges following his arrest in August in Las Vegas on...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 14:37
Michael Jackson, Too Ill For Court

Michael Jackson, Too Ill For Court

Michael Jackson is the eternal King of Pop. Five oh his records were worldwide best-sellers, namely...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 22:02
Britney Spears’ Father To Remain In Control Of Her Finances Indefinitely

Britney Spears’ Father To Remain In Control Of Her Finances Indefinitely

Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz granted Britney Spears’ father Jamie...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 17:57
Motown Influential Songwriter Norman Whitfield Dies

Motown Influential Songwriter Norman Whitfield Dies

Tuesday, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Norman Whitfield died from diabetes...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 14:53

Suge Knight Posts Bail, Expected in Court Sept. 26

Hip hop entrepreneur Marion “Suge” Knight posted $19,000 bail Wednesday after being arrested on...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 16:28
Zuma: The New Addition To Stefani – Rossdale Family

Zuma: The New Addition To Stefani – Rossdale Family

According to a statement from Stefani's publicist, Interscope Records, singer and fashion designer...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 14:19
Music Star Isaac Hayes Suffered A Stroke, Police Says

Music Star Isaac Hayes Suffered A Stroke, Police Says

Isaac Hayes, one of the artists whose influence in soul music enriched this genre, died at the age...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 13:00
Hospital Workers Fired for Peeking into Britney’s Medical Records

Hospital Workers Fired for Peeking into Britney’s Medical Records

Several employees of the UCLA Medical Center will be fired or disciplined for looking at Britney...
» read full story March 15th, 2008 - 10:09
Controversial Anna Nicole Smith Remembered

Controversial Anna Nicole Smith Remembered

On February 8, 2007, a year ago, Vickie Lynn Marshall aka Anna Nicole Smith died.A Texas native,...
» read full story February 08th, 2008 - 22:36
Rap Diva Foxy Brown Refuses Prison Bus Ride

Rap Diva Foxy Brown Refuses Prison Bus Ride

Foxy Brown, currently serving a 1-year sentence in a New York prison, refused to board the...
» read full story October 15th, 2007 - 13:35
Leaking George Clooney's Medical Records Leads to Suspension

Leaking George Clooney's Medical Records Leads to Suspension

Hospital employees that allegedly accessed information from George Clooney's medical records...
» read full story October 10th, 2007 - 10:43
Hanson Brother Released from Hospital

Hanson Brother Released from Hospital

Isaac Hanson, the eldest of the musical siblings in the band Hanson, was released Friday from...
» read full story October 06th, 2007 - 15:38
Hanson Brother Undergoes Surgery, Recovering Well

Hanson Brother Undergoes Surgery, Recovering Well

Isaac Hanson, the eldest brother of the “MMMBop” trio, was hospitalized Tuesday night...
» read full story October 05th, 2007 - 10:35
Foxy Brown: New Album, Jail Time and No Baby

Foxy Brown: New Album, Jail Time and No Baby

Rapper Foxy Brown was sentenced to 12 months of jail last week and now her manager has denied she...
» read full story September 13th, 2007 - 11:14
Amy Winehouse Absent at VMAs

Amy Winehouse Absent at VMAs

Amy Winehouse’s record label has confirmed that the British singer, hospitalized for a drug...
» read full story August 30th, 2007 - 16:14
Amy Winehouse "Retreats" from U.S. Tour

Amy Winehouse "Retreats" from U.S. Tour

Amy Winehouse announced earlier this week that she would cancel her forthcoming U.S. tour due to...
» read full story August 23rd, 2007 - 12:31
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Music

Britney Spears Agrees With Dad's Permanent Control Over Her Affairs

Britney Spears Agrees With Dad's Permanent Control Over Her Affairs

A judge decided on Tuesday that Britney Spears is not ready to handle everything by herself just...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 15:32
Janet Jackson Hospitalized For Mystery Illness

Janet Jackson Hospitalized For Mystery Illness

Janet Jackson is in the midst of a North American concert tour but has cancelled a Montreal show...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:33
Toni Braxton Cancels Vegas Show Due to Health Problems

Toni Braxton Cancels Vegas Show Due to Health Problems

Due to continuing health problems, Toni Braxton was forced to cancel her Las Vegas show "Toni...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 21:20
Singer Emilio Navaira's Condition Is Improving

Singer Emilio Navaira's Condition Is Improving

After an initial worrying diagnosis, the condition of Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 15:04
Osama Lutfi To Keep Away From Britney Spears More Time

Osama Lutfi To Keep Away From Britney Spears More Time

It looks like the time out Britney Spears' former manager, Osama Lutfi, was forced to take from her...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 08:49
Britney’s Family Keeps Close After Her Hospital Release

Britney’s Family Keeps Close After Her Hospital Release

After all the drama caused by Britney Spears’ early release from the hospital, the troubled...
» read full story February 07th, 2008 - 14:39
Judge Wants to Hear Proof of Foxy's Impending Deafness

Judge Wants to Hear Proof of Foxy's Impending Deafness

A disbelieving judge wants proof before granting jailed rapper Foxy Brown permission to fly out to...
» read full story January 18th, 2008 - 15:22
Holiday Season with Medical Problems for Eminem

Holiday Season with Medical Problems for Eminem

Holiday season was not a time of happiness for hip-hop star Eminem as he was rushed to hospital...
» read full story January 08th, 2008 - 19:23
Court May Disclose Spears’ Divorce Papers

Court May Disclose Spears’ Divorce Papers

Celebrity magazine People and local television station KNBC managed to bring both Spears’ and...
» read full story August 15th, 2007 - 23:16
Ozzy Osbourne in Hospital, Had Surgery

Ozzy Osbourne in Hospital, Had Surgery

The famous British rocker Ozzy Osbourne has not been in good shape lately, as he has...
» read full story July 31st, 2007 - 10:23
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World

Biden Shares Medical Records with the World

Biden Shares Medical Records with the World

To avoid speculations upon his health, Democratic US vice president nominee Joe Biden on...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 15:00
Medicare Payment Error Rate Higher Than Said

Medicare Payment Error Rate Higher Than Said

The inspector general at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services denounced Medicare for...
» read full story August 26th, 2008 - 15:16

Federal Agents May Seize Travelers’ Laptops at Border

Under a new measure introduced by the Bush administration, federal agents may seize a traveler's...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 19:12

Pittsburg Woman Charged for Killing Mother, Stealing Unborn Baby

Andrea Curry-Demus, 38, of Wilkinsburg, the main suspect in the case of the woman found dead in a...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 13:21
Pittsburg Teen Killed, Eviscerated and Baby Stolen from Her Womb

Pittsburg Teen Killed, Eviscerated and Baby Stolen from Her Womb

A woman was found dead in the Pittsburg suburbs and investigators are currently trying to identify...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 15:32

Warren Jeffs, the Polygamist Sect Leader, Hospitalized

Tuesday, Warren Jeffs, the polygamist sect leader who was jailed, was transported to a hospital in...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 11:15
Senator John McCain Is As Fit As Can Be

Senator John McCain Is As Fit As Can Be

After Senator John McCain’s alleged health problems reached the spot light, his medical records...
» read full story May 24th, 2008 - 13:43
Airplane Crash In Congo Kills 33 People

Airplane Crash In Congo Kills 33 People

A Congolese airplane crashed yesterday into a crowded market district in the eastern city of Goma,...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 13:04
Document on Marriage, Birth, Cyanide Seized at Polygamist Ranch

Document on Marriage, Birth, Cyanide Seized at Polygamist Ranch

The released copies of search warrants showed that police investigators involved in the raids at...
» read full story April 11th, 2008 - 22:21
Suspect in Slaying Pregnant Marine Spotted in Louisiana

Suspect in Slaying Pregnant Marine Spotted in Louisiana

The suspect in the murder of pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, declared missing by her...
» read full story January 14th, 2008 - 12:51
Nationwide Manhunt for Suspect in Marine's Death is Under Way

Nationwide Manhunt for Suspect in Marine's Death is Under Way

Investigators in the case of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, declared missing by her mother on...
» read full story January 13th, 2008 - 16:19

Doctor Arrested in Australia to Be Questioned by British Police

Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, arrested Monday at Brisbane Airport over last week’s failed...
» read full story July 05th, 2007 - 11:51
Giant Baby Born In India

Giant Baby Born In India

The tallest woman in India, a 19-year-old basketball player hovering at over 7 feet, has given...
» read full story June 15th, 2007 - 11:07
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U.S.

Barack Obama Inherits Reform-Wanting U.S. Health-Care System

Barack Obama Inherits Reform-Wanting U.S. Health-Care System

American citizens have cast their vote. And they elected Democrat Barack Obama as their next...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 10:16
Sarah Palin’s Health "Excellent", Shows Letter From Physician

Sarah Palin’s Health "Excellent", Shows Letter From Physician

Just hours before the long awaited Election Day, the McCain campaign made public a summary of...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 14:30
3 Percent Of American Children Are Unisured, With An Insured Parent

3 Percent Of American Children Are Unisured, With An Insured Parent

More than 2 million American children have no health insurance because their parents can’t afford...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 06:14
Medical Records Of Democratic VP Candidate Joe Biden Made Public

Medical Records Of Democratic VP Candidate Joe Biden Made Public

The Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden made public his medical records on Monday....
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 15:03
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Science

Study: Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Study: Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Are you afraid of having a child with asthma? A new study suggests that the time of the year in...
» read full story November 22nd, 2008 - 12:42
Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data Of 10 Volunteers Online

Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data Of 10 Volunteers Online

Hoping to give medical research a big push forward, the Harvard University Medical School made the...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 05:52
Genetics Legend Doctor Victor McKusick Dies At 86

Genetics Legend Doctor Victor McKusick Dies At 86

On Tuesday, Dr. Victor A. McKusick, the Johns Hopkins University physician who has brought an...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 22:11
US Loses Lives and Money over Medical Errors

US Loses Lives and Money over Medical Errors

Hospitalization usually gives people a chance to get better, but there are also cases when...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 16:55
NASA’s Astronauts Didn’t Fly Intoxicated

NASA’s Astronauts Didn’t Fly Intoxicated

At least this is what NASA administrator Michael Griffin told reporters after a monthlong internal...
» read full story August 29th, 2007 - 23:11
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Specials

Fall Babies Have 30 Percent Higher Risk of Developing Asthma

Fall Babies Have 30 Percent Higher Risk of Developing Asthma

Children born four months before peak flu season are more likely to develop childhood asthma...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 16:45

Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death - the Highest within 30 Days after Heart Attack

A new study by researchers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis and Mayo Clinic in...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 15:34
Excessive Weight Gain during Pregnancy Doubles the Risk of Having Heavy Babies

Excessive Weight Gain during Pregnancy Doubles the Risk of Having Heavy Babies

More than one in five women gain excessive weight during pregnancy and they have a higher risk of...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 13:40

Alleged NYPD Police Brutality Before Special Grand Jury

A special investigative grand jury will examine evidence in the Brooklyn case of a 24-year-old...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 13:26
The Police Sodomy Allegation Is Under Thorough Investigation

The Police Sodomy Allegation Is Under Thorough Investigation

New York prosecutors are investigating allegations that five police officers attacked a tattoo...
» read full story October 25th, 2008 - 22:59
DWTS’ Julianne Hough Was Taken To The Hospital After The Show

DWTS’ Julianne Hough Was Taken To The Hospital After The Show

Tuesday night, just after the live broadcast of the “Dancing With The Stars” show ended, Julianne...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 16:38
OHSU: 9 Million Kids Have No Health Insurance Coverage in the US

OHSU: 9 Million Kids Have No Health Insurance Coverage in the US

While US presidential candidates’ debate over health care is making headlines all over the world,...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 14:30
The Beginning of Personal Genome Project: Positive and Negative Aspects

The Beginning of Personal Genome Project: Positive and Negative Aspects

Harvard Medical School genetics professor George Church, Harvard psychology professor Steven...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 14:30
Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data of 10 Volunteers Online

Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data of 10 Volunteers Online

Hoping to give medical research a big push forward, the Harvard University Medical School made the...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 18:23
Kim Kardashian, Braxton And Bass To Hit The Dance Floor

Kim Kardashian, Braxton And Bass To Hit The Dance Floor

The list of celebrity contestants for the new season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars"...
» read full story August 25th, 2008 - 18:23

Celebrity Rehab Subject Of Investigation

Dr. Drew Pinsky, co-medical director of Aurora Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, California, is...
» read full story August 24th, 2008 - 20:12
Obesity Comes With Heart Risks But Not Necessarily

Obesity Comes With Heart Risks But Not Necessarily

Hundreds of previous studies have showed that obesity comes with a number or risks, such as heart...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 19:30
Oscar-Winning Soul Legend Isaac Hayes Dies At 65

Oscar-Winning Soul Legend Isaac Hayes Dies At 65

Oscar-winning soul singer and songwriter Isaac Hayes, whose 1971’s “Theme from Shaft” made him the...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 14:20
FBI Reveals New Details in Anthrax Case

FBI Reveals New Details in Anthrax Case

Bruce E. Ivins, the US scientist who killed himself amid an anthrax investigation, used two...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 16:20

Sparrow Hospital Employees Fired for Accessing Private Medical Information

After the UCLA Medical Center scandal, when 127 workers read without permission celebrity medical...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 15:41
Snooping in Celebrity Files – Something Common at UCLA Medical Center

Snooping in Celebrity Files – Something Common at UCLA Medical Center

It appears that celebrity comes itself with more than fame. It brings paparazzi trouble, which...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 16:16
More UCLA Medical Center Staffers Involved In Medical Records Scandal

More UCLA Medical Center Staffers Involved In Medical Records Scandal

127 workers at a Los Angeles hospital read without permission celebrity medical records between...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 14:43
Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate-cancer screening or the PSA test for men aged 75 or older should be stopped because there...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 14:01
Wife Accuses A-Rod of Spying  on Her

Wife Accuses A-Rod of Spying on Her

Things are getting more interesting day by day in Alex Rodriguez’ divorce trial from his wife...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 16:35

Hormone Therapy Not Efficient in Older Men with Prostate Cancer

A new study published in the July 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association...
» read full story July 10th, 2008 - 16:23

50s Musical Star Cyd Charisse Died

Cyd Charisse, one of the icons of the Hollywood musicals from the 50s, died Tuesday of what is...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 20:31
Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk