Woman survives 6 shots to head
2006-11-13 10:45:36
A woman was released from the hospital a day after she was shot in the head six times in an attack police blamed on her ex-husband, Brazilian media reported Saturday.
Poor Pakistanis donate kidneys for money
2006-11-13 09:33:57
Nassem Kausar has done it. So, she says, have her sister, six brothers, five sisters-in-law and two nephews. Each has sold a kidney to a trade that has led Pakistan's media to dub the country a "kidney bazaar."
Waltzing helps mend hearts - study
2006-11-13 08:17:58
Italian researchers have come up with a novel way for cardiac rehabilitation patients to exercise their damaged hearts without having to squeeze into spandex or gyrate in a gym: waltzing.
British scientists build a model gut
2006-11-11 16:55:03
British scientists have built what they say is the world's first artificial stomach: a shiny, high-tech box that physically simulates human digestion.
Massive recall of acetaminophen underway
2006-11-10 09:20:06
Check your medicine cabinet: Millions of bottles of the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen - some sold as long as three years ago - are being recalled because they may contain metal fragments.
Fruit juice tied to excess kid's weight
2006-11-09 09:28:35
Preschoolers with a taste for fruit juice may pack on excess pounds, but only if they already have a tendency toward being overweight, a new study suggests.
Massage may aid dementia patients
2006-11-09 09:15:33
Gentle massage therapy shows some promise for easing dementia patients' agitation and anxiety, though there have been too few well-conducted studies to recommend the treatment yet, according to researchers.
Blind mice see again after cell transplants
2006-11-09 09:03:41
British and American scientists have restored vision in blind mice by transplanting light-sensitive cells into their eyes in a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments of human eye diseases.
Depression gene affects negative brain area
2006-11-09 08:44:40
A gene associated with depression and other forms of mental illness may enlarge an area of the brain that handles negative emotions, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
Australia lifts ban on embryo cloning
2006-11-08 09:27:16
Australia's Senate narrowly voted to end the country's four-year ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research, ruling Tuesday that the potential for medical breakthroughs outweighed moral doubts.
Study: Jet-lagged mice die young
2006-11-08 08:31:22
Jet-lagged mice die younger, researchers said on Monday in a study that suggests that working unusual shifts and flying back and forth across time zones takes a permanent toll on health.
Radiation adds to lung cancer survival
2006-11-07 14:17:03
Adding a course of radiation to chemotherapy can double the lives of some lung cancer patients, European researchers reported on Monday.