Monday, December 30, 2013

Brain Dead Teen's Life Support Extended

Less than an hour before a court order to keep a brain dead California teenager on a ventilator was set to expire, a judge extended th...
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Small changes in kids' fast food meal cut calories

By Shereen Jegtvig NEW YORK Fri Dec 27, 2013 4:16pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Changes made last...
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Friday, December 27, 2013

NHS accused of covering up report into failings at centre for rape victims

Investigators concluded problems at Whitechapel Haven "echoed the underlying failures identified" by the inquiry into the Mid St...
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How to make freezer cake from leftover chocolates

200g bar plain dark chocolate, broken into squares 100g butter 397g can condensed milk 200g digestive biscuits (about 14) 300g ass...
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Soul Food: chef Marianne Lumb on the cheese of her childhood

My dad had the butcher's shop in Long Clawson in Leicestershire, where Stilton is made – he sold it in the shop. One of my earliest ...
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France may ban black comedian for anti-Semitic jibes

By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS Fri Dec 27, 2013 10:11am EST French humorist Dieudonne M'bala M'bala (L)...
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Pistol pulled from Bonnie Parker's bloody skirt set for auction

By Tim Ghianni Fri Dec 27, 2013 12:44pm EST (Reuters) - A pistol retrieved from the skirt of Bonnie Par...
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Strict parenting may reduce teen smoking

By Benjamin Stix NEW YORK Fri Dec 27, 2013 12:24pm EST Cigarette butts fill an ashtray outside a construction site in C...
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Lundbeck gets EU marketing approval for Brintellix

COPENHAGEN Fri Dec 27, 2013 12:25pm EST COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker Lundbeck has received ma...
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Disabled drivers face prospect of losing their blue badges due to delays in disability assessments, it is claimed

Blue Badge holders are advised to renew their badges at least 8 weeks in advance to ensure that their new badge is received on time. How...
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Thursday, December 26, 2013

One State Has More Tanning Salons Than McDonald's

Dec 26, 2013 3:34pm Florida has more tanning facilities than McDonald's restaurants, researchers found. (Credit: Getty Ima...
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Florida Has More Tanning Salons Than McDonald's

Dec 26, 2013 3:34pm Florida has more tanning facilities than McDonald's restaurants, researchers found. (Credit: Getty Ima...
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Brit sets new record for longest surviving heart transplant patient

"At the time of my heart transplant I was told that I might expect to live for another five years if the procedure was a success,...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Borderline high blood pressure tied to deaths

By Kathleen Raven NEW YORK Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:09pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Blood pressure re...
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Brit sets new record for longest surviving heart transplant patient

"At the time of my heart transplant I was told that I might expect to live for another five years if the procedure was a success,...
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Weight loss surgery safe, beneficial: study

By Shereen Jegtvig NEW YORK Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:48am EST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bariatric surger...
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Patients will wait at least a week to see GP in 2014, it is claimed

She added: "It is vital to ensure that patients are able to access their local GP quickly and effectively - just as it is important f...
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Saturday, December 21, 2013

MBA students ask 'what does the future hold?'

With the population comprising more pensioners and fewer working-age adults to support them, conventional state pensions will become unsus...
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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Extra quarter ounce of fibre could be the secret to avoiding heart attack

In an accompanying editorial, Dr Robert Baron, professor of medicine at the University of California, said the recommendation for people...
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Aspirin may help in fight against 'anger syndrome'

If you have a quick temper it may calm you to learn that bouts of rage could be cured by simply taking an aspirin. A study has fou...
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Cancer Is My Herpes: Living With Recurrent Disease

About a year ago, I learned about some "worrisome" spots...
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Furthering the Conversation on the HPV Vaccine

Last week we devoted several segments on my TV talk ...
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Cancer Is My Herpes: Living With Recurrent Disease

About a year ago, I learned about some "worrisome" spots...
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