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The Power of Apple: DMV Uses iPod Video To Encourage Organ Donation
Apr 12, 2012
An organ donation video people can watch on an iPod while they wait at the Department of Motor Vehicles may encourage more to become donors, a new study suggests. Researchers found that for folks getting a driver's licen...
Graphic Tobacco Ads: Appeals Court Hears Case
Apr 11, 2012
The government on Tuesday defended graphic tobacco labels and advertising that use pictures of rotting teeth and diseased lungs as accurate and necessary to warn consumers about the risks of smoking.
Arizona Lawmakers Vote To Ban Late-Term Abortions
Apr 11, 2012
The measure, passed in the state House of Representatives by a 37-22 vote, would bar healthcare professionals from performing abortions after 20 weeks, except in the case of a medical emergency. The bill now goes to the state...
Jenna Talackova Wins Right to Compete in Miss Universe as Transgender Contestants Allowed
Apr 11, 2012
Controversial rule change will allow transgender women to participate in the Miss Universe beauty pageant from 2013
Anorexia and Bulima Eating Disorders on Rise in British Boys
Apr 11, 2012
Number of young British youths admitted to hospitals for 'manorexia' eating disorders triples in decade.
Trisomy 18: What Is Condition Affecting Rick Santorum's Daughter, Bella? [PHOTO]
Apr 10, 2012
Trisomy 18 has been in the news lately because it's the chromosome abnormality affecting GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum's daughter, Bella. What is it?
Meningioma: Dental X-Rays Linked To Common Brain Tumor
Apr 10, 2012
A new study suggests people who had certain kinds of dental X-rays in the past may be at an increased risk for meningioma, the most commonly diagnosed brain tumor in the U.S.
Carl Icahn Sues Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Pushes For Sale
Apr 10, 2012
Carl Icahn sued Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc to block enforcement of a bylaw that prevents the billionaire investor from launching a proxy fight that could lead to a sale of the maker of diabetes drugs.
Report: Dementia Care Overhaul Will Require $500M
Apr 9, 2012
The sufferings of dementia patients in Australia have been compounded by inefficiency, indifference and inability of the existing health care system to deal with the rising cases of Alzheimer's Diseases in the country.
Mom's Obesity Tied To Kids' Autism, Development
Apr 9, 2012
A new study of mothers and children in California finds that kids born to obese women are more likely to be diagnosed with autism or related developmental delays than the children of slimmer moms.
Eli Lilly: US Approves New Brain Plaque Test For Alzheimer's
Apr 9, 2012
U.S. regulators gave the nod to an imaging test from Eli Lilly and Co. that can for the first time help doctors detect brain plaque tied to Alzheimer's disease, the company said.
Homophobes Likely To Be Closet Gays, Study Finds
Apr 9, 2012Negative attitude towards homosexuality is likely to be more pronounced among individuals who harbor unacknowledged attraction towards the same sex, and who grew up in conservative authoritarian households which forbade such ...
