‘Obamacare’ Poll Finds 42% of Americans Unaware It’s Law
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A new poll finds that many Americans are confused about the health care overhaul legislation commonly called “Obamacare.”The Kaiser Family Foundation released results of a non-partisan study Tuesday findin…
Gay ESPN Host Reflects on NBA Player Coming Out
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Jared Max almost missed the phone call he’d been waiting for. The co-host of ESPN Radio’s Maxed Out, was just getting settled for his mid-morning nap when his brother called asking if he’d hea…
Friendfluence: How Our Friends Shape Us
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The importance of friendship has long been linked to our very survival. These days while we still cherish friends, we tend to undervalue their role in our lives. With the declining size of families and the tendency for ad…
Brothers Who Lost Legs in Boston Bombing Reunited
Paul Norden at Beth Isreal Deaconess Hospital in Boston. Patricia Wen/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — Two brothers who each lost a leg in the deadly Boston Marathon bombing were reunited Monday, seeing each other for the first time since …
Toddler Born Without a Windpipe Gets Artificial Trachea
Courtesy Jim Carlson/Saint Francis Medical Center(PEORIA, Ill.) — In a groundbreaking feat of science and surgery, a Korean toddler born without a windpipe received an artificial trachea made from her own stem cells. Hannah Warren, 2½, was born…
Professor Asks If Eating Boogers Boosts Immunity
Design Pics/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Scott Napper has a hypothesis: What if his daughters’ tendency to pick their noses and eat the dried nasal mucus — their boogers — actually had some health benefits?Napper, who teaches biochemistry at the Uni…
Children with Autism ‘Fall Off the Cliff’ After Graduation
Courtesy Nan Garber(NEW YORK) — For four years, Janet Mino has worked with her young men, preparing them to graduate from JFK High School, a place that caters to those with special needs in Newark, N.J.All six of them have the severest form of autism,…
Task Force Releases New HIV Screening Recommendations
ABC News Radio(ROCKVILLE, Md.) — New guidelines about HIV testing from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force may come as a surprise to some. The task force now strongly recommends expanding testing for the virus behind AIDS to include everyone ages …
Catherine Zeta-Jones Seeks Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
Donna Ward/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Catherine Zeta-Jones has checked into a health care facility for what TMZ.com reports is treatment for her bipolar disorder.A rep for the actress tells ABC News, “Catherine has proactively checked into a he…
Psychiatrist Wants Accused Bomber’s Brain Studied
Glenn DePriest/Getty Images(BOSTON) — A Boston psychiatrist wants the brain of slain marathon bomb suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev studied like a crime scene to look for evidence that his boxing career may have left him brain damaged and possibly prone to d…
A 10-Minute Solution to Erasing Tired Eyes
BananaStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Heavy bags under the eyes are an issue many women face, but there is a treatment that promises to eliminate the problem in just 10 minutes.By injecting filler into the eye bags, cosmetic surgeons say they are able to…
Arm Lifts Skyrocketing Among Women
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — American women seem to care much more about their upper arms’ appearance as evidenced by new statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
The organization says arm lifts in women have jumpe…
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Medical Care Is Covered at Federal Facility
FBI(NEW YORK) — After reportedly suffering injuries to his hands, neck and legs after a dramatic showdown with police last week, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhohkar Tsarnaev received nearly a week of medical treatment at the Beth Israel Deaconess…
Video Games Seek to Help Young Patients Fight Cancer
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Video games are often thought of as brain-draining time wasters, but a non-profit group in California is using technology to help improve human health.HopeLab is out Monday with Re-Mission 2, a set of video games …
Guidelines Issued for Women Giving Birth at Home
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Thinking of giving birth to your baby at home? You’re not alone: there’s been a small but growing number of home births in the U.S. over the last several years.
But there a few things to consider before decid…
Llamas ‘Kiss’ Patients’ Blues Away
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A kiss from a llama is more like a soft, furry lip bump, but people still seem to like it.That’s why when Niki Kuklenski brings her therapy llamas, Marisco and Flight, to Camp Korey for children who have seriou…
Study: Kids Menu Items Not as Nutritious as Grown-Up Food
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(EDINBURGH, Scotland) — Children who eat the same food as mommy and daddy tend be be healthier than those that eat off the kids menu, according to a new study from the University of Edinburgh.
BBC News reports that the study exa…
Woman with ‘Shy Bladder Syndrome’ Suing Prospective Employer
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(DES MOINES, Iowa) — A woman with a condition that makes here unable to go to the bathroom in public restrooms without water running is suing a Des Moines hospital that she claims was not accommodating to her condition during a j…
Guardian Angels: Real? Or a Survival Mechanism?
Courtesy Sharon Boo(NEW YORK) –In the moment of mayhem or in an instant of exquisite fear, people often report being comforted by an invisible companion, what some call a “guardian angel.”
But who is the guardian angel?
John Geiger is an international…
Proportion of Cancer Patients who Die Much Higher in Latin America
Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) – Though there are fewer cases of cancer in Latin America than there are in the United States or Europe, experts say that the percentage of people who die from the disease in the region is much higher, according to …