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Patients and Doctors Weigh in on War on Cancer

Patients and Doctors Weigh in on War on Cancer

It's a disease that claims the lives of our family members and friends. While there have been significant leaps... Watch »

Jun 5, 2013
Sunscreen Can Make You Look Younger

Sunscreen Can Make You Look Younger

A new skin study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine confirms what doctors have long Watch »

Jun 14, 2013
Study Finds Best Anti-Aging Product

Study Finds Best Anti-Aging Product

New research shows that the most effective anti-aging product is sunscreen. The Australian study revealed... Watch »

Jun 10, 2013
Smokers Cost Employers Almost $6K a Year

Smokers Cost Employers Almost $6K a Year

Smokers cost their employers almost $6,000 more every year than non-smokers, researchers said Monday, in what... Read »

Jun 4, 2013
Gene Flaws Common in Blacks With Breast Cancer

Gene Flaws Common in Blacks With Breast Cancer

Genetic mutations that raise the risk of breast cancer, like the kind Angelina Jolie has, are surprisingly... Watch »

Jun 3, 2013
Meatier Labels Coming

Meatier Labels Coming

USDA has implemented new regulations requiring more inclusive labels on meat products. Watch »

Jun 3, 2013
Young Cancer Patients Treated to Day at the Seaquarium

Young Cancer Patients Treated to Day at the Seaquarium

Miami Children's Hospital took 75 young patients and their families to the Miami Seaquarium for National... Watch »

Jun 3, 2013
Long Island Doctors Save Man's Nearly Severed Hands

Long Island Doctors Save Man's Nearly Severed Hands

A Staten Island man hopes to play the guitar again, after his hands were nearly severed in an industrial... Watch »

May 30, 2013
Scientists Warn of Health Research Funding Cuts' Costs

Scientists Warn of Health Research Funding Cuts' Costs

Scientists say the drying-up of funding not only affecting their careers — it could also delay important... Read »

May 29, 2013
Nike Cuts Ties With Livestrong

Nike Cuts Ties With Livestrong

Nike is ending its nine-year relationship with Livestrong after having helped the foundation raise more than... Read »

May 28, 2013
Researcher Unlocks Key to Curing Cancer

Researcher Unlocks Key to Curing Cancer

A Philadelphia scientist, credited with unlocking the key to curing cancer, is set to receive the 92nd... Watch »

May 28, 2013
Mom’s Obesity Surgery May Break Cycle in Kids

Mom’s Obesity Surgery May Break Cycle in Kids

Children born after their mom lost a lot of weight through obesity surgery were slimmer than their siblings and had... Read »

May 28, 2013
Angelina Jolie’s Uncle Advises Cancer Screenings

Angelina Jolie’s Uncle Advises Cancer Screenings

The family of Angelina Jolie's late aunt Debbie Martin, who succumbed to breast cancer Sunday, is mourning her... Read »

May 27, 2013
Honey Remedy Can Beat Allergies

Honey Remedy Can Beat Allergies

Honey's healing properties can help with a wide variety of ailments. Watch »

May 31, 2013
How Cockroaches Survive

How Cockroaches Survive

How sweet it isn't: Scientists find how some cockroaches resist the sugary lure of Watch »

May 24, 2013
New Wheelchair Lift Promises More Access

New Wheelchair Lift Promises More Access

An elementary school inspires University of Wisconsin-Madison to create a new wheelchair lift. The Funicular is stil Watch »

May 24, 2013
Woman Delivers Own Baby

Woman Delivers Own Baby

Erica Bovino, of Southington, CT, was alone and had no time to get to a hospital when her daughter, Stella,... Watch »

May 23, 2013
Texas Students Coach Teachers on Fitness

Texas Students Coach Teachers on Fitness

he eighth graders at Staley Middle School in Frisco, Texas are undergoing a different sort of physical Watch »

May 31, 2013
Clinic In Can Headed To Oklahoma

Clinic In Can Headed To Oklahoma

Unique portable clinic to provide medical care to tornado victims. Katie Taube reports. Watch »

May 23, 2013
Device Detects When Child is Left in Hot Car

Device Detects When Child is Left in Hot Car

College students in Maryland invent device that detects when a child is left behind in a dangerously hot Watch »

May 22, 2013
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