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Sep 21, 2015 8 min read

12 tips to reduce high cholesterol

If you’re one of the approximately 31 million people in the U.S. who have been diagnosed with high cholesterol, trying to get it under control can be...

Sep 21, 2015 5 min read

The surprising benefit of eating organic beef you never knew about

We know: Sometimes it's painful to spend your hard-earned cash on organic, grassfed beef—especially when it costs up to six times more than convention...

Sep 21, 2015 5 min read

Unsupervised teens more likely to use tobacco, pot and alcohol

A small U.S. study appears to confirm adult fears that teens who spend more than the average amount of unsupervised time "hanging out" with peers have...

Sep 21, 2015 8 min read

Oxytocin behind bond between humans and dogs

It’s pleasing when the world finds a new use for something old and familiar. Pie pans gave birth to Frisbees; botulinum toxin, once known mostly for p...

Sep 21, 2015 4 min read

Nameless man finally learns his identity

In August 2004, a naked man was found semi-conscious outside a Burger King in south Georgia. An EMS report cited by 11Alive noted his "total body [was...

Sep 21, 2015 5 min read

Company recalls 11 dietary supplements due to elevated levels of lead and mercury

The Ayurvedic supplements from Butala Emporium were distributed in New York through retail stores and sold online in California, Connecticut, Florida,...

Sep 21, 2015 5 min read

Researchers create protein patch that may reverse muscle damage from heart attack

During a heart attack, cardiac muscle cells die due to a lack of blood flow, but researchers at Stanford University have identified a protein that can...

Sep 19, 2015 8 min read

Arthritis may increase risk of poverty, especially for women

An arthritis diagnosis increases the risk of falling into poverty, according to an Australian study. Arthritis is a very debilitating disease and like...

Sep 19, 2015 5 min read

Cancer remains leading cause of death among US Hispanics

Cancer remains the leading cause of death among Hispanics in the U.S., driven in large part by lung malignancies in men and breast tumors in women, a...

Sep 19, 2015 8 min read

Soft cheese linked to listeria death in Ohio

A California company has recalled several brands of soft cheeses after they were linked to 24 illnesses around the country and a death in Ohio. The Ce...

Sep 19, 2015 5 min read

178,000 children’s water bottles recalled due to choking hazard

A children’s water bottle sold exclusively at Target is being recalled after reports of potential choking hazards from the lid portion of the product....

Sep 19, 2015 5 min read

Researchers create protein patch that may reverse muscle damage from heart attack

During a heart attack, cardiac muscle cells die due to a lack of blood flow, but researchers at Stanford University have identified a protein that can...

Sep 10, 2015 6 min read

Strange condition causes people to hack off healthy limbs

David had just graduated college when he first decided he wanted to cut off his leg.It had plagued him for years. He considered it “alien,” something...

Sep 10, 2015 4 min read

Vaginal mesh slings for incontinence fail in about 3 percent

About one in 30 women who get a common type of vaginal surgery to address urinary incontinence will need repeat procedures within 10 years to remove o...

Sep 10, 2015 7 min read

New York City to require salt warnings on restaurant menus

Salty fare from sandwiches to salads will soon come with a first-of-its-kind warning label at chain restaurants in New York City. The city's Board of...

Sep 9, 2015 8 min read

Teens who vape appear more likely to smoke, study finds

Teenagers and young adults who use e-cigarettes are more likely to move on to traditional cigarettes than those who do not use the electronic devices,...

Sep 9, 2015 6 min read

How marijuana could affect your sperm

Smoking pot could damage your semen quality, or so suggests a new study out of Denmark. Some 1,215 Danish men ages 18 to 28 were asked about their dru...

Sep 9, 2015 6 min read

New Sierra Leone Ebola cases frustrate efforts to end outbreak

FREETOWN – Sierra Leone has recorded four new cases of Ebola in a village on its northern border and will likely see more infections in a further setb...

Sep 9, 2015 6 min read

How a man has managed to go 12 years without bathing

A live bacteria spray meant to restore skin with healthy microbes erased by obsessive cleaning has at least one weighty endorsement: It's used daily b...

Sep 9, 2015 7 min read

Researchers say they can end the misery of motion sickness

Motion sickness is, some scientists think, caused by conflicting messages that our ears and eyes send to our brain when we are in motion. In three out...