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Original KISS drummer celebrates surviving breast cancer

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:24:25 GMT

A year after beating breast cancer, Peter Criss, a founding member of the rock band KISS, calls himself "the luckiest man in the planet."

How to achieve 'planned patienthood'

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:02:12 GMT

During his dermatology rotation as a medical student, a professor proclaimed to Dr. Paul Konowitz that there were two dermatologic problems you especially never wanted to develop. Konowitz can't remember the name of the first one, but the second one was pemphigus vulgaris, an autoimmune disorder where painful blisters appear on mucous membranes throughout the body.

Men, convertible drivers at higher risk for hearing loss

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:34:19 GMT

From motorcycles to lawnmowers, life is full of noise, but new research shows that it presents a bigger danger for some people than others.

45,000 American deaths associated with lack of insurance

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:20:24 GMT

A freelance cameraman's appendix ruptured and by the time he was admitted to surgery, it was too late. A self-employed mother of two is found dead in bed from undiagnosed heart disease. A 26-year-old aspiring fashion designer collapsed in her bathroom after feeling unusually fatigued for days.

How to prevent a medical bill disaster

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:37:44 GMT

It's a fact of life: Everyone gets sick at times. The scary thing is that illness or medical bills cause nearly two-thirds of all bankruptcies, according to a study from Harvard Medical School. And in 78 percent of cases, the person goes bankrupt despite having health insurance.

Prostate cancer linked to sexually transmitted disease

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:34:11 GMT

Men with prostate cancer who were previously infected with the sexually transmitted germ Trichomonas vaginalis are more likely to have an aggressive form of the cancer, compared with men who never had the STD, a new study says.

Allergy injectors are 'liberating and daunting'

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:57:15 GMT

We've had nearly every meal together for the past 14 years. We've been kayaking on the California coast. We've ridden airplanes, boats, horses, bikes, and an Israeli camel together.

Aspirin fights heart attacks, but daily doses aren't for everyone

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:45:17 GMT

The crew aboard the Delta Boeing 737 had an in-flight emergency on their hands: Ben Van Doorn was having a heart attack, and a doctor was trying to save his life with an onboard medical kit.

Doctors seek causes of prostate cancer in black men

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:14:29 GMT

For 12 years, Georgia Dunston and Dr. Chiledum Ahaghotu have been trying to figure out why African-American men develop prostate cancer at an earlier age and are twice as likely to die from it than any other group in the United States.

Months after ash spill, Tennessee town still choking

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:03:23 GMT

Pamela Hampton stands at the kitchen sink, her gaze trained out of the window of her family's small hillside home. The disaster site is not visible from where she stands, but she knows it is there, down the hill, around a short stretch of highway, less than a mile away.