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Teen With Down Syndrome Successfully Climbs Mount Everest

Mar 29, 2013 06:29 AM EDT

Teen With Down Syndrome Successfully Reaches Mount Everest

A fifteen year old Elisha Reimer becomes the first person with Down syndrome to have successfully climbed to the base camp of Mount Everest.

Mar 28, 2013 11:11 PM EDT

Study: Eating More Fiber Daily Moderately Lowers Stroke Risk

Adding more fiber to your diet may lower the risk of stroke, a new study showed on Thursday, although the effect is moderate.

Mar 28, 2013 10:36 PM EDT

Plastic Surgeon Oleg Davie Faces Murder Charges after Performing Liposuction on Heart Transplant Patient

A New York doctor was indicted for recklessly performing liposuction on a woman who later died.

Mar 28, 2013 10:02 PM EDT

Where Should Grandma get her Generic Drugs? Consumer Reports shows CVS has Highest Prices, Costco has Lowest

If you're uncertain of where to get your prescription drugs for the lowest prices, a recent analysis by Consumer Reports shows that many medications, now sold in generic forms at lower prices, are available for the lowest price at Costco and the highest price at CVS Caremark.

Mar 28, 2013 10:02 PM EDT

Unsanitary Dentist May Have Infected 7,000 with HIV and Hepatitis in Oklahoma

Around 7,000 patients in Oklahoma are being urged to get tested for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C as health officials believe they may have been exposed to those infections after being treated by a dentist who may have infected them with his unsanitary medical equipment.

Weight Training and Cardio Keeps the Doctors Away: Study

Mar 28, 2013 09:47 PM EDT

Weekly Exercise May Help Alleviate Chronic Pain for those with Fibromyalgia

For those suffering from fibromyalgia, a new study shows that weekly exercise may help to alleviate some symptoms of chronic pain felt in the joints.

Blood Vessels Created From Stem Cells of Liposuctions

Mar 28, 2013 03:25 PM EDT

Stem Cell Researchers Reverse Aging of Blood

By reversing, or reprogramming, the stem cells that produce blood, Lund University researchers have succeeded in rejuvenating the blood of mice. Their results suggest that most of the negative aging effects are not caused by primary DNA damage which would be permanent, but are in fact reversible bec...

Mar 28, 2013 01:34 PM EDT

Teen Nearly Blinded by Acanthamoeba Infection, Parasite Latched onto her Contact Lense

Eighteen year old Ashley Hyde was nearly blinded after discovering that a parasite had latched onto one of her contact lenses. Reports indicate that she started having throbbing and redness in her eye yet doctors were uncertain what was wrong with her.

Mar 28, 2013 12:24 PM EDT

New Drug for Hepatitis C shows Promising Interaction with Minimal Side Effects

While doctors report many successes with current treatments for the virus, Hepatitis C, the drugs on the market to combat the problem often contain some serious side effects that can lead to liver failure or even cancer, according to reports. However, a new study may offer a promising drug for a hea...

FDA Approves New Drug ‘Xofigo’ To Treat Prostate Cancer

Mar 28, 2013 07:23 AM EDT

FDA Approves Oral Drug to Treat Multiple Sclerosis

The company Biogen Idec has won the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its drug to treat adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), which affects the person's central nervous system. The drug, called 'Tecfidera', is the company's third approved drug but is the first d...

Mar 28, 2013 05:19 AM EDT

Brazilian Doctor Charged for Allegedly Killing Patients to Free up Hospital Beds

A Brazilian doctor, Virginia Soares de Souza, is being investigated by the Brazilian health authority on being charged with killing seven terminally-ill patients in order to free up hospital beds.

King-Sized Baby Weighing 15 Pounds 7 Ounces Born in England

Mar 28, 2013 04:28 AM EDT

Huge Baby Weighing 15 Pounds 7 Ounces Born in England

A British couple gave birth to a baby weighing 15 pounds 7 ounces, twice the size of an average newborn. Reports according to The Christian Post claim that the baby, weighing 7 kgs, is the second-biggest newborn ever delivered vaginally in the United Kingdom.