Old Wives' Tales, Debunked
NPR Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:02 PM PDT
Most old wives' tales claim to be able to predict a baby's sex based on how a woman's body changes during pregnancy รข€" the most common being the idea that a girl will "steal" her mother's beauty. We asked three doctors to weigh in on whether there's any truth to these old tales. |
Healthy Outlook: Be safe when choosing body art
Lamorinda Sun Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:57 PM PDT
Let's face it: Body art is popular and relatively easy to have done. In a matter of hours, you could have a new tattoo or piercing. But, do your research now so that a quick procedure doesn't cause serious side effects. |
Tiger Woods: Will Tiger Roar Back from Injury This Year?
Bleacher Report Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:17 PM PDT
After 12 weeks of rehabilitating his leg injuries, Tiger Woods is ready to return to the game of golf. The only question is, does it even matter at this point? The last year and a half has not been kind to Woods, whose golf game unraveled just as quickly as his personal life. This year, things were supposed to be better. Woods was supposed to give it one last hurrah before his body wouldn't ... |
Baruj Benacerraf, shared Nobel Prize, has died at 90
Boston Globe Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:13 PM PDT
Dr. Benacerraf, who was for many years head of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking work in immunology. He was honored for work on how the human body distinguishes its own cells from foreign ones and discovering genes involved in the immune response. |
Run Better. Run Faster. Run Farther.
Business Wire Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:50 PM PDT
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new running shoe from ALTRA Footwear has Zero Drop between the heel and forefoot. The flat sole minimizes heel striking, provides barefoot running positioning for the body, but is fully cushioned. |
Man Receives Total Artificial Heart Implant And Goes Home
Medical News Today Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:22 PM PDT
Matthew Green, 40, received a Total Artificial Heart Implant at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, England and went home. He had been suffering from end-stage biventricular heart failure, where both sides of the heart are failing. The artificial heart, which pumps 9.5 liters of blood per minute through his body, is used as a bridge to transplant device - it keeps him alive, giving him more time until ... |
Bear Bile Chemical Could Help Keep Hearts In Rhythm
redOrbit Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:14 PM PDT
A synthesised compound which is also found in bear bile could help prevent disturbances in the heart's normal rhythm, according to research published today in the journal Hepatology by a team from Imperial College London. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is manufactured as a drug to decrease production of cholesterol in the body and to dissolve gallstones. It is also present in many traditional ... |
Foul Play Suspected In Manhattan Man's Death
NY1 News Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:09 PM PDT
The NYPD is investigating an apparent homicide after officers discovered yesterday the body of a man who had several stab wounds to his back inside an East Harlem apartment. |
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