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Obama Names Medal of Freedom Winners: Kennedy, Poitier, Hawking, 13 Others
President Obama on Thursday named the 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. America’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom is...
Obama Chooses Doctor who Makes House Calls for Next Surgeon General
President Barack Obama nominated for U.S. Surgeon General a rural Alabama family physician, Dr. Regina Benjamin, who is known along the impoverished Gulf...
Vets Without Borders Bringing Relief to Animals in War Torn Africa
Two American veterinarians are heading off to Liberia this month to help the animals who have suffered because of a 14-year civil war in...
Natural and Alternative Remedies for Depression and Anxiety
Therapy and psychiatric medications are the most common treatments for depression and anxiety. Many people, however, prefer alternative, more natural remedies. These can...
Exercise After Age 30 May Curb Breast Cancer Risk
After age 30, exercising for more than an hour a week may help cut a woman's chances of developing breast cancer, according to...
Chance Reunion Offers Return of Championship Ring After 30 Years
In 1976 I met Bernie Tiger in freshman drafting class at Madison, NJ High School. He didn't play football that year, his family was...
Pfizer Offering Free Medications for Recently Unemployed
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced today that it will provide uninterrupted prescriptions for free to unemployed Americans and their families who have recently lost their...
Pre-Pregnancy Doses of Folic Acid May Reduce Pre-term Births by Half
Women who take folic acid supplements for at least one year before they become pregnant may cut their risk of having a premature baby...
HPV Screen Beats Pap Smear
A test for human papillomavirus infection is better than the standard Pap smear at catching cervical cancer early, researchers report. The study of...
G-20 Backs $1Trillion Boost For Struggling Nations
President Obama emerged from the global summit of G20 leaders with an agreement to provide funding for $1 trillion in additional loans and...
Obama Strengthens Food Safety, Animal Protection
In his weekly address, President Barack Obama announced two measures to protect the American people from disease and protect injured animals from abuse....
The Healing Power of Your Smile
"People want to know if smiling can help them overcome hardship in these tough economic times," says Elan Sun Star, author of the...
Life Expectancy Up, Thanks to Cleaner Air
Steps to curb air pollution in the United States are paying off, helping to dramatically increase average life spans, a new study says. ...
Newspaper Reader Donates Van to Theft Victim
This warmed my heart, and I thought it deserved national attention: A Kentucky woman whose van was stolen while she was visiting her husband...
Amish Gene Mutation Makes Them Immune to Heart Disease
After a dozen studies of the Amish over 15 years, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered a novel gene...
Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise in Babies and Youngsters
A promising malaria vaccine gives babies and young children significant protection against the deadly disease, suggest two clinical trials to be published Thursday...
Nobel Winner Sees End to AIDS Spread Within Years
A French scientist who shared this year's Nobel Prize for medicine said on Saturday he believed the transmission of AIDS could be eliminated within...
Computers Help Docs Spot Breast Cancer on X-rays
A computer can safely replace a medical expert in a revolutionary way of interpreting a breast X-ray – according to a Cancer Research UK...
2 Share Nobel Prize for Work on AIDS and Cancer
Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs...
Medical Breakthroughs Give New Hope Across the Board
Major medical advancements in research this century are transforming diseases and common health problems bringing hope to millions. From alzheimers to glaucoma, MS to...