When Sam Kimura learned she had a life-threatening blood disorder at age 17, the diagnosis shook up her life. The…
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Mother hears her own voice again after nearly four years
A mother was unable to speak for nearly four years hopes her story will inspire other who have had tracheotomies.…
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A woman born missing a right hand finger and a thumb “grew” them back as part of a phantom limb…
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FDA expands recall list of tainted drugs as meningitis outbreak grows to 47 cases
Federal health officials have expanded the recall list of potentially contaminated injectable medications suspected in a multi-state meningitis outbreak and…
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Marijuana mouth spray: Will cancer pain reliever be abused?
The medical marijuana drug Sativex, which could be approved in the United States in the coming years as a treatment…
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Top Health Stories of 2011
When it came to health stories, 2011 certainly had many – some shocking, some sad and some hopeful. From a…
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Victims of flesh-eating bacteria treated next door to one another
Bobby Vaughn, the third person reported in recent weeks to be battling a flesh-eating bacteria known as necrotizing fasciitis in…
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GlaxoSmithKline concludes $3 billion settlement with US Government
GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) today announced that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Government, multiple states and the District…
Read MoreNovel stroke device completely removes blood clot in man’s brain
In early 2012, Rich Hasselberger, 47, was rushed to the hospital after collapsing at his son’s lacrosse game. “I was…
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Alzheimer’s at 39
Michael Ellenbogen was 39 when he first started forgetting little things—acronyms related to his business, work meetings and phone numbers.…
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