New research suggests that in roughly 1 out of 8 cases in which people experience major disability from TIA and minor stroke, the first occurrence of symptoms was their only warning sign that something was wrong.
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‘Mini’ Strokes Can Mean Major Disability
Reported by Susan Kreimer, ABC News Medical Unit: The death toll from the Ebola virus has doubled within a week in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the outbreak may continue spreading, the World Health Organization cautioned on Thursday. The Ministry of Health has confirmed…
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Ebola Death Toll Climbs in Congo
The makers of lean finely textured beef, the beef additive that has been referred to as “pink slime,” have announced a defamation suit after reports on the product led to reduced demand.
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BPI Announces Defamation Lawsuit Over ‘Pink Slime’
McDonald’s to post calorie information nationwide; egg-white Egg McMuffins planned
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McDonald’s to Post Calorie Counts
Fish oil — a supplement taken daily by millions of Americans — may not help you live longer, a new study released Tuesday suggests.
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Fish Oil No Lifesaver, Study Finds
Aimee Copeland, the young woman who lost her hands, both feet and her entire right leg to flesh-eating bacteria last spring, made her public debut today by walking — painstakingly — onto the set of Katie Couric’s new show where she was received with a standing ovation.
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Flesh Eating Disease Survivor Walks to Couric
Ground Zero cancer victims are glad the government has finally acknowledged them, but frustrated by the slow response.
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For 9/11 Cancer Victims, Zadroga Expansion Bittersweet
About 50 types of cancer were added to a program that treats first responders and survivors suffering from toxins emitted from the World Trade Center wreckage. Tomorrow marks 11 years since the twin towers crumbled.
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Tonight on AC360: First responders’ cancer linked to 9/11
Women with an average risk of ovarian cancer should not undergo routine screening for the disease, according to a recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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Ovarian Cancer Screening Not Effective
Federal health authorities Monday added 58 types of cancer to the list of covered illnesses for people who were exposed to toxins at the site of the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. The addition finalizes a recommendation from Dr. John Howard, administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program
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58 cancers receive 9/11 fund coverage
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