Billionaire Sheldon Adelson has cancer, seeking treatment
Casino magnate and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson has cancer and has not been at his company’s offices in Las Vegas since around Christmas Day.
Thursday, February 28, 2019
FOX NEWS: Billionaire Sheldon Adelson has cancer, seeking treatment
Billionaire Sheldon Adelson has cancer, seeking treatment
Casino magnate and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson has cancer and has not been at his company’s offices in Las Vegas since around Christmas Day.
F.D.A. says Canadian Company, CanaRx, Sells Unsafe Medicines to U.S. Buyers
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FOX NEWS: Mom diagnosed with colon cancer six months after giving birth to daughter
Mom diagnosed with colon cancer six months after giving birth to daughter
Ohio mother Clarissa Sobolewski was diagnosed colon cancer after giving birth to third child.
FOX NEWS: Ohio mom diagnosed with colon cancer 6 months after giving birth
Ohio mom diagnosed with colon cancer 6 months after giving birth
An Avon, Ohio woman says she was diagnosed with colon cancer just six months after she gave birth to her daughter.
FOX NEWS: Semi-identical twins discovered in Australia
Semi-identical twins discovered in Australia
Australian doctors discovered an extremely rare pair of semi-identical twins during a woman's pregnancy. The siblings share all of their mother’s DNA but only part of their father’s DNA.
FOX NEWS: Man with Parkinson's disease walks for first time in years shocking doctors
Man with Parkinson's disease walks for first time in years shocking doctors
Charles Shields, who has Parkinson's disease and is in hospice, says it's a miracle that he was able to walk for the first time after being bedridden for several years.
FOX NEWS: Rare 'semi-identical' twins discovered during Australian woman's pregnancy
Rare 'semi-identical' twins discovered during Australian woman's pregnancy
A rare set of semi-identical twins have been identified in Australia, only the second set ever reported in the world.
FOX NEWS: 'Miracle' Parkinson's patient begins walking after years in wheelchair
'Miracle' Parkinson's patient begins walking after years in wheelchair
Staff at a Casa Grande nursing home say they are witnessing “power of prayer” after a hospice patient who was bedridden for several years suddenly stood up out of his wheelchair and began walking during a therapy session last week.
FOX NEWS: Florida woman bitten by stray kitten billed by hospital for $48G: ‘My funeral would have been cheaper’
Florida woman bitten by stray kitten billed by hospital for $48G: ‘My funeral would have been cheaper’
A wildlife biologist in Florida was slammed with a nearly $50,000 medical bill after she was bitten by a stray kitten.
FOX NEWS: Doctors discover a stray tooth in a man’s nose after he complained about a stuffy nose
Doctors discover a stray tooth in a man’s nose after he complained about a stuffy nose
A 59-year-old man went to see a specialist after he lost his sense of smell and had been suffering from a two-year stuffy nose. Doctors were shocked to discover that the culprit was a stray tooth inside his nose.
FOX NEWS: Tooth pulled from inside man's nose after losing sense of smell
Tooth pulled from inside man's nose after losing sense of smell
A curious case of a man’s seemingly typical nasal symptoms landed in a medical journal after doctors discovered that a tooth growing in his nose was the actual culprit.
FOX NEWS: Doctor walks away from performing abortions after daughter's death
Doctor walks away from performing abortions after daughter's death
Former abortion doctor Dr. Anthony Levatino speaks out on his change of heart after his daughter's tragic death.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
FOX NEWS: Progress toward HIV prevention has 'stalled,' CDC says
Progress toward HIV prevention has 'stalled,' CDC says
Progress toward preventing HIV in the U.S. has leveled in recent years because treatment for the virus isn't reaching those who need it most, according to health officials.
FOX NEWS: Tokyo boy believed to be world’s smallest surviving baby born at 24 weeks gestation
Tokyo boy believed to be world’s smallest surviving baby born at 24 weeks gestation
A baby boy born in Tokyo is now believed to be the world’s smallest baby, being born at just 24 weeks gestation and weighing 9.45 ounces.
FOX NEWS: Listeria prompts recall for green beans, butternut squash
Listeria prompts recall for green beans, butternut squash
A Florida company has issued a voluntary recall of Marketside brand green beans and butternut squash because of a possible Listeria contamination.
FOX NEWS: Paralympian Amy Purdy recovering from surgery after revealing tough choice to risk leg or kidney
Paralympian Amy Purdy recovering from surgery after revealing tough choice to risk leg or kidney
Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy underwent surgery Monday after revealing that she had developed a massive blood clot in her leg, forcing her to choose between risking losing her limb or possibly endangering her donated kidney.
FOX NEWS: New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition
New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition
A 25-year-old nurse on New York’s Long Island was fitted with a pacemaker earlier this month after she self-diagnosed her troubling symptoms following a hip injury.
FOX NEWS: South Carolina pediatrician turning away unvaccinated patients
South Carolina pediatrician turning away unvaccinated patients
A pediatric practice in South Carolina is turning away unvaccinated patients as part of a new policy that seeks to protect patients with a weakened immune system.
FOX NEWS: New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition
New York nurse, 25, gets pacemaker after self-diagnosing life-threatening condition
A 25-year-old nurse on New York’s Long Island was fitted with a pacemaker earlier this month after she self-diagnosed her troubling symptoms following a hip injury.
FOX NEWS: World's 'smallest surviving baby boy' discharged from hospital
World's 'smallest surviving baby boy' discharged from hospital
An infant in Tokyo who is believed to be the smallest surviving baby boy in the world has finally been released from the hospital for the first time since his August birth.
FOX NEWS: Ohio doc, hospital now face 22 lawsuits over drug doses, deaths
Ohio doc, hospital now face 22 lawsuits over drug doses, deaths
More families are suing an Ohio hospital and a critical-care doctor accused of ordering excessive doses of pain medication for dozens of patients who died.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
FOX NEWS: Herbalist sentenced in death of 13-year-old diabetic patient
Herbalist sentenced in death of 13-year-old diabetic patient
A Los Angeles-area “herbalist” was convicted in a child abuse case Tuesday after a jury found him responsible for the death of a 13-year-old diabetic boy.
Selma Blair Discusses Multiple Sclerosis, and Many Hear Their Own Story
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‘Executing Babies’: Here Are the Facts Behind Trump’s Misleading Abortion Tweet
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FOX NEWS: Active ingredient in Roundup weed killer found in popular beers and wine
Active ingredient in Roundup weed killer found in popular beers and wine
Traces of pesticide and herbicide glyphosate, an ingredient in weed killer have been found in popular beers and wine, according to a study by U.S. PIRG. Though the levels of glyphosate in the drinks tested aren't necessarily dangerous, the World Health Organization said in a 2015 report that the pesticide is 'probably carcinogenic to humans.'
FOX NEWS: Active ingredient in Roundup weed killer found in popular beers and wine, researchers say
Active ingredient in Roundup weed killer found in popular beers and wine, researchers say
Traces of a weed killer have been found in popular beers and wine, according to a study by U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG).
FOX NEWS: Physician-assisted suicide bill resurfaces in Nevada
Physician-assisted suicide bill resurfaces in Nevada
Nevada legislation introduced a bill earlier this month that would allow doctors to prescribe life-ending medication to terminally ill patients.
FOX NEWS: Big Pharma executives testify before Senate Finance Committee on drug prices
Big Pharma executives testify before Senate Finance Committee on drug prices
Senate panel presses drug company executives from Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca and others on rising drug prices; Hillary Vaughn reports.
FOX NEWS: North Carolina firefighters become babysitters during emergency medical call
North Carolina firefighters become babysitters during emergency medical call
North Carolina firefighters responding to a medical call this week had little training for the situation they found themselves in but had no trouble stepping up to the task at hand.
FOX NEWS: Texas couple lose unborn son in tragic car accident on way to hospital
Texas couple lose unborn son in tragic car accident on way to hospital
A pair of high school sweethearts in Texas tragically lost their unborn son in a horrific car accident while on the way to the hospital to give birth last week.
FOX NEWS: Girl granted wish to be police chief made honorary Texas Ranger amid cancer battle
Girl granted wish to be police chief made honorary Texas Ranger amid cancer battle
When Abigail Arias was made honorary police chief of the Freeport Police Department earlier this month she touched the hearts of thousands with her pledge to “keep fighting the bad guys until all my cancer is gone.”
FOX NEWS: Man's radioactive remains spread radiation all over cremation chamber
Man's radioactive remains spread radiation all over cremation chamber
Doctors in Arizona injected a 69-year-old man with a drug designed to shrink tumors growing in his body.
FOX NEWS: Devastated mom hears recording of son's donated heart beating inside teddy bear
Devastated mom hears recording of son's donated heart beating inside teddy bear
A North Carolina mother mourning the loss of her 35-year-old son who was killed in a fight over a cab in Queens last year has heard his heart beating again inside a teddy bear gifted to her by a patient who received one of his donated organs.
FOX NEWS: North Carolina teen dies of severe flu-related complication, family says
North Carolina teen dies of severe flu-related complication, family says
A North Carolina community is mourning the loss of an eighth-grade student who died following severe complications of the flu virus.
Monday, February 25, 2019
FOX NEWS: Girl fighting leukemia becomes honorary cop in Georgia
Girl fighting leukemia becomes honorary cop in Georgia
Although Ryleigh Williams is under chemotherapy to fight leukemia, she is also now a new cop in Georgia.
FOX NEWS: Metabolism may be linked to biological clock, study claims
Metabolism may be linked to biological clock, study claims
Your eating regimen may determine weight-loss success, and it starts at a molecular level.
FOX NEWS: Teen's foot attached backward to form new knee after cancer surgery
Teen's foot attached backward to form new knee after cancer surgery
A Canadian teen who underwent a radical amputation surgery that saw his foot reattached backward to his upper thigh to form a new knee joint is currently undergoing his 14th round of chemotherapy and looking forward to learning how to walk on a prosthetic limb.
FOX NEWS: Kentucky cheerleader dies after falling ill at competition
Kentucky cheerleader dies after falling ill at competition
A Kentucky community is mourning the sudden death of an eighth-grade student who complained of feeling ill while at a cheerleading competition in Ohio on Saturday.
FOX NEWS: Venezuela's medical crisis goes beyond its borders
Venezuela's medical crisis goes beyond its borders
Dr. Marc Siegel warns that the 'shocking' health crisis in Venezuela is a national security issue for the Western Hemisphere.
FOX NEWS: Teen's foot attached backward to form new knee after cancer surgery
Teen's foot attached backward to form new knee after cancer surgery
A Canadian teen who underwent a radical amputation surgery that saw his foot reattached backward to his upper thigh to form a new knee joint is currently undergoing his 14th round of chemotherapy and looking forward to learning how to walk on a prosthetic limb.
FOX NEWS: Missouri boy credits 'Black Panther' and Jesus for saving his life after he was impaled by meat skewer
Missouri boy credits 'Black Panther' and Jesus for saving his life after he was impaled by meat skewer
A Missouri boy credited a life-saving decision from watching the film "Black Panther" -- which won three Oscars Sunday night -- after he was impaled by a meat skewer last year in what he called a "terrifying miracle."
FOX NEWS: Unvaccinated French boy, 5, isolated in Costa Rica with suspected case of measles
Unvaccinated French boy, 5, isolated in Costa Rica with suspected case of measles
Costa Rican health officials say an unvaccinated 5-year-old boy from France who arrived in the country with his parents last week is being tested for a suspected case of the measles.
Saturday, February 23, 2019
FOX NEWS: Fired Amazon worker with Crohn's disease suing company over lack of bathroom breaks
Fired Amazon worker with Crohn's disease suing company over lack of bathroom breaks
Nicolas Stover, is suing the company after being fired from a Winchester, Kentucky call center for what his supervisor told him was “time theft.” In the involuntary termination letter he received on Dec. 21, 2017, there was no written reason for his dismissal, although he says his supervisor accused him of taking too much personal time, due to his “excessive bathroom breaks.”
FOX NEWS: ‘The Real’ host Tamera Mowry drank twin sister Tia’s breast milk for ‘healing properties’
‘The Real’ host Tamera Mowry drank twin sister Tia’s breast milk for ‘healing properties’
“The Real” host Tamera Mowry-Housley fell ill, but her twin sister, Tia, came to the rescue and sent her some of her breast milk to help her heal.
FOX NEWS: Health officials sound the alarm over flu threat
Health officials sound the alarm over flu threat
CDC: 41 flu-related deaths among children; insight from Dr. Nicole Saphier.
FOX NEWS: College athlete had heart attack at 21: 'My whole life changed'
College athlete had heart attack at 21: 'My whole life changed'
Molly Schroeder survived a heart attack when she was only 21 years old. Now she’s on a mission to help young women understand heart health isn’t something that can wait until they’re older.
Pinterest Restricts Vaccine Search Results to Curb Spread of Misinformation
By CHRISTINA CARON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Er46N4
Friday, February 22, 2019
FOX NEWS: Dog saves man having heart attack
Dog saves man having heart attack
A San Diego man suffers a massive heart attack and credits his 6-year-old boxer, Roxy with saving his life.
Trump Administration Blocks Funds for Planned Parenthood and Others Over Abortion Referrals
By PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2GHLRVS
