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When flipped 180 degrees, dung beetles dance to reorient themselves.
Read More »Video: Human head found in Hollywood Hills
A human head was discovered by two joggers along one of the popular walking trails in Hollywood Hills.
Read More »How to tell your doctor you want another opinion
It can be awkward, but getting one can also be essential for your health
Read More »Porn industry may leave LA if city OKs condom use
City wants to mandate condoms for all porn actors, industry fights back
Read More »Vitamin D won’t ease COPD symptoms: Study
Will supplements help vitamin D-deficient patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Study yields surprising results
Read More »Paula Deen reveals diabetes, won’t change how she cooks
Queen of high-fat cooking teams up with diabetes drugmaker, says "can have diabetes and have a piece of cake"
Read More »Video: Emotional interview with Alzheimer’s patient, husband
Carol Daly is 68-years old and suffering from advanced Alzheimer's disease. In an emotional interview, Dr. Jon LaPook sits down with Mrs.
Read More »Video: Government seeking $1T campaign against Alzheimer’s
Government advisors tried to set priorities for a national campaign to treat and manage Alzheimer's disease, which is projected to cost more than a trillion dollars in care by 2050.
Read More »Finding a treatment for Alzheimer’s by 2025
As experimental drug fails to help one NY woman, the government sets ambitious -- but unfunded goals
Read More »Mom says special needs daughter denied life-saving kidney transplant
Three-year-old Amelia Rivera born with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, needs kidney to live
Read More »Mom says disabled daughter denied life-saving kidney transplant
Three-year-old Amelia Rivera born with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, needs kidney to live
Read More »Personalized Health Data, Tailored Medicine, And The End Of Illness
Dr. David Agus, one of Steve Jobs's oncologists and a medical researcher at USC, argues in his new book "The End Of Illness" that the key to a radical reduction in illness is to systematically prevent the unhealthy lifestyles that allow diseases to thrive, and to tailor medical treatment to each individual.
Read More »Video: Paula Deen has type-2 diabetes
Paula Deen, known for her many decadent recipes as one of Television's most infamous cooks, has revealed that she has type-2 diabetes.
Read More »Obesity epidemic shows no hint of retreating
America's obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and it shows no sign of reversing course.
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