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Feed SubscriptionOvereating to forget, patient satisfaction pitfalls, nano ears: HealthPop video
Over-eating doubles your chances of memory loss; Patients who are "satisfied" with their doctors are more likely to die; Physicists in Germany develop first "nano ear" to listen to bacteria, cancer
Read More »Video: HealthPop: Indulging, diagnosing and dying
HealthPop: Over-eating doubles your chances of memory loss; Also, patients who are "satisfied" with their doctors are more likely to die; And, physicists in Germany develop the first "nano ear" that could make it possible to listen to bacteria, enzymes and cancer cells.
Read More »Video: Staying germ-free on planes
Airplanes are often loaded with bacteria and viruses from other passengers.
Read More »Video: HealthPop: Turkey troubles, chemical cans, burning boxers
A special Thanksgiving edition of HealthPop - Doctors discover that in the first hour after eating a big meal, you're ten times more likely to have a heart attack; Also, new tests reveal troubling levels of BPA in canned foods; And, a Japanese company develops a pair of undies that promise to help you lose weight.
Read More »Video: Hearing loss: One-in-five Americans affected
New research says hearing loss is becoming one of the most common physical conditions after arthritis and heart disease. Jeff Glor talks to Dr.
Read More »Breast cancer in men rarer but often diagnosed later: Study
Study findings remind men and their doctors that breast cancer isn't just threat to women
Read More »Do we choose pain medication over anti-depressants?
According to recent headlines, we might be poisoning ourselves and our kids with pain pills, yet we're afraid to tell doctors we're depressed. Anti-depressants are the second most prescribed kind of medication in the U.S., and an estimated one in 10 Americans reports suffering from depression . This class of drugs has become about as common as table salt in American households, yet enough stigma (and fear of side effects) still exists to make patients feel uncomfortable telling their doctors if they’re experiencing symptoms of depression
Read More »Video: Ask it Early: From acid reflux to skincare
"The Doctors" host, Dr. Travis Stork answers health questions from viewers.
Read More »America’s Fastest-Growing Software Company
Luke Roopras company, Vertiglo, has grown 8,648 percent over three years by designing custom online and mobile apps for businesses. When Luke Roopra launched Vertiglo, a Web design and software development firm, more than a decade ago, he had to be creative to land large customers
Read More »Bringing An Injured Sea Turtle Back To Life With Human Tissue Regeneration Technology
The patient was saved by cutting-edge technology used on burn victims and wounded soldiers. But the patient in question isn't a person, it's a sea turtle, the first animal saved by tissue regeneration procedures. Warning: graphic sea turtle surgery photos
Read More »Proposed health cuts may limit access further
Reductions in Medicare, Medicaid spending on the table in budget talks; Doctors, patients weigh impact of potential changes
Read More »My Dead Mother, the Tree That Never Was: The Psychology of "Green Burial" Practices
Mother’s Day is forever tinged with a certain sadness for me because it’s the day I accompanied my mother eleven years ago to the cemetery where she’s been interred ever since.
Read More »Video: Dr. Travis Stork on over-the-counter drug dangers
Jeff Glor interviews Dr.
Read More »3D mammogram newest weapon against breast cancer
Important breast cancer detection method, mammograms, gets a 3D upgrade; Doctors get to "look through" tissue
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