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By not in system - AOL NewsAlthough two-thirds of Mississippi residents are overweight, one woman has made it her mission to encourage her town to lose the weight -- and the bad reputation. ...
Philadelphia Breast Surgeon Moonlights as Knife Thrower
By Matthew Hall - AOL NewsMeet Dr. Ted Eisenberg, holder of the world record for the most breast surgeries performed in a lifetime. Rest assured, ladies -- you're probably in safe hands. Not content with handling scalpels all day, in his spare time Eisenberg is a competitive knife thrower. Inspired by fictional Australian outback hero Crocodile Dundee and James Bond movies, the Philadelphia surgeon is a delicate artist by day who relaxes after hours with tomahawks and hunting knives. Michael Bryant, Philadelphia Inquirer / Marketwire Ted Eisenberg of Merion Park is a plastic surgeon who specializes in ...
Contrave Rejected: What Does the FDA Have Against Diet Pills?
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsToday the Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Contrave, a new prescription weight-loss drug that an FDA advisory panel had recommended for approval. The FDA ruling on Contrave told drugmaker Orexigen Therapeutics that the agency was concerned about long-term use and potential implications on heart health. Orexigen has been ordered to prove, via additional trials, that Contrave's benefits are not outweighed by its cardiovascular risks. Such rigorous studies will be costly and could take years to complete. Orexigen said in a statement that the company plans to "work closely" with ...
Dr. Peter Rhee: 5 Facts About Obama's State of the Union Guest
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsIn keeping with tradition, President Barack Obama invited several special guests to attend tonight's State of the Union address. Among those joining first lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden in the president's box is Dr. Peter Rhee, the Arizona trauma surgeon who oversaw Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' care after she was shot in Tucson. Surge Desk has five facts about the celebrated physician. 1. He has battlefield experience A 24-year veteran of the Navy, Rhee provided casualty care in high-risk areas of Iraq and Afghanistan. After the U.S. established Camp Rhino, its first land base in ...
Opinion: The High Cost of Cheaper Drugs
By not in system - AOL NewsThirty years ago my infant son was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder that make even common cold germs potentially life threatening. His disorder -- clinically termed a primary immunodeficiency disease -- started me on my career as a patient activist. Today, my son -- and thousands of others suffering similar diseases -- is leading a normal productive life without fear of becoming desperately ill from a minor infection, thanks in large part to a "biologic" drug called immunoglobulin therapy. It does for him what his body's natural immune system cannot. But this life-saving treatment is ...
Storing Farts in a Jar, Drinking Urine and Other Medical Oddities
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsDoctors aren't always right. In fact, sometimes medical advice given to patients really stinks -- in more ways than one. Consider, for example, a period in medical history back in the 17th century when doctors actually recommended sick patients store their farts in a jar. No joke. The prescription for better health included farting into a jar and sniffing your brand when you were feeling feeble, according to David Haviland, author of the new weird medical trivia book, "Why You Should Store Your Farts in a Jar & Other Oddball or Gross Maladies, Afflictions, Remedies and ...
Aid to Indonesia Hampered; 'Miracle Baby' Found
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(Oct. 29) -- A boat shortage is slowing efforts to ferry global aid to remote Indonesian islands hardest hit by this week's tsunami, but poignant survival stories are emerging amid all the destruction, including that of an 18-month-old boy found clinging to a tree three days after his parents were washed away. The toddler is recovering in a health center, Australia's ABC News reported, but his parents are believed to be among more than 400 people killed when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake stirred up a tsunami that swamped the Mentawai Islands with 20-foot waves. The toll climbed today to 408 ...
Civil War Dolls X-Rayed for Signs of Smuggling
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(Oct. 29) -- Civil War-era dolls are being X-rayed in Virginia for clues as to whether their hollow heads were used to smuggle medicines across Union blockades to ailing Confederate soldiers. The two 150-year-old dolls, named Nina and Lucy Ann, have been preserved at the Museum of the Confederacy in the former Confederate capital, Richmond. On Wednesday, conservationists took them across the street to nearby VCU Medical Center for X-rays to determine the inner dimensions of their heads, and whether they could have once been packed with quinine or morphine, TV station KTHV 11 ...
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