Wavebreak Media/Thinksock(NEW YORK) — It was just a few days before Christmas last year when Crystal Miller received the phone call that changed her life: Even though she was only 27 years old and had no risk factors, she had breast cancer. Miller, an oncology nurse Read More
shironosov/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A new study conducted at Harvard University may be a step towards curing type-1 diabetes using human stem cells, researchers say. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that 13,000 young people Read More
Will Montgomery(DALLAS) — The death of Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man who was the first patient in the U.S. to die of Ebola, is stirring debate in the Dallas Liberian community about whether there has been a difference in the quality of treatment between Read More
BananaStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — The Pennsylvania couple that carried out a heartbreaking bucket list for an unborn baby with a terminal condition announced the birth of the boy on Thursday, and his death a few hours later. “Today at 6:15 a.m., after Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Ebola is spreading with such speed that it could become a global pandemic to rival AIDS if action isn’t taken now, one of the U.S.’s top health officials has warned. “In the 30 years I’ve been working public Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — How many more reasons do parents need to discourage their teens from drinking massive quantities of sugar-sweetened soda or energy drinks? University of South California researchers have come up with another: sugar intake seems to Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Making and consuming a sandwich is a quick, easy and delicious way to nourish one’s self. Of course, like everything that’s good these days, there always seem to be a bad side. And in this case, it’s that sandwiches Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(DOUGLAS, Ariz.) — Hundreds of thousands of bees were discovered in a giant hive after some had attacked landscapers in Douglas, Arizona, Wednesday, killing one man and injuring another. According to the Arizona Daily Star, the men were chased after Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) — Shared experiences seem to be better or worse than those that one goes through alone, according to a Yale University study. Leader researcher Erica Boothby had female participants eat chocolate by themselves and then with Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — Guys who don’t go overboard when it comes to spending money on an engagement ring may be doing their future wives a favor. Economic professors at Emory University say that by keeping their budget for a ring between $500 and $2,000, Read More
