iStock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor Summer is right around the corner, and for those of us who live in winter climates, those first sleeveless shirts and shorts days can expose shockingly white skin. While you may be tempted to Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An 18-year-old man thought to have appendicitis ended up being treated for severe internal injuries after an intense paintball game, according to a new case study. The unidentified patient came in with severe abdominal pain, no appetite Read More
Courtesy Greenbrier Christian Academy(CHESAPEAKE, Va.) — Virginia first-grader Anaya Ellick, 7, has such good handwriting, she beat out 50 other youngsters from around the country to win a national handwriting contest. If that’s not impressive enough, Little Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Major regulations for e-cigarettes and tobacco products announced this week may not do much to slow down the largest tobacco companies, analysts tell ABC News. E-cigarettes will face new regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Read More
Humane Society of Tampa Bay(TAMPA BAY, Fla.) — One paralyzed pup is still smiling, despite being abandoned on the doorstep of a Florida shelter. “Even though she’s had some very severe trauma to her spine, she’s as sweet as can be,” said Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — Just in time for World Hand Hygiene Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a new campaign Thursday urging medical professionals and patients to prevent healthcare-related infections by keeping their hands Read More
Bend, Ore.- After a week of testimony and about two hours of deliberations, a Deschutes County jury Wednesday, rejected a lawsuit filed by a Bend woman, accusing her surgeon of removing the wrong ovary. Shelly Morton said she went into surgery in October 2011 to have her Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — E-cigarettes will face new regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, including requirements that affect manufacturing, ingredient labeling and not selling the product to those under the age of 18, the agency announced on Read More
iStock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor Colorectal cancer is not usually considered a disease of younger people, but that’s changing. Over the past 20 years, colon cancer rates have increased significantly between the age of 20 Read More
merznatalia/iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — California Governor Jerry Brown signed a series of bills into law on Wednesday expanding restrictions on smoking cigarettes and electronic cigarettes. The most notable of the bills will raise the minimum smoking age in Read More
