Cheney To Hospital Today Due To Irregular Heart Rhythm

"WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney experienced an abnormal heartbeat Wednesday morning, went to the White House physician and scheduled a hospital visit to "restore his normal rhythm." For the 67-year-old Cheney, who canceled a campaign event he was to attend later...

Why infants still die from SIDS

" When Melissa and Rudy Haberzettl's son Jacob was born in November 2006, he was perfect in every way -- full-term, healthy weight, and a champion eater. Like many new moms, Melissa was determined to follow doctor's orders: She breastfed Jake exclusively, put him to sleep on...

Obese Men Have Less Semen, More Sperm Abnormalities

Obese men should consider losing weight if they want to have children. Why? Read on -"Dr. A Ghiyath Shayeb, from the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, said that his research had shown that men with a higher body mass index (BMI) had lower volumes of seminal fluid and a...

Virgin Throttles Its UK Cable Network

Virgin is now throttling bandwidth on high-volume users, effective immediately. "Virgin Media has quietly rolled out bandwidth throttling nationwide, after successful technical trials in the North West, which the ISP says means a group of heavy users will sacrifice high...

Plastic Bottles Could Cause Obesity, Hyperactivity, Abnormal Sexual Activity ...

Sexual abuse part of daily routine for US forces in North Korea

"The Rodong Sinmun, a newspaper published by the ruling party in North Korea, has stated that "the US forces in South Korea are infected with an abnormal sexual desire and sexual abuses are part of their daily routine". The comments were made in relation to a case where a...

Brazil Transfixed by 4th Anorexia Death

"The deaths of four young women in recent weeks from anorexia - a disorder characterized by an abnormal fear of becoming obese, an aversion to food and severe weight loss - have been splashed across the front pages of newspapers nationwide. The subject has become a morbid...

Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis

"How is the Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy Made? When an infant or child has brain damage, a variety of symptoms can lead doctors and parents to suspect that something is wrong. In the first few months of life, an infant with brain damage may demonstrate some or all of the...

Lowering Your Risk of Colon Cancer

"Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States, and well over 100,000 people will be diagnosed with the disease this year alone. And while it is the second and third leading cause of cancer death in women and men, respectively, more and more people are...