health/fitness
Heavy Minn. patient falls off operating room table, later dies
MINNEAPOLIS - Max DeVries was sedated and awaiting a routine surgery when he rolled off the operating table and hit his head on the floor, in the spot where doctors had earlier removed part of his skull because of brain swelling following a stroke.
Skin-crawling facts about bedbugs
Bedbugs are insects that feed mainly on the blood of humans, but also on animals such as birds, bats and rodents. They usually feed at night when people are asleep.
In dogged pursuit of bedbugs
SEMINOLE, Fla. - Eyes bright, tail up and wagging, nose eagerly sniffing the air -- the beagle is the classic picture of a dog on the hunt.
Moments later, the aptly named Hunter finds his prey and starts digging at a couch cushion. Owner-handler Eric Silverson gives him a treat, then reaches under the cushion for a small glass vial of bedbugs.
Medical: Use that sunscreen
Unfortunately, many of us are at the point in summer where we've managed to score at least one sunburn as an unwelcome keepsake of a long day at the shore or sports field.
A quiz on the latest 'superfruit,' aguaje
Did you hear that? It's another "superfruit" falling from the tree, soon to tumble into U.S. markets. This time, it's aguaje, fresh from the Peruvian rain forest. Take our quiz.
1. The fruit, which comes from a type of palm tree, features a scaly maroon skin and bright-yellow pulp, and is said to taste like what?
a) Mango
b) Carrot
c) Chicken
African Americans at risk of skin cancer from sun exposure
Melanoma does not discriminate. In fact, African-Americans are more likely to die from melanoma -- the deadliest, most common form of skin cancer -- than are Caucasians in the United States.
Most imported olive oils in study don't meet 'extra-virgin' claims
A new study confirms what many experts already suspected: Most imported "extra-virgin" olive oils are not what they claim to be.
A quick look at the Paleo diet and other regimens
THE PALEO DIET
What's in:
-- Meat, poultry, fish
-- Fruits
-- Vegetables
-- Nuts
-- Seeds
-- Mushrooms
-- Roots
What's out:
-- Grains
-- Dairy
-- Beans and legumes
-- Refined sugar
-- Anything processed
A THIN SLICE OF DIET HISTORY
Paleo diet turns back the evolutionary clock
Our Stone Age ancestors lived in an uncomfortable world, spending their 30-year life spans hunting and gathering without air conditioning or heat.
But some say the cave men ate better than we do.
That's the premise behind the Paleo diet, a health and weight-loss trend that encourages people to eat modern-day versions of Paleolithic food.
California considers banning 'step therapy' in health coverage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Radene Cook was an airborne reporter for a radio network when she survived a harrowing plane accident in Los Angeles in 2000.
The initial pain she suffered became far worse, she said, after her insurer required her to take Tylenol 4 and undergo months of steroid shots before it would pay for another course of treatment her doctor thought best.
