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November 20, 2014

Bedbugs Strike at Swanky Waldorf-Astoria in NYC

The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City is a stopping place for royalty, heads of state, celebrities – and now, bedbugs

November 20, 2014

Couple ‘Too Fat’ for Sex Have Weight Loss Surgery to Resurrect Relationship

At their peak, Neil and Jennie Bakewell had a colossal combined weight of 924 pounds. Their excess weight meant that, for five years, sex was physically impossible

November 20, 2014

FDA Warns of Fractures With Osteoporosis Drugs

Government health officials warned doctors and patients Wednesday about an increased risk of thigh bone fractures with a widely-used group of bone-strengthening drugs

November 20, 2014

Tuesdays, Not Mondays, Most Miserable Day of the Week

If you thought Mondays were bad – it turns out Tuesdays are even worse, the Daily Telegraph reported

November 20, 2014

Poor Countries Neglect Mentally Ill: U.N. Agency

Hundreds of millions of people in poor countries suffer from untreated mental health disorders that could be helped with inexpensive care, according to the World health Organization

November 20, 2014

Lawsuit: Woman Left With Disfiguring Burns After Surgical Fire

A Swedish woman is suing the Nebraska Medical Center over a 2009 procedure that she says sparked a fire and left her with disfiguring burns

November 20, 2014

Experts Warn About Genetic Tests

Medical experts warned consumers in comments published on Wednesday to be cautious about genetic tests that purport to predict various diseases, saying they added little value beyond what consumers already knew

November 20, 2014

Johnson & Johnson Asks Judge to Toss Kickback Case

The health care giant was accused of paying millions in kickbacks so nursing homes would put more patients on its popular schizophrenia medication and other drugs

November 20, 2014

Two Doctors Face Charges After Amputating Wrong Leg

Two doctors are facing charges of bodily injury caused by negligence after they amputated the wrong leg of a 90-year-old Austrian woman, Agence-France Presse reported

November 20, 2014

Abbott Withdraws Diet Pill in U.S., Canada

Abbott Laboratories said Friday it will withdraw its diet pill Meridia in the U.S. and Canada, almost a year after studies showed the drug increases the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with a history of heart disease