Mind and Body - Page 756

November 20, 2014

Report: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop

Cancer death rates are continuing to fall, but not all segments of the population are benefiting, according to the American Cancer Society 

November 20, 2014

Want to Conceal Your Age? Don't Spit

American researchers said on Thursday they can use saliva samples to predict a person's age, a discovery that could help CSI investigators track suspects and open the door to personalized medicine

November 20, 2014

Study: AIDS Drugs May Cause Premature Aging

A class of generic AIDS drugs often used to treat HIV in Africa and other poor regions can cause premature aging and lead to age-related illnesses such as heart disease and dementia

November 20, 2014

Man Dies Trying to Amputate Legs With Hacksaw

A depressed former property consultant bled to death in his London home after trying to amputate his own legs with a hacksaw

November 20, 2014

Oregon Worker Sues Over Sex Change Insurance Denial

In the first lawsuit of its kind, a transgender public employee sued the state of Oregon on Tuesday because its health plan refused to pay for a hysterectomy as part of his transition to becoming a man

November 20, 2014

Woman Dies After Waking Up at Her Own Funeral

A woman has died of heart failure caused by the shock of waking up at her own funeral. Fagilyu Mukhametzyanov came to as grieving relatives prayed around her open coffin

November 20, 2014

N.C. Forced Sterilization Victims Voice Grief, Pain

Thirteen people spoke at a Wednesday hearing in Raleigh held by a panel working to determine compensation for thousands of victims of the state's defunct eugenics program

November 20, 2014

E. Coli Death Toll Up to at Least 47

The death toll in Europe's E. coli outbreak has risen by three to at least 47, German authorities said Monday, even as new infections continue to tail off

November 20, 2014

Arizona Man's Death May Be Linked to European E. Coli

The death of an Arizona man who recently visited Germany may be linked to the food-poisoning outbreak in Europe

November 20, 2014

Breastfeeding Mom Smothers Baby After Getting Drunk

A 30-year-old woman from the U.K. told a court how her infant daughter died because she fell asleep, drunk, while breastfeeding, and the baby was smothered