Mind and Body - Page 78

October 28, 2015

Should you 'Google' your symptoms?

More than 60 percent of Americans find information about their health online before they decide whether or not to see a doctor.  Why this reliance on the Internet for health information? It all has to do with easy access

October 28, 2015

Manning: How does gender reassignment work?

"I am Chelsea Manning."

October 28, 2015

As demand dwindles, US blood banks make changes

Blood banks are declaring fewer critical shortages these days and in some cases cutting staff in response to dwindling demand for blood - the result of fewer elective surgeries being performed and medical advances that curb bleeding in the operating room.

October 28, 2015

Giraffe 'kisses' goodbye dying zoo worker in touching photograph

A touching moment between a zoo worker and one of his favorite animals has gone viral.

October 28, 2015

Babies understand words from 6 months old, scientists say

Researchers found that infants aged between six and nine months can grasp the meaning of common words months before they can speak them

October 28, 2015

How the mind adjusts to lost limbs

After an amputation, most patients have a sensation that the limb is still attached and functional. It's known as phantom limb, and it's just one sign that the psychological adjustment to losing a limb can be as challenging as the physical adjustment

October 28, 2015

What you need to know about the flu this year

Dr. Siegel answers your questions about this year's flu strain 

October 28, 2015

Woman Ends Up in Coma After Overdosing on Bok Choy

An 88-year-old Chinese woman, who was eating large amounts of bok choy in hopes of controlling her diabetes, ended up in a coma after 'overdosing' on the vegetable, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine.

October 28, 2015

Later retirement may help prevent dementia, study shows

New research boosts the "use it or lose it" theory about brainpower and staying mentally sharp. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, a study of nearly half a million people in France found.

October 28, 2015

Harvard study finds food expiration labels are misleading

Americans throw out billions of pounds of food every year because they falsely believe "sell-by" and "best-before" dates on package labels indicate food safety, researchers have found.