USDA will no longer use kittens, cats as subjects in controversial food-safety testing The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tuesday announced it will no longer use cats as test subjects in its food safety research.
Student learns 'menstrual pain' was actually football-sized cyst An 18-year-old student is concerned about the future of her fertility after doctors discovered a massive cyst had wrapped itself around one of her ovaries, effectively “killing” it.
Girl's feet infested with parasitic sand fleas after running through pigsty barefoot A 10-year-old girl who had developed itchy, painful brown-colored papules on the bottom of her feet was actually suffering from a parasitic sand flea infestation.
A bottle of wine a week is as bad as smoking 10 cigarettes: study Drinking one bottle of wine a week is as cancer-causing as smoking up to ten cigarettes during the same time period, a new study claims.
California bill would allow state employees to bring babies to work Lawmakers in California will decide on Wednesday the fate of a bill that would allow for state employees to bring their babies to work with them.
Second infant dies in Italy after at-home circumcision Another infant has died in Italy after an at-home circumcision, marking the second such death in as many months
Health officials investigate seizure risk with electronic cigarettes U.S. health officials are investigating whether electronic cigarettes may trigger seizures in some people who use the nicotine-vaping devices.
Frozen beef patties recalled after consumers report finding plastic in product Food service provider AdvancePierre Foods, Inc. has issued a recall for more than 20,000 pounds of ready-to-eat frozen beef patties over possible plastic contamination.
Woman's weeks-long juice and water diet may have caused brain damage, reports say A woman in Israel may have irreversible brain damage after drinking only juice and water for three weeks, according to news reports.
Dozens of women claim they were secretly recorded by hidden cameras at California hospital, suit says Eighty-one women are suing a California hospital after learning they were secretly recorded by hidden cameras while being examined by physicians, undergoing surgery and giving birth. A lawyer representing the women claims as many as 1,800 women may have been filmed without their knowledge at the facility.
