Patients dropped by Blue Shield may sue as a class, a panel says.In a victory for consumers, a state appeals court Tuesday opened the way for class-action lawsuits against insurers that may have improperly dropped individuals for alleged errors and omissions on applications after medical claims had been submitted.
The actor and his wife say the labeling of heparin by the manufacturer helped lead to the accidental overdose of their infant twins.Actor Dennis Quaid and wife Kimberly sued a leading blood-thinner manufacturer Tuesday, saying the labeling and design of the product led to a massive overdose of their newborn twins last month at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
A study comparing the use of a placebo with the drug treatment finds little difference. Patience and over-the-counter remedies are recommended.The widespread use of standard antibiotics to treat sinus infections does not help cure patients and may harm them by increasing their resistance to the drugs, according to a study released Tuesday.
Abdullahi Yusuf cancels a meeting with Secretary of State Rice. He plans to travel to London for treatment.The president of Somalia was hospitalized Tuesday with breathing difficulties and a severe cough, but officials said that his condition did not appear life-threatening and that he planned to travel to London for further treatment.
A study of opposite-sex twins finds that those males' risk factor is the same as the risk for females in general. In the population at large, women are 10 times as likely as men to have the eating disorder.Prenatal exposure to female hormones increases the risk of anorexia nervosa, according to new research released Monday that bolsters the theory that the disorder has a biological basis in addition to a social and cultural one.
A study of children suggests that grandma may have been right.A teaspoon of honey before bed seems to calm children's coughs and help them sleep better, according to a study that relied on parents' reports of their children's symptoms.
Michele Borunda didn't intend to become part of a risky trend when she gave birth at 43. She just wanted a baby with her new husband, who was six years younger than she.
Lipodissolve, mesotherapy 'lunchtime lipo.' The injectable surgical alternative has many names, many patients -- and many critics.COME in on your lunch hour, have a few injections and melt away those stubborn bulges of fat. That promise has made injection lipolysis -- also called lipodissolve and mesotherapy -- one of the fastest-growing cosmetic procedures in the country, with centers sprouting up almost as fast as Starbucks stores. Nevermind that neither the procedure nor the drug cocktail used has FDA approval. Nevermind that Kansas and Nebraska are trying to ban the procedure. Nevermind that the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery do not condone the procedure. Nevermind that the procedure has been banned in Brazil, Canada and England.
After more than two decades on TV and with 64 exercise videos and DVDs under her belt, Denise Austin is still cajoling Americans to get fit with the unflagging zeal of an Energizer Bunny -- a fact not lost on the folks at Energizer, who were so impressed with the similarity that the battery-maker teamed up with her on a nationwide health promotion tour that begins Jan. 1. Her newest DVDs, "Denise Austin: Burn Fat Fast -- Cardio Blast" and "Denise Austin: Yoga Body Burn," are due out this month.
