AP - Revered by some in her village as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs was undergoing surgery Tuesday to leave her with a normal body.
AP - Being 25 pounds overweight doesn't appear to raise your risk of dying from cancer or heart disease, says a new government study that seems to vindicate Grandma's claim that a few extra pounds won't kill you.
AP - A troubling study from Belgium hints that long-term use of oral contraceptives —at least the high-estrogen ones sold decades ago —might increase the chances of having artery buildups that can raise the risk of heart disease.
AP - An enlarged heart is the biggest cause of sudden death among young athletes, deaths that could be prevented with more and better screening, experts said after the weekend death of a marathon runner.
AP - Increased supervision of genetic testing is needed to ensure the usefulness of the increasingly popular tests, often promoted as a way to personalize medical treatment, according to a government draft report Tuesday.
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The high-fat, high-proteinand low-carbohydrate Atkins diet may put practitioners at risk for heartdisease in as little as one month, a new study suggests.
AP - Women in a Nepal mountain village have been mailing condoms to their husbands working overseas to protect them from sexually transmitted diseases, a news report said Tuesday.
Reuters - Children who are on the path toward obesity have some worrisome cardiovascular disease risk factors as young as age 7, according to researchers tracking early childhood weight fluctuations.
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease mayprogress faster in patients with high blood pressure or a type ofirregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, a new study found.
