In the space of one hour in March 2012, Sylviane Boulesteix’s dentist had wrenched eight front teeth from her mouth and replaced them with ill-fitting dentures. Then, as blood was still flowing from her raw gums, he went for lunch. The 66-year-old widow was one of scores of victims of… Read More
Miracle! Baby born to mother on life support is doing well
Hospital authorities in southwestern Poland said Wednesday that a baby born two months after his mother was put on life support is home and doing fine. In a rare case, doctors at Wroclaw’s University Clinic kept a pregnant woman on life support for 55 days to allow her 17-week fetus… Read More
Senate to vote on Zika funding bill
Democrats say top GOP lawmakers are proposing to partially fund President Barack Obama’s request for money to fight the Zika virus. The $1.1 billion measure circulating Wednesday comes in advance of an Appropriations panel meeting on Thursday and could enjoy support from Democrats. The measure has not been finalized and… Read More
ObamaCare headed for trillion-dollar collapse
The nation’s largest private insurer has decided to pull out of ObamaCare in all but “a handful” of markets, a move that is likely to touch off insurance premium spikes that could cost customers over $1,000 a year — and possibly could lead to a collapse of the entire system. After… Read More
Teen forced by state to undergo chemo says new mass found
A teenager who was forced by the courts to undergo chemotherapy for her cancer says a new mass has been found in her lungs. Cassandra Callender, of Windsor Locks, disclosed the news Saturday on her Facebook page, posting an image of a CT scan dated Friday. “This is the mass… Read More
ObamaCare entering billion-dollar death spiral
New federal reports show that the ObamaCare state co-ops have entered their “death spiral” and all but a handful may cease to exist by the end of the year. And it has cost taxpayers a fortune. When they passed the health care law in 2010, Democrats insisted on creating the… Read More
Confirmed: Zika virus causes birth defects
Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and other severe brain defects. Since last year, doctors in Brazil have… Read More
Miracle medical breakthrough could reverse paralysis
A paralyzed 24-year-old man has regained some use of his right hand, controlling it with signals relayed from electronic sensors in his brain. Ian Burkhart of Dublin, Ohio, can grasp a bottle, pour its contents into a jar, pick up a stick and stir the liquid. He can grab a… Read More
Conjoined twins to be separated in Texas
Surgery has started in Texas to separate two 10-month-old sisters born conjoined below the waist. Driscoll Children’s Hospital spokesman Jeff Salzgeber says the hourslong operation began Tuesday morning. Ximena (huh-MEE-nuh) and Scarlett Hernandez-Torres share a colon and bladders that will be reconstructed. Their identical triplet sister, Catalina, was born without… Read More
CDC sounding new warning on Zika virus
The more researchers learn about the Zika virus, the scarier it appears, federal health officials say, as they urge more money for mosquito control and development of vaccines and treatments. Scientists increasingly believe the Zika virus sweeping through Latin America and the Caribbean causes devastating defects in fetal brains if… Read More
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