| CDC: One-third of sex ed omits birth control Almost all U.S. teens have had formal sex education, but only about two-thirds have been taught about birth control methods, according to a new ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
US face transplant patient promotes organ donation By MEGHAN BARR 2010-09-17T11:24:35ZCLEVELAND (AP) -- There is an initial shock upon first glance at Connie Culp, the woman who received the nation's first face transplant nearly two years ago. She taps her way through the hospital waiting room, feeling along the floor with a cane and smiling hesitantly at a visitor, even though she can only make out shadows and shapes.... hosted.ap.org |
Loud workplaces may increase heart problems By 2010-10-06T00:29:11ZLONDON (AP) -- What's bad for your ears may also be bad for your heart. According to a new study, people who work in noisy places for at least a year and a half could have triple the risk of a serious heart problem compared to those who work in quiet environments, a new study says.... hosted.ap.org |
Zoe Vowles: the midwife of Sierra Leone Zoe Vowles, a British midwife working in remote Sierra Leone, has just been shortlisted for Cosmopolitan's Ultimate Women of the Year awards. Nick Ryan meets her. telegraph.co.uk |
Patients protest Chinese doctor's risky surgery By GILLIAN WONG 2010-10-19T14:37:41ZBEIJING (AP) -- At one moment, the Chinese urologist seemed to be at the height of his career: He had invented a surgical procedure to help patients overcome incontinence and was training doctors in America and elsewhere. The next, Dr. Xiao Chuanguo was in handcuffs, confessing that he'd hired thugs to attack two persistent critics who called him a fraud.... hosted.ap.org |