Feb 07, 11
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National Black HIV/Aids Awareness day, an annual initiative organized by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, was held Monday, Feb. 7 to encourage Americans to be informed about HIV and get tested.
“By race/ethnicity, African Americans face the most severe burden of HIV in the United States,” the CDC said...
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Bill Erwin, a Hollywood veteran who appeared as the grumpy old man on television’s “Seinfeld,” has died of age-related causes. He was 96.
Erwin’s son Mike told the Los Angeles Times that his father died at his home in Studio City, Calif. on Dec. 29.
Erwin’s seven-decade acting career began when he...
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Jan 04, 11
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Weight loss has always been a widespread New Year’s resolution, and in keeping with previous years, wannabe dieters have taken to the internet in recent days to hash out a get-fit plan for 2011.
Dee Zichowic, 57, aimed to shed pounds in 2010. She shared her story with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
When Zichowic visited...
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Jan 03, 11
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Anne Francis, the star of the science-fiction classic “Forbidden Planet” and the 1960s TV show “Honey West,” has died. She was 80 years old.
The actress reportedly died of complications from pancreatic cancer in a in Santa Barbara, Calif. retirement home, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Francis...
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Geraldine Hoff Doyle, the inspiration for the woman in the famous “Rosie the Riveter” poster, died Sunday. She was 86.
Doyle’s daughter, Stephanie Gregg, told the New York Times that her mother died from arthritis complications.
Doyle was a 17-year-old worker at a metal-pressing plant when photographer J....
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U.S. researchers say that the brain under general anesthesia is in a state of reversible coma, not asleep.
Three neuroscientists say anesthetized brain activity more closely resembles the low-brain activity of coma patients than that of sleeping patients.
Although about 60,000 Americans undergo general anesthesia before...
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Billy Taylor, famed jazz promoter, pianist and composer, died of a heart attack in a Manhattan hospital, his family said Wednesday. He was 89.
Considered one of the genre’s most passionate advocates, Taylor devoted his life to educating people about jazz and broadcasting the music.
Dr. Taylor, as he liked to be called,...
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The first round of Medicare-eligible baby boomers are nervous about their coverage, a new AP-GfK report revealed Tuesday.
According to the poll, 43 percent of the first baby boomers, who will qualify for Medicare Sunday, fear that they will outlive the health insurance plan, while 20 percent have confidence in the plan and the...
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Sleep apnea plagues over 12 million Americans, but scientists say a new pacemaker-like device for the tongue may alleviate the condition.
Sufferers of the disorder stop breathing for 30 seconds at a time while asleep, forcing themselves awake. Researchers believe the device, which zaps the tongue during sleep, can prevent...
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A study of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) seems to prove that the “placebo effect” works even when patients are in on the secret.
Researchers at the Harvard Medical School in Boston said that patients who were given a placebo and knew the pill was false had the same instances of success as those...
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