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Authors: Jeanette Torres

Oprah Winfrey Stirred by New Cooking MachineOprah Winfrey/Instagram(NEW YORK) -- Oprah Winfrey has a new favorite gadget: the T-fal ActiFry.  
The founder of OWN and television host can’t hide her love for the new appliance, which uses “patented heat pulsing action” to cook a range of foods from stews to desserts.
“This machine ..T-Fal...

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Kicks Off with Inflatable Colon in NYCourtesy BFANYC.com(NEW YORK) -- A giant inflatable colon was on display in New York City's Times Square on Friday to kick off National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
The 20-foot, walk-through colon with 3-dimensional representations of Crohn's disease, colorectal polyps and the different stages of colon cancer is...

Authors: Jeanette Torres

New York City Woman Addicted to Eating DeodorantCourtesy TLC(NEW YORK) -- For Nicole, a 19-year-old from New York City, life revolves around her addiction -- she eats deodorant, about a half a stick a day.
"When I wake up in the morning, I want deodorant; after each meal, I eat deodorant; when I get stressed out, I eat deodorant; in the middle of the night when I wake up...

Monday, 04 March 2013 05:38

Was Mississippi Baby Cured of HIV?

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Was Mississippi Baby Cured of HIV?Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- The medical world is buzzing over reports of a Mississippi infant being cured of HIV.

The University of Mississippi Medical Center treated the child, who was diagnosed at birth with HIV.  The mother does have the virus.
Because the child did not receive any treatment until 30 hours after...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- While new marketplaces are being created for buying health insurance, many states are facing cultural and language hurdles in trying to promote and explain the changes to ethnic and hard-to-reach populations.......
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists say a baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured thanks to faster and stronger treatment than is usual for newborns.......

Authors: Louis Milman

Chemical Common in Plastic Containers Linked to AsthmaPhoto by David McNew/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Young children exposed to a specific chemical, commonly present in plastic containers and metal cans used to hold food, may be at higher risk of developing asthma, according to a new study.
The report, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, found a link...

Authors: Louis Milman

Hawaii Tops Well-Being List for Fourth Consecutive Year(NEW YORK) -- Hawaii has ranked highest on a well-being survey for the fourth year in a row, according to a new Gallup poll.
Weather wasn’t even a variable. On a local level, in fact, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index showed that Lincoln, Neb., ranked number one, a state that doesn’t share Hawaii’s sultry...

Authors: Kelly Knaub

Man Survives Brutal Beating to Become Marathon RunnerABC News(NEW YORK) -- Runners usually celebrate a race after crossing the finish line, but for Bryan Steinhauer, just being able to stand at the starting line is a victory.
Five years after a brutal attack left him comatose and unlikely to walk again, the 26-year-old Steinhauer will join thousands of runners during April's New...

Authors: James Grebey

Porn Publisher Larry Flynt Announces He Uses Penile ImplantPhoto by David Livingston/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Larry Flynt, the publisher of Hustler, is still sexually active even at age 70 and after becoming paralyzed in an unsolved sniper shooting 35 years ago. This week he revealed that he uses a little help.

Flynt, known in some circles as “the king of porn,” let the...

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