Lap Band Alternatives Await FDA Approval

(NEW YORK) -- The majority of complications from weight loss surgery are minor, but none of the procedures are without risk. More than 90 percent of patients who underwent the same minim... Read More

Second Arizona Patient Confuses Brain Leak with Allergies

(NEW YORK) -- Joe Nagy, a retired chemical engineer from Phoenix, woke up in the middle of the night and a clear liquid dropped out of his nose as he bent his head over, but he didn't worry about i... Read More

911 Dispatcher Says Brain Tumor Caused His Mistake

(MIAMI) -- A 911 dispatcher in Miami Beach, Fla., who let 14 minutes go by before sending help to a dying man, says he made the mistake because he has a brain tumor. Now, he could lose h... Read More

Wrigley's Puts Caffeinated Gum on Hold

(WASHINGTON) -- With the FDA investigating the safety of a new caffeinated gum, Wrigley's Wednesday pulled the product off the market temporarily. During the development of Alert Energy... Read More

Light Exercise Reduces Kidney Stone Risk in Women, Study Finds

(NEW YORK) -- About 10 percent of U.S. adults will get a renal calculus, or kidney stone. But new research finds that even a little exercise can make a big difference in lowering women's risk for t... Read More

Amanda Berry Child's 'Extreme Normal' Put to Test in Recovery

(NEW YORK) -- For 6-year-old Jocelyn, the daughter of Cleveland captive Amanda Berry, the Castro house in which she was raised was her "normal." Based on information pieced together by law enforcem... Read More

Frenchman Infected with SARS-Like Virus

(DOUAI, France) -- A Frenchman has been diagnosed with a deadly SARS-like virus after visiting the United Arab Emirates, France's Ministry of Health said Wednesday. The 65-year-old man,... Read More

Dying Maryland Teen Adjusting Well to Classmate's Heart

(PASADENA, MD.) -- When the doctor showed up at his hospital bed and told Kyle Wilkerson that she had good news -- that she had a heart for the Maryland teenager -- Kyle had a suspicion. Mom... Read More

Texas Woman, 105, Reveals Sizzling Longevity Secret

(SAN SABA COUNTY, Texas) -- At 105, Pearl Cantrell has one “healthy” habit she swears by: a daily dose of bacon. Cantrell’s son Billy Allen, 81, said that along with a morning... Read More

Giant, Disease Carrying Snail Menaces Houston

(HOUSTON) -- If you live in Houston and you have a garden and you happen to see a giant snail and that giant snail begins oozing towards you -- run. Or walk away slowly. Just don’t touch it... Read More