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Walgreens Complaint Says Employee Fired Over Bag of Chips in Diabetic Attack

September 15, 2011 8:24pm by copythis

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The diabetic know that low blood sugar can mean life or death. It all makes things bad for employer Walgreens--a former employee suing the company in a complaint that alleges the store fired her over a bag of chips. Josefina Hernandez says she opened the snack when an onset of diabetes symptoms came on, while she was working. And that ended her employment. Read more

Jewish Hospital Verdict Stuns Patient Loses Penis Circumcision Turns to Amputation

August 25, 2011 1:16am by copythis

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There are bad surgeries--and then there are very bad, or wrong, surgeries. A man who went to Jewish Hospital Louisville for a routine surgical procedure ended up with an amputated penis. A jury verdict--finding in favor of Doctor John Patterson who instead lopped an inch off Phillip Seaton's penis while under anesthetic--stuns experts. Read more

Research Says Humans May Breathe 50 Percent Air Bacteria From Dog Feces

August 19, 2011 7:49pm by copythat

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It may be the best reason yet to crack down on dog owners who leave poop behind: A new study says humans are breathing in the bacteria from dog waste. Air samples from two major cities find the most common bacteria in winter air is from feces, most likely from the biggest waste depositors -- dogs. Those bacteria levels with canine waste as a source could be up to 50%-percent. Read more

Hospital Digs Up Tennessee Patient Buried with Wrong Teeth

June 24, 2011 6:49pm by copythis

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It seems they shared more than a hospital room: A Tennessee man's body is being exhumed to remove dentures belonging to another man after a mix-up at Parkridge Medical Center hospital in Chattanooga. One (dead) man's got an extra set of teeth. One live patient, well, that's debatable. Read more

Cause of Migraine Headaches Discovered as Three Genes for Treatment

June 14, 2011 6:41pm by copythat

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For those who think of migraines as "just a headache," they've never suffered through the debilitating battle that can cause severe symptoms like nausea and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. Researchers have now discovered it really is in the genes--migraine headaches now known to be related to just three. Read more

Mascara Tattoo Makeup Mimic Melanoma for MRI Scans in Cancer Misdiagnosis

June 13, 2011 11:25pm by hearit

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Turns out beauty may be a beast for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Mascara with iron oxide or "permanent ink" -- tattoos of eyeliner or eyeshadow -- can pop up as a blotch that mimics melanoma skin cancer on MRI scans or tests. Read more

Go Break a Leg: Flying Florida Fish Joins Boater as Sturgeon Snaps Limb

June 3, 2011 2:21am by hearit

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When people talk about sports injuries or how to break a leg easily, boating doesn't typically rank among the riskiest sports for snapping a limb--unless, it seems, a flying sturgeon fish is involved. Read more

Fight Over Non-Fitting Dentures for Elderly Woman Ends in Jail for Florida Dentist

May 27, 2011 12:13am by hearit

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They say dentists are among the most stressed physicians. Read more

Oral Sex Now Causes Cancer Risks Higher Than Cigarettes or Smoking

April 14, 2011 2:42am by copythat

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Oral sex is now deemed more dangerous than tobacco -- a health risk now making it the leading cause of cancer in the United States through transmission of HPV. Read more

When Sex Sucks Men Allergic to Their Own Semen Sick After Orgasm

January 23, 2011 3:27pm by hearit

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Being sick really sucks. Being really sick because you’ve had an orgasm really sucks. Doctors now think they know the reason for illness, but how does a man become allergic to his own semen? Read more