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Medical Minute 2-9: Shrinking Fibroids Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 3:39 PM 02/09/10 - Every 10 minutes, 12 women in the U.S. get a hysterectomy, and one-third of those are due to uterine fibroids. They can be painful and disruptive, but now women have another option -- one that doesn't involve major surgery. (Full Story)
Medical Minute 2-8: Filling Cartilage Potholes Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 3:41 PM 02/08/10 - From skiing down the slopes in Vancouver at the 2010 Olympic games, to running down your own road, you don't have to be an all-star athlete to feel the effects of a hard workout. Often knees take the biggest beating, but now, a new type of transplant is getting people back to their workouts faster than ever before. (Full Story)
Medical Minute 2-5: Unlocking the Mind Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 6:24 PM 02/05/10 - It's not science fiction anymore. Humans are harnessing the power of their brains and using their minds to control objects, and it's giving patients with no other way to communicate a voice. (Full Story)
Insuring an Investment Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 3:57 PM 02/04/10 - Certified financial planner Bruce Hagan explains how to insure your investments and keep them safe. (Full Story)
Medical Minute 2-4: Faking Your Kids Meds Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 3:31 PM 02/04/10 - Cold and flu season are in full swing! But what do you give your kids to relieve them of the sniffles and sneezes? Researchers at Penn State say over-the-counter cough syrups work no better than placebos, so why not try a sugar pill to help them? (Full Story)
Medical Minute 2-3: Was Blind But Now Can See Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 4:00 PM 02/03/10 - Every five seconds, someone in the world goes blind. Six- million people in the U.S. are losing or have lost their sight to eye disease, and by 20-20, that number is expected to double. (Full Story)
Medical Minute 2-2: Power in Placebos Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 4:17 PM 02/02/10 - They're called placebos, sugar pills, shams, shots of saline and fake creams. But some argue even though their ingredients may be bogus, the reactions are real. (Full Story)
Medical Minute 2-1: The Future Human: Linking Man With Machine Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 3:52 PM 02/01/10 - There are 1.2 million amputees living in the united states. 200,000 rely on a prosthetic, but many complain about ill-fitting limbs that can be painful and uncomfortable. Three new breakthroughs are helping survivors regain their independence one step at a time. (Full Story)
Medical Minute 1-29: Gene Therapy for Failing Hearts Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 4:09 PM 01/29/10 - Seventeen Americans die every day waiting for a transplant that could save their lives. Now, gene therapy is being tested to give hope to those waiting on a heart. (Full Story)
Medical Minute 1-28: Insomnia Help: A Mouse Click Away Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 3:53 PM 01/28/10 - More than a quarter of Americans are losing sleep over concerns about the economy. It's a health burden that experts predict will lead to annual costs of about four-billion dollars in drugs alone by 2012. (Full Story)
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