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Medical Minute 3-18: From Cancer Patient to Cancer Doc
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Last Updated: 6:36 PM 03/18/10 - There are about 902-million doctors visits each year in the U.S. for people suffering from everything from a cold to cancer. Sometimes you wonder if your doctor understands what you're going through. One oncology doctor says he does. We'll show you how beating cancer as a teenager changed his life. (Full Story) |
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Trendy Tuesdays: Makeup
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Last Updated: 3:53 PM 03/17/10 - From a fresh face to total glam, what's your makeup style? Makeup artist Randi Buchanan walks us through a look for day and one for night. (Full Story) |
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Medical Minute 3-17: Prostate Cancer: Switching on Chemo
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Last Updated: 3:39 PM 03/17/10 - One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Now, researchers have found a way to switch the chemo back on for these patients, and improve their chances. (Full Story) |
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Medical Minute 3-15: Dangerous Deliveries: Keeping Mom and Baby Together
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Last Updated: 6:35 PM 03/15/10 - One in every 33 babies is born with a birth defect. The most seriously affected babies often spend their crucial first hours or days separated from their mothers. New delivery units are designed to keep these high-risk babies and their mothers together while giving them a fighting chance. (Full Story) |
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Medical Minute 3-12: Magnets Guide Hearts Back Into Rhythm
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Last Updated: 6:28 PM 03/15/10 - Millions of Americans an irregular heart beat, or atrial fibrillation. If left untreated, it puts people at an increased risk of blood clots and stroke. Now, magnets can guide doctors into hard-to-reach places. (Full Story) |
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Medical Minute 3-11: Treating Dogs. Curing Humans?
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Last Updated: 3:41 PM 03/11/10 - They keep us company, make us smile and are always there to lend a furry paw, but now our four-legged friends are helping scientists find cures for serious diseases. (Full Story) |
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Medical Minute 3-10: Spray Stops Nosebleeds
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Last Updated: 3:33 PM 03/10/10 - Most nosebleeds are distracting but go away after a few drops. Imagine having a nosebleed every day of your life … but instead of a few drops, it's a few pints of blood. That's reality for people with H-H-T, a genetic disorder that affects blood vessels. It impacts one out of every two-thousand people in the U.S. and more than six-million people world-wide. One doctor is experimenting with a spray to stop the bleeding. (Full Story) |
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Medical Minute 3-9: Weight Loss Surgery Without a Scar
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Last Updated: 3:52 PM 03/09/10 - The number of obese people just surpassed the number of overweight people in this country. Fighting this epidemic is on the forefront in the medical world. Now, a new, less-invasive procedure may give people who need to lose weight new hope. (Full Story) |
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Medical Minute 3-8: Stem Cells for Spinal Cord Injuries
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Last Updated: 3:31 PM 03/08/10 - Nearly 300,000 people in the U.S. are living with a spinal cord injury. A scientist who's spent the past decade in the lab looking for a cure says a new treatment is within reach. If he's right, it could revolutionize the treatment of spinal cord injuries. (Full Story) |
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Medical Minute 3-5: Risky Surgery for Deadly Cancers
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Last Updated: 3:35 PM 03/05/10 - Cancer is never an easy diagnosis to accept, but when it spreads, the prognosis gets worse. Most patients whose cancer spreads throughout the stomach are given less than a year to live. But, there's a group of surgeons taking on what most consider impossible cases and performing a grueling surgery to save lives. (Full Story) |
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