Hot ice cream comes with a warning
2006-07-05 08:58:26
This ice cream comes with an unusual stipulation - customers must sign a waiver before tasting it because it's so hot.
Mindless reading seen as fundamental
2006-07-04 16:31:33
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated the ill effects of mindless reading, a phenomenon in which people take in sentence after sentence without really paying attention.
Woman, 59, is oldest to give birth to twins
2006-07-04 14:44:30
A 59-year-old American is believed to have become the oldest woman in the world to give birth to twins, it has been reported.
Study says fat people not more jolly
2006-07-04 10:10:21
Fat people are not more jolly, according to a study that instead found obesity is strongly linked with depression and other mood disorders.
French face transplant patient improves
2006-07-04 09:56:50
Seven months after receiving the world's first partial face transplant, a French woman continues to improve, doctors said in the first detailed account of her surgery, published Monday with dramatic before-and-after pictures.
Comatose man's brain rewired itself
2006-07-04 09:21:23
Doctors have their first proof that a man who was barely conscious for nearly 20 years regained speech and movement because his brain spontaneously rewired itself by growing tiny new nerve connections to replace the ones sheared apart in a car crash.
Fruit research yields way to curb cancer
2006-07-03 16:22:27
Scientists at an Israeli university have found a promising new way to stop the growth and spread of cancer cells while carrying out research to boost the size of peaches and nectarines, the university said on Sunday.
Company comes up with 'hybrid' hamburger
2006-07-03 11:10:24
What's a health-conscious burger lover to do? The real thing tends to have too many calories and too much fat, but meatless burgers seem to lack the flavor and consistency of real beef.
Cancer vaccine recommended for all girls
2006-07-02 18:54:32
A US Government panel on Thursday recommended that girls as young as 11 and young women up to age 26 should be able to get a new vaccine against cervical cancer.
The secret to living past 80: Make it to 65
2006-06-29 09:07:35
In aging, as with many things in life, it's best to take things one step at a time.
Half-ton Mexican man loses 200 pounds
2006-06-27 09:48:32
Health officials said Manuel Uribe weighed 1,235 pounds when he made a desperate plea for help on national television in January.
Coming soon -- mind-reading computers
2006-06-26 09:00:37
A raised eyebrow, quizzical look or a nod are just a few of the facial expressions computers could soon be using to read people's minds.