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Meningitis Outbreaks Climb to 198, Deaths to 15

Atlanta (CNN) -- The number of documented U.S. cases of fungal meningitis has risen yet again, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting ... Full story

7 Yummy Foods That Fight Fat

Get excited: You can burn calories and combat fat by eating yummy food. "If you choose the right picks, studies show you can torch up to ... Full story

Mercury Exposure in Womb Linked to ADHD Symptoms

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appears to be on the rise in the United States, and in the search for explanations researchers have begun to ... Full story

Rescuers Amputate Man's Legs to Save Him From Rubble of Collapsed Garage in Miami

  Miami-Dade Fire Rescue workers pull an injured person from under the rubble of a four-story parking garage that was under construction and collapsed at the ... Full story

Are We Throwing Away 'Expired' Meds Too Soon?

Have you ever reached into your medicine cabinet and pulled out a bottle with a faded label, only to discover that the aspirin or prescription ... Full story

Anger, Stress May Be Linked to Heart Problems

When you get angry, the stress isn't restricted to your head. New research shows that anger actually triggers electrical changes in the heart, which can ... Full story

UK, Japan Scientists Win Nobel Prize for Adult Stem Cell

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientists from Britain and Japan shared a Nobel Prize on Monday for the discovery that adult cells can be transformed back into ... Full story

Paralyzed Grace Sung Terminally Ill With Brain Cancer Fights for Her Right to Die

She is paralyzed from the neck down, tethered to breathing and feeding tubes — but Manhattan bank manager Grace Sung Eun Lee still managed to ... Full story

Tailless Cow May Hold Answer for Milk Allergy

Roughly 2% to 3% of all infants are allergic to cow's milk. Although most babies eventually outgrow this allergy, it can pose a major problem ... Full story

Running With Donor's Lungs

Justin Legg could dead-lift a washing machine and carry it across the street. He could swim miles on end and run a marathon on one ... Full story

Fecal Transplant Cures Woman's Bacterial Infection

After surviving a near-fatal car accident, Kaitlin Hunter found herself battling a devastating bacterial infection in her colon that also threatened her life. The persistent infection ... Full story

Quiet for Man Who Could Hear His Own Body Function

A 44-year-old man in Dartmouth, Massachusetts can finally hear normally after a decade of being tormented by the sounds of his own body. For 10 years, ... Full story

'Popcorn Lung' Case Nets Man $7.2M

September 20, 2012 -- A suburban Denver man who was diagnosed with ''popcorn lung,'' possibly from inhaling the artificial butter smell of the microwave popcorn ... Full story

The Case of the Adrienne Pine

American University professor Adrienne Pine began her first day back in the classroom this semester the same way she has since her teaching career began: ... Full story

'Pink Slime' Manufacturer Sues ABC News for $1.2B in Damages

Beef Products Inc. announced Thursday that the company has filed a $1.2 billion lawsuit against ABC News, three reporters (Diane Sawyer, Jim Avila and David ... Full story

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World news

Could Syria Ignite World War 3?
Could Syria Ignite World War 3?

Could Syria Ignite World War 3?

The crisis in Syria may appear to be no more or less than a civil war in a country many people would struggle to place ... Full story

Sport news

US Open Golf 2013 Leaderboard: Day 2 Predictions
US Open Golf 2013 Leaderboard: Day 2 Predictions

US Open Golf 2013 Leaderboard: Day 2 Predictions

One (half) day in the 2013 US Open is in the books, with some of the golfers finishing their rounds at Merion Golf Club and ... Full story

UK news

Prince William Opens Up About His Role as Helicopter Rescue Hero
Prince William Opens Up About His Role as Helicopter Rescue Hero

Prince William Opens Up About His Role as Helicopter Rescue Hero

He may be second line to the throne, but Prince William has described his job as a search and rescue pilot as his greatest calling ... Full story

Breaking News

Twins laugh their hearts out with rubber band game

A set of twins was captured in a video having the best time ever while playing with two rubber bands and kitchen cabinets. In the clip, ... Full story

Two Bodies found at Dreyfoos School of the Arts in Florida

Two bodies were discovered this morning at Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida. An employee at Dreyfoos found the bodies of ... Full story

Men's Wearhouse abruptly fires executive chairman, longtime ad pitchman George Zimmer

 Men's Wearhouse doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore. The men's clothier said Wednesday that it fired executive chairman and face of the company George ... Full story

LeBron James goes without headband

It will be known as the LeBron James Headband Game. He's worn them for years, primarily to keep sweat out of his eyes, as well as ... Full story

AMA Declares Obesity A Disease

(Memphis) News Channel 3 is on your side asking what obesity being labeled a ‘disease’ really means for you. The quick answer: the American Medical Association’s ... Full story

Lourdes flooding: French floods kill 2, Catholic pilgrimage site closed

A second person has died in the flash floods sweeping southwest France.  Flash floods in southwestern France have closed a Catholic pilgrimage site at Lourdes and ... Full story

Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90

 Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved ... Full story

TWA Flight 800 crash documentary alleges coverup

A new documentary out on the 17th anniversary of the explosion of TWA Flight 800 alleges investigators covered up the real cause of the crash. Seventeen ... Full story

Beef Recall: National Beef Contains E. Coli

The National Beef Packing company this week recalled almost 23,000 pounds of ground beef over fears it could be contaminated with E. coli. The Missouri ... Full story

James Gandolfini, 'Sopranos' Star, Dead At 51

James Gandolfini, star of HBO's "The Sopranos," has died of a possible heart attack in Rome. He was 51. A spokeswoman for the cable network said ... Full story