In 1983, Tom Hall was the 45th patient in the world to receive a lung transplant, but the first to live more than a few days or weeks afterward. Hall, then 58, lived more than six years after receiving the organ. Grateful family members were reunited with the surgeon last week to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the historic operation in Toronto.
One of the most bothersome things about Parkinson's is when it forces your handwriting to become tiny and unreadable, even when you try your darnedest to make it look larger. A new, vibrating pen helps overcome this common symptom, called micrographia.
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Born with cerebral palsy, Nicole's lifelong dream of riding a bike seemed out of reach, until a controversial surgery gave her back full use of her legs.
A nonprofit medical research organization has developed a male contraceptive that is likely to receive the Food and Drug Administration's seal of approval.
Scientific studies come and go. But there is evidence that accumulates slowly over many years that support, sometimes ancient, claims that herbs can provide medicinal help for ailments such as stomach upset, hot flashes, depression, nausea and indigestion. The weight of the evidence clearly shows that these 16 herbs, some of which are already in your kitchen, are safe (with certain caveats) and effective, and deserve a place in your medicine cabinet.
While many advances have been made in other types of cancer, pancreatic cancer remains largely incurable. New research from Australia offers new hope to change this.
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A woman crippled for 30 years with what she thought was cerebral palsy is now walking and active thanks to a single pill.
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Thanks to an anonymous benefactor three-year-old Kaitlin Nguygen was able to have her facial deformity repaired on Tuesday.
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