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Kidney Stones? Not Quite, Ma'am. You're About to Give Birth to a Baby! (Video)

Apr 8, 2011 - 12:50 PM |AOL News

A Romanian woman awaiting treatment for kidney stones was shocked to find out she was pregnant. She has given birth to a 12-pound baby boy.

Masturbation May Help to Relieve Restless Legs Syndrome

Apr 7, 2011 - 8:01 AM |AOL News

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Apparently, being master of your domain isn't all that it's hyped up to be. Researchers say that for sufferers of the neurological disorder restless legs syndrome, a little self-pleasure could be...

Should Japan's Radiation Victims Accept TEPCO's 'Condolence Money'?

Apr 6, 2011 - 7:50 AM |AOL News

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Most people wouldn't be able to put a dollar value on their health and well-being. But that's exactly what the operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant is starting to do. After apologizing...

Congress Votes to Repeal Small Part of Health Law

Apr 5, 2011 - 2:12 PM |AP

WASHINGTON -- The Senate has voted to send the White House its first rollback of last year's health care law, a bipartisan repeal of a burdensome tax reporting requirement that's widely unpopular...

Want to Avoid Contaminated Food? FDA Has a New Guide for You

Apr 5, 2011 - 11:25 AM |AOL News

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Two or three times almost every week, the federal Food and Drug Administration warns that something in the vegetable bins, produce displays or coolers in our groceries may be so contaminated with...

Did Navy's Brain Injury Subjects Receive Substandard Care?

Apr 4, 2011 - 3:48 PM |AOL News

A Navy study designed to test an experimental therapy on people suffering from traumatic brain injury did not follow proper protocols for human subject research, the Pentagon's inspector general...

More Families Are Adopting HIV-Positive Children

Apr 3, 2011 - 8:38 PM |AP

Mary Ellen Moody, AP

The immediate task might be coaxing a toddler into one more swallow of nasty-tasting medication. Longer term, there are tough choices to be made about telling that child - and the surrounding...

Bug Appetit! Celebrity Chef Curtis Stone to Eat Worms, Beetles and Nightcrawlers on 'Top Chef'

Apr 3, 2011 - 5:14 PM |AOL News

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Celebrity chef Curtis Stone hosts the upcoming season of Bravo's "Top Chef: Masters," but at one point during filming, the famous foodie felt more like a contestant on "Fear Factor." Although Stone...

Bounce House Goes Airborne, Blows Across Three Lanes of Traffic, Injuring Two Kids

Apr 3, 2011 - 5:13 PM |AP

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TUCSON, Ariz. -- Authorities in southern Arizona say a boy and a girl were seriously injured after strong wind lifted the children's bounce house they were in and deposited it on a road. Trish Tracy...

Hawaii Investigates Dengue Fever Cases

Apr 3, 2011 - 11:04 AM |AOL News

Health officials in Hawaii are concerned about an outbreak of dengue fever after four cases were confirmed in Oahu. Three members of the same family and their neighbor in Pearl City became infected...

Amid Ethics Debate, Conjoined Twins Celebrate First Birthday

Apr 2, 2011 - 3:00 PM |AOL News

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Twin brothers Kameron and Kaydon Hayes celebrated their first birthday this week. They both love the character Elmo on "Sesame Street." They smile. Sometimes Kaydon babbles, trying to talk. Holding...

FDA Proposes Calorie Counts on Menus

Apr 1, 2011 - 8:05 PM |AP

WASHINGTON -- Like it or not, many restaurant diners will soon know more about what they are eating under menu labeling requirements proposed Friday by the Food and Drug Administration. The...