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Opinion: The Trouble With Home DNA Tests

(Dec. 20) -- Individually wrapped praline swirls. "Excellent." Funky striped knee-length socks. "Nice touch." And, right at the bottom of the stocking, a DNA test. "Oh. Santa, you really shouldn't have. ..." I mean, you really shouldn't have. Believe it or not, personal genetic tests -- which promise to reveal risks of...

Pilot Duped AMA With Fake Claim of Being a Doctor

MILWAUKEE (Dec. 12) -- He seemed like Superman, able to guide jumbo jets through perilous skies and tiny tubes through blocked arteries. As a cardiologist and United Airlines captain, William Hamman taught doctors and pilots ways to keep hearts and planes from crashing. He shared millions in grants, had university and...

Short Index Fingers Mean Higher Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Finds

(Dec. 1) -- Fellas, quick, take a look. Which is longer: your ring finger or your index finger? A longer index finger gives men a lower risk of prostate cancer, Reuters reports. Men with an index finger longer than their ring finger are one-third less likely to get the disease than men whose finger lengths are the...

Cheney's Post-Op Appearance: A Few Theories on Dick's Frail Frame

(Oct. 12) -- Dick Cheney is back in the public eye, after months of recovery following major heart surgery in July. But there's now much less of Cheney to look at, as the former vice president has shed a reported 20 pounds from his frame. And that weight loss is accompanied by a disconcerting frailty, according to...

Abbott Withdraws Diet Pill Meridia in US, Canada

WASHINGTON (Oct. 8) -- Abbott Laboratories said Friday it will withdraw its diet pill Meridia in the U.S. and Canada, after coming under pressure from health regulators who say the drug increases the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with a history of heart disease. Companies have struggled for decades to...