Addiction-Curbing Injection: A Monthly Dose to Kick Hard Drugs

Oct 13th 2010 – 3:51 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Oct. 13) -- A once-a-month injection could help opiate users kick their habit for good, without many of the downsides inherent in current drug treatment options. The medication is called Vivitrol,...

Health Hazards Remain for Rescued Chilean Miners

Oct 13th 2010 – 10:42 AM |AOL News Surge Desk

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(Oct. 13) -- As the 33 trapped Chilean miners are slowly lifted half a mile to the surface of the earth, they're doubtlessly lucky to be escaping with their lives. The miners are believed to have...

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

Oct 12th 2010 – 2:44 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

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(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...

Woman Featured in Time Reveals Prosthetic Nose

Oct 12th 2010 – 11:00 AM |AOL News

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(Oct. 12) -- Standing before an audience of politicians, advocates and admirers, an Afghan woman whose face was disfigured by her abusive husband wore a sophisticated prosthetic nose, revealing what...

Planes Don't Kill People -- Plane Exhaust Does

Oct 11th 2010 – 3:03 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

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(Oct. 11) -- If you can't fly the friendly skies without a stiff drink or a sedative, take note: The fumes from airplanes are to blame for more annual deaths than actual airplane crashes. Maybe not...

How New Gene Findings Help Explain Your Weight and Body Shape

Oct 11th 2010 – 11:53 AM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Oct. 11) -- Nutritious food and adequate exercise can't entirely trump genetics where weight -- and where it ends up on your body -- is concerned. It's a reality that researchers have known for...

First Patient Has Experimental Stem Cell Procedure

Oct 11th 2010 – 11:18 AM |AOL News

(Oct. 11) -- A patient suffering from a spinal cord injury has become the first recipient of an experimental, and highly controversial, human embryonic stem cell treatment. Geron Corp., the...

Jogging With Jesus: Exercise Gets a Boost From the Man Upstairs

Oct 7th 2010 – 1:44 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Oct. 7) -- Loving the lord can help some of America's least active citizens get their sweat on, according to a promising new study on the link between prayer and physical activity. A UCLA study of...

Protein Cocktail the Latest 'Elixir of Life' Contender

Oct 6th 2010 – 1:00 PM |AOL News

(Oct. 6) -- A combination of amino acids -- the key components of proteins -- might one day offer a significant longevity boost for humans, especially the elderly and the ailing. And the mixture is...

Asian Carp, Eh? Canada to Fight Back Against Invasive Fish

Oct 6th 2010 – 11:02 AM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Oct. 6) -- Hockey prowess, health care norms and the correct way to pronounce the letter "O." On these fundamental disagreements, Canadians and Americans might never see eye-to-eye. But where...

Ultra-Grueling Exercise Might Help Drug Abusers Quit

Oct 5th 2010 – 6:32 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Oct. 5) -- A drug addict and a marathon runner? Maybe not at the same time, but researchers plan to find out if such exercise can act as a healthy, effective alternative to substance abuse. With a...

With a Little Tweak, Botox Becomes a Safer Medicine

Oct 5th 2010 – 1:56 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Oct. 5) -- A tweaked version of Botox, already a popular anti-wrinkle injection, could one day make major headway in treating several medical conditions, from migraine headaches to cerebral palsy....

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