LIFE

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• Chopstick Stuck in Boy's Head for Two Weeks

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• Mar 10, 2015 12:11 AM EDT

• A boy had to be operated after a chopstick lodged in his nostril and infected his brain.

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• Electronic Device for Parkinson’s may help with balance

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• Mar 09, 2015 07:40 PM EDT

• An electronic device that delivers “noise” to a part of the brain appears to help people with Parkinson’s disease keep their balance.

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• Boston Toddlers Are The New Coffee Drinkers Of Our Generation

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• Mar 09, 2015 03:31 PM EDT

• A new study has found that Boston toddlers are drinking coffee.

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• Painful Labor Is Actually Bowel Cancer

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• Mar 07, 2015 08:07 PM EST

• What one woman in the UK thought to be a very painful pre-term labor turned out to be something more devastating: bowel cancer.

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• Public’s Outcry over Facebook’s Fat Emoticon

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• Mar 06, 2015 11:38 PM EST

• Just in case you haven’t been paying attention to Facebook lately, there’s actually an emoticon that is receiving lashing and a petition, which has already garnered thousands of supporters in just a short time.

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• Melanoma Drug Approved for Lung Cancer, Helps Save Lung Cancer Patient's Life

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• Mar 06, 2015 11:14 PM EST

• For one patient, a melanoma drug is currently extending her life despite being diagnosed with an incurable form of lung cancer.

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• Frankie the Dog Smells Thyroid Cancer

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• Mar 06, 2015 10:50 PM EST

• Dogs are certainly man’s best friend. Besides keeping us safe by sniffing bombs and illegal drugs, they are also proving themselves useful in the world of medicine, including smelling diseases like thyroid cancer.

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• The measles outbreak is making state legislatures look at their vaccination laws.

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• Mar 06, 2015 06:30 PM EST

• Legislators in at least 10 states are promoting changes to state laws that make either religious or philosophical vaccination exemptions harder to obtain.

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• CDC investigating disease outbreak at laboratory

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• Mar 06, 2015 06:09 PM EST

• A federal inspector at a primate facility where five monkeys were sickened has tested positive for the same bacteria, but may have been exposed during previous travel abroad to places where the disease is endemic.

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• Costco Will Phase Out Chicken Raised with Antibiotics

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• Mar 06, 2015 05:57 PM EST

• Costco told Reuters that it is working to eliminate the sale of chicken and other meats raised with antibiotics vital to human medicine. The move came a day after McDonald's made a similar announcement.

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• Your Dog’s Memory Span Isn’t As Great As You Think

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• Mar 05, 2015 04:50 PM EST

• A dog's memory reportedly lasts only two minutes.

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• Too much sleep associated with a higher risk of stroke

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• Mar 03, 2015 07:34 PM EST

• People who regularly sleep more than 8 hours a day may be at higher risk for having a stroke.