This summer, there were frequent, urgent headlines about the precarious fate of Aimee Copeland: a Georgia grad student who suffered an injury in a zipline accident that subsequently became infected with a rare flesh-eating …
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There’s a Windmill on the Field: Why Pro Sports Are Going Green
According to a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, teams are saving millions by switching to green technologies, and educating fans in the process
WATCH: Nevada Woman Grows to 7 Feet Tall Due to Rare Disease
Tanya Angus suffers from a rare disease that makes her body keep growing… and growing. At 33 years old, Angus is seven feet tall, weighs 400 lbs, and can barely walk under her own body weight. Now, there is some hope.
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Robin Roberts’ Mother Dies The Same Day TV Host Takes Medical Leave
A day after Robin Roberts took medical leave from Good Morning America to prepare to undergo a bone marrow transplant and be with her family, co-host George Stephanopoulos informed viewers that Robert’s mother, Lucimarian …
Beating the Odds: Teenage Cancer Patient Completes Her Bucket List
Swim with sharks. Meet a famous pop band. Stay in a caravan. These are all rather standard items to scribble on one’s bucket list – though there’s an inherent problem with most lists: they often languish, unachieved. But a …
Tony Scott Cancer Report in Doubt
Tony Scott’s widow has reportedly said she was unaware of claims her husband has inoperable brain cancer.
Gates Foundation: Funding the Toilets of the Future
Using the restroom is something that’s easy to take for granted.
Man Texts About Needing to Stop Texting, Then Drives Off a Cliff
Texting while driving could be as dangerous, if not more, than driving drunk.
Taco Bell Employee Fired for Allegedly Urinating Onto Nacho Platter
Plasticky nacho cheese doesn’t seem so bad anymore
Feeling the Burn: 21 People Singe Feet During Hot Coal Walk at Motivational Event
They signed up to “Unleash the Power Within,” but they didn’t expect it would come with such a burning sensation.
A New Molecule May Make Cavities A Thing of the Past
If Keep 32 works, dentists may want to consider a new line of work.
Eva Rausing: Wife of Billionaire’s Son Found Dead, Husband Arrested
Philanthropist and recovering addict Eva Rausing’s life of privilege ended amid a spiral of drugs and the arrest of her husband, Hans.