'Gummy Bear' Breast Implants: The Future of Breast Augmentation Surgery?
Dr. Grant Stevens, a plastic surgeon in Marina Del Rey, Calif., coined the term, "gummy bear breast implant" for a type of silicone implant. (ABC News)(LOS ANGELES) -- Like kids in a cand
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Govt. Panel Scuttles Prostate Cancer Testing Recommendations
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- The governmental advisory panel tasked with issuing cancer screening guidelines made a final recommendation on the most common form of prostate cancer screening, s
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Moderate Weight Loss Can Decrease Breast Cancer Risk
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) -- Could moderate weight loss lower your chance of developing breast cancer? Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center think it's possible.
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Spider Phobics Hold Hairy Tarantula, Get Cured
Katherina Hauner(CHICAGO) -- B.D., a 34-year-old with a lifelong fear of spiders, found his phobia intensified after a trip to Australia where he encountered the Huntsman variety, a hairy tarantula that scut
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Mental Health Worker Fatally Stabbed While Delivering Medication
ABC News(ST. HELENS, Ore.) -- The stabbing death of a mental health worker has put the spotlight on the safety of home visits.
Jennifer Warren, 38, was killed Sunday while delivering me
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Paula Deen Dishes on New Diet, Weight Loss
ABC/Donna Svennevik(NEW YORK) -- Celebrity chef Paula Deen has revamped her diet and lost 30 pounds, she told the co-hosts of The View Monday.
Monday’s episode, which took a
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"Mansome" Documentary Explores Metrosexual Revolution
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Is the age of the metrosexual man ebbing or was it never really such a big deal?
These days, some so-called man's men are pushing back. So much so, that there a
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Adoptees Who Reunite with Lost Parent Risk Genetic Sexual Attraction
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Julie DeNeen was raised by her biological mother and a step-father who adopted her after DeNeen's birth father relinquished his legal rights. But she yearned
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HIV Prevention Pill Truvada Helps Couple Cope with Stress of Virus
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SEATTLE) -- Nick Literski, 45, and Wes Tibbett, 39, have been together for six years, and their bond is strong. But when Tibbett was diagnosed with HIV in 2009, it wa
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Snacking Is the Real American Pastime
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Americans love their snacks so much so that about half of them enjoy them outside their regular meals at least twice a day.
That’s according to a s
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Major Cancer Groups Recommend CT Scans for Lung Cancer
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- For the first time, several top cancer organizations are recommending that smokers and former smokers ages 55 to 74 years who have smoked at least one pack of c
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Listeria Scare Prompts Salad Recall
iStockphotoThinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Fresh concerns over possible Listeria contamination has prompted producer River Ranch Fresh Foods to issue a voluntary nation-wide recall for its bagged salad.
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