Health
462-Pound Teen Says Food Addiction Is ‘Killing Me’
Teenager Georgia Davis weighs 462 pounds, has type 2 diabetes and can barely walk.
At 5 feet 6 inches tall, the 15-year-old said she eats more than 13,000 calories a day.
In September, Georgia will fly to North Carolina to enroll in Wellspring Academy, a school that specializes in fitness and weight loss.
Study: Morphine, Addictive Drugs Easy to Buy Online
More than three-quarters of Web sites that offer highly addictive medications do not require a prescription, according to a study released Wednesday.
Powerful pain killers like morphine and oxycodone, and stimulants such as amphetamine, are among the so-called controlled substances regulated by the Drug Enforcement Agency because of their high potential for abuse and addiction.
22 Children At One School Have Mysterious Illness
DES MOINES, Iowa Twenty-two children from Cattell Elementary School were taken to a downtown Des Moines hospital on Thursday afternoon after they became sick, school officials said.
No immediate cause for the illness was reported, but authorities said they had ruled out exposure to carbon monoxide.
Drunkorexia: Women Skipping Food for Alcohol
We’ve all heard of anorexia, bulimia and even more recent eating disorders like manorexia. The latest phenomenon afflicting those trying to stave off pounds, known as drunkorexia, is a trend in that women skip meals in order to spend their daily calorie intake on alcohol, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Salon Uses Carp to Nibble Away the Scaly Skin on Feet
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in an tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.
Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the […]
Mississippi Remains Most Obese State, CDC Reports
ATLANTA Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee lead the nation when it comes to obesity, a new government survey reported Thursday.
More than 30 percent of adults in each of the states tipped the scales enough to ensure the South remains the nation’s fattest region.
Colorado was the least obese, with about 19 percent fitting that category in a […]
Teen With Four Kidneys to Donate Extra Two
Doctors in the U.K. found that a teen who was suffering stomach pains had two extra kidneys, it is reported by the Daily Mail.
After doing an ultrasound on 18-year-old Laura Moon, it was discovered that she actually had four kidneys. While doctors say it can be common to find people with an extra kidney, […]
Mo. Sisters Face Permanent Scars From Henna Tattoos
Two Missouri sisters on a weekend trip with their dad thought it might be fun to get temporary tattoos at a roadside shop, but their amusement turned to apprehension when the black henna would not come off their skin, MyFOXKC.com reported on Thursday.
Doctors say Emily and Megan Riley, 11 and 15, likely will have […]
Texas Girl to Have Half Her Brain Removed
A 6-year-old girl from Aledo, Texas, is set to have half of her brain removed to combat a life-threatening disorder, according to a report from The Dallas Morning News.
Jessie Hall suffers from Rasmussen’s encephalitis, a rare illness that has plagued her for the past year, according to the report.
Want Some? 23 Percent of Americans Share Prescriptions
In a new survey of 700 Americans, about 23 percent admit to “sharing” their prescription medications with others, Reuters reported.
The medications most shared included Allegra (25 percent admit to sharing), Darvocet and OxyContin (22 percent), as well as antibiotics like amoxicillin (21 percent), according to the study published in the American Journal of Public […]
