Doctors Work While Sick: Are Patients at Risk?
Do doctors who work while sick put their patients at risk? (istockphoto)
(CBS/AP) Doctors quickly learn that exposure to patients' germs is part of the job, and a new survey suggests many are returning the favor.
Nearly 58 percent of doctors surveyed said they'd worked at least once while sick, and 31 percent said they'd worked more than once while sick in the previous year.
Continue »Dayne Crist: Is Notre Dame QB Heroic or Dumb?
Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist plays against the Purdue Boilermakers Sept. 4, 2010 in South Bend, Indiana. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (CBS/AP) Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist is being hailed as a hard-headed hero after the 20-year-old brushed off a crushing helmet hit and led his team on a 71-yard scoring drive. He even pounded the last yard into the end zone himself.
Only after the score did he tell the team's doctors that the hit had blinded him in one eye and made him groggy.
"After I initially took the hit, I tried to shake it off," he said. "But then physically I could not see ... It was blurry to the point where I couldn't see anything out of my right eye."
That can be very dangerous, especially long term, says Dr. Ann McKee, associate professor of neuropathology at Boston University and a leading expert on traumatic brain injuries in sports.
Continue »Americans Getting Better about Hand-Washing
(CBS/AP) Americans are cleaning up.
Scientists who spy on people in public restrooms say we're washing our hands more often.Surveys in four big cities last month found 85 percent of public restroom users washing their hands, up from 77 percent in 2007. It's the highest rate since these periodic surveys began in 1996.
Continue »Christine O'Donnell on Virgins, Abortion, God
Delaware's Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, Christine O'Donnell
/ AP/istockphoto(CBS) Tea Party-backed candidate Christine O'Donnell, who pulled off a stunning win for Delaware's Republican Senate nomination on Tuesday, has come under fire from the left for her views on masturbation, abortion, and abstinence.
O'Donnell first offered her views on masturbation in an MTV documentary called "Sex In The 90's" when she said "the Bible says that lust in your heart is committing adultery" and that "You can't masturbate without lust."
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New York Smokers on Notice
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Now Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other officials have announced that they will pursue a broad extension of the city's smoking ban to parks, beaches, marinas, boardwalks and pedestrian plazas throughout the city.
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Cough Syrup Showdown: FDA Helping Teen Junkies?
Some teens are using cough medicines to get high. (istockphoto)
(CBS/AP) With more teens abusing cough medicines to get high, has the time come to stop over-the-counter sales of the products?
Not according to an FDA panel.
It said Tuesday that products like Robitussin and Nyquil should continue to be sold without a prescription, despite increased abuse among teenagers that has prompted calls to restrict sales of the products.
Continue »Gaming Habit Led to Child Neglect, Dead Dogs
Would you let your dogs die for this? (Smallworlds.com)
(CBS) What do you call a woman who neglects her children for months and fatally starves her pet dogs?
How about computer game enthusiast?
Continue »Kim Kardashian's Botox Nightmare (VIDEO)
(CBS) Kim Kardashian had to face up to reality after a Botox eye treatment that left the reigning reality queen bruised and scrambling for an ice pack.
"I'm feeling like my eyes are on fire," she said on her show "Keeping up with the Kardashians. "What if he hit a nerve. Seriously, I know this is not normal. What I am feeling is not normal."
Continue »Corn Syrup or Corn Sugar: Will You Swallow It?
High fructose corn syrup is used to sweeten soft drinks and many other foods. (CBS)
(CBS/AP) Americans have grown so sour on high fructose corn syrup, so its makers want to sweeten its image with a new name:
Corn sugar.
The Corn Refiners Association applied Tuesday to the federal government for permission to use the name on food labels. The group says they hope a new name will ease confusion about the sweetener, which is used in soft drinks, bread, cereal and other products.
Continue »Schwarznegger Daughter Writes Body Image Book
Left: Actress Nikki Blonsky and author Katherine Schwarzenegger on July 6, 2010 in Valencia, California. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) Right: "Rock What You've Got."
(CBS/AP) Arnold Schwarzenneger made his name on his super-size bod. But what works for macho bodybuilders and action heroes doesn't always work for sensitive young women.
Which is why Governor Schwarzenegger's daughter, Katherine Schwarzenegger, titled her new book "Rock What You've Got: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty."
Continue »New Superbugs Hit the U.S.
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(CBS/AP) Will the U.S. be overrun by disease-causing "superbugs" that are resistant to just about every antibiotic?
It's possible, some scientists say.
Recently, three Americans were treated for serious urinary tract infections caused by bacteria carrying a gene that makes them highly resistant to antibiotics.
Illegal Sperm Agency Busted, Owners on Trial
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(CBS/AP) Need sperm?
There's an app for that - a website, actually. But authorities shut it down last year, and the two men who ran it out of a basement in England are now on trial for illegally trading in human gametes.
Continue »Firm Handshake, Long Life?
Firm handshake, long life? (istockphoto)
LONDON (CBS/Reuters) Want a long life? If you have a firm handshake, walk fast and don't dawdle getting up from that chair, you might have a chance.
That's the equation that British researchers have put together in a new study that found that elderly people who could still give a firm handshake and walk at a brisk pace were likely to outlive their slower peers.
Continue »Lady Gaga's Dress of Meat
Lady Gaga during the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards (Kevin Winter)
(CBS) Remember that old tag line, "Where's the beef?"
When Lady Gaga showed up last night to accept "Video of the Year" honors at the MTV VIdeo Music Awards, it was all over her dress.
Yes, Gaga was decked out in a dress made up of slices of beef. Continue »World's Worst Hurricane Advice
With Hurricane Earl on the way, don't be this guy. (istockphoto)
(CBS) As Hurricane Igor gains strength above the Atlantic Ocean and has the potential, forecasters say, of reaching category 5, the likelihood that it will smash into America's east coast has declined.
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't be on our toes for the Mother Nature's worst. So with hurricane winds swirling around, we wanted to make sure everybody knows the rules to staying safe.
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