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  • Brain-eating amoeba kills teen, 9-year-old Play CBS Video

    August 17, 2011 | 1:07 PM PDT

    Brain-eating amoeba kills teen, 9-year-old

    A rare but deadly brain infection that occurs after swimming in warm fresh water has killed two children this month. Sandra Hughes talks to experts about this rare brain-eating amoeba.

  • Freeze your fat off Play CBS Video

    August 17, 2011 | 10:19 AM PDT

    Freeze your fat off

    A new procedure which promises to freeze fat away is taking Chicago-area doctors' offices by storm. WBBM-TV's Susan Carlson reports.

  • Mom and daughter share cancer battle Play CBS Video

    August 9, 2011 | 7:34 AM PDT

    Mom and daughter share cancer battle

    A Denvers, Mass. mom thought cancer would be the fight of her life, but now she is battling to save her daughter who also has the disease. WBZ-TV's Diana Perez reports.

  • Conjoined twins pray for help Play CBS Video

    August 1, 2011 | 9:43 AM PDT

    Conjoined twins pray for help

    CBS News RAW: The 14 year-old conjoined twins Saba and Farah Shakeel from Ajmer, India offer prayers at a shrine as their health deteriorates. Their family cannot afford to get them treatment, and their father has asked the government to give doctors permission for a mercy killing.

  • Theme park caters to people with disabilities Play CBS Video

    July 22, 2011 | 6:02 AM PDT

    Theme park caters to people with disabilities

    Morgan's Wonderland in San Antonio, Texas is a special place for people with special needs. Debbye Turner Bell reports.

  • Consumer Reports on new sunscreen rules Play CBS Video

    July 7, 2011 | 10:27 AM PDT

    Consumer Reports on new sunscreen rules

    Consumer Reports' medical adviser Dr. Orly Avitzur explains the new FDA rules for sunscreen labeling that will go into effect next summer and how those changes will impact beachgoers and sun worshipers.

  • Mass yoga in Times Square Play CBS Video

    June 22, 2011 | 7:30 AM PDT

    Mass yoga in Times Square

    CBS News RAW: Hundreds of yoga enthusiasts filled the northern half of New York City's Times Square in a massive group yoga class organizers called, 'Mind over Madness'.

  • FDA debuts graphic cigarette warning labels Play CBS Video

    June 21, 2011 | 11:01 AM PDT

    FDA debuts graphic cigarette warning labels

    In the most significant change to U.S. cigarette packs in 25 years, the Food and Drug Administration released nine new warning labels that depict in graphic detail the negative health effects of tobacco use. Felipe Maya reports.

  • National Play CBS Video

    May 27, 2011 | 2:26 PM PDT

    National "Don't Fry Day"

    National "Don't Fry Day" is the government's initiative to remind everyone about the dangers of excessive sun exposure. Sandra Hughes reports on some helpful tips to protect yourself this summer.

  • Bullied teens opt for plastic surgery Play CBS Video

    May 18, 2011 | 9:57 AM PDT

    Bullied teens opt for plastic surgery

    A surprising number of children are getting cosmetic surgery to combat being teased because of their appearance. KTVT's Melissa Newton reports.

  • What are Play CBS Video

    May 6, 2011 | 3:05 PM PDT

    What are "humane" food products?

    More shoppers are looking for meat products that are labeled as "humane." Manuel Gallegus visited a chicken farm in Pennsylvania to see exactly what that means.

  • When to buy organic Play CBS Video

    May 5, 2011 | 3:23 PM PDT

    When to buy organic

    Buying organic foods and products cost more, but for many health conscious Americans, it's worth the extra money. Still, with so many people on a budget, which are the most important items to buy organic and which can you skip? CBS News' Alexis Christoforous reports from New York.

  • What Play CBS Video

    May 5, 2011 | 3:11 PM PDT

    What "free range" meat really means

    When it comes to food labeling, one of the most confusing areas of the supermarket is the meat aisle. From "natural" to "free range" - consumers are bombarded with labels. Manuel Gallegus explains what they mean and found a growing trend at the butcher counter.

  • Sugar-free food drawbacks Play CBS Video

    May 4, 2011 | 10:57 AM PDT

    Sugar-free food drawbacks

    The government says Americans eat more than 45 pounds of added sugar each year. But between diet sodas and sugar free desserts, they also eat a lot of artificial sweeteners. And as Alexis Christoforous found out, food experts aren't convinced that's a good thing.

  • Play CBS Video

    May 2, 2011 | 1:58 PM PDT

    "All-Natural" labels may be deceiving

    For shoppers who care about healthier eating, deciphering food labels can be like reading a foreign language...which is why some people just keep an eye out for one simple word, "natural." But as Manuel Gallegus found out, "natural" is probably not what you think.

  • Men walk a mile in high heels Play CBS Video

    April 28, 2011 | 10:49 AM PDT

    Men walk a mile in high heels

    Men slipped into high heels to walk in the Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence in San Jose, California. Proceeds benefited the San Jose YWCA. CBS 5's Linda Yee reports.

  • Break reported in autism treatment, detection Play CBS Video

    April 21, 2011 | 1:57 PM PDT

    Break reported in autism treatment, detection

    There's new research into how kids with autism learn, and as CBS 2's Lisa Siegell reports, hopes are it could lead to incredible breakthroughs.

  • Study: GOP and Dem brains are structured differently Play CBS Video

    April 20, 2011 | 2:29 PM PDT

    Study: GOP and Dem brains are structured differently

    Scientists in the UK have revealed that people with opposing political views have different brain structures. CBSNews.com's Nick Dietz reports.

  • California mom receives hand transplant Play CBS Video

    April 19, 2011 | 1:50 PM PDT

    California mom receives hand transplant

    California mother Emily Fennel spoke to the press about the hand transplant she received on March 4 at Ronald Reagon UCLA Medical Center.

  • N.J. woman can't close her eyes Play CBS Video

    March 30, 2011 | 11:28 AM PDT

    N.J. woman can't close her eyes

    WCBS-TV's Christine Sloan reports on a Bloomingdale, N.J. woman who is suing a plastic surgeon following an eyelid procedure that she says left her unable to close her eyes.