A dolphin badly injured in a shark attack has been escorted by a mate into the care of human hands.

Nari sustained a hideous wound across his head and back, and when he went missing, wildlife experts feared he had died. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides that were sprayed far and wide by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War might put veterans at increased risk for heart disease and Parkinson's.

An Institute of Medicine report finds "suggestive but limited" evidence of an elevated risk for these two conditions among soldiers who served in that conflict. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

A four day old foal is recovering from an attack during which it was slashed across the neck in Scotland.

Local authorities believe this may have been related to the upcoming summer solstice. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

A new study has found that the thinner your thighs, the greater your risk of heart disease.
The research, published in today's edition of the British Medical Journal, reveals that thigh circumference is linked to the risk of heart disease and premature death. picked by kakana 3 months ago

In the future, babies with heart defects may receive new heart valves created from cells in the blood from their umbilical cords, saved at birth. These valves could grow and change shape as a child develops, avoiding the need for repeat surgeries to replace outgrown valves from animal or human donor tissue or artificial valves. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A genetic link between dental disease and heart attacks has been found by German researchers. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A Two-year-old Perth girl suffered serious head wounds and needs plastic surgery after she was hit with a wheel lock in a road rage attack on her mother's car. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A newborn baby has survived delivery despite its heart being outside the chest cavity. The infant's heart was born with its most vital organ exposed and is being treated in the intensive care unit of Shenzhen Children's Hospital in China's Guangdong Province. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Astronomers have caught their sharpest look of a double star system deep in the heart of the Orion nebula.

The result is an ultra-clear glimpse of Theta 1 Orionis C, a mismatched pair of stars locked in orbit around one another about 1,350 light-years from Earth. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Barack Obama should brace himself for a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, a bi-partisan commission appointed by the United States Congress will warn on Wednesday. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Two boys have been arrested after an attack near Doncaster left two other boys, aged nine and 11, in hospital, one with life-threatening injuries. picked by loonytoon 8 months ago

A man has been charged with a cheesy snack attack on his dad, police said. The weapon? A bag of Cheetos. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Surgeons in India will attempt to save the life of a baby girl who was born with her heart and part of her liver growing outside her body. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A father has been arrested after he allegedly led a group of adults into a West Roxbury, Mass., high school to help attack one of his son's classmates. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A heart transplant recipient who lived a record 31 years with a single donated organ has died at age 51 of cancer, his heart still going strong, his widow said. picked by suebe 4 months ago

The captain of an Italian cruise ship foiled an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia on Saturday by ordering his security crew to fire back picked by TheJehosephat 7 months ago

The Pentagon has decided that it will not award the Purple Heart, the hallowed medal given to those wounded or killed by enemy action, to war veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder because it is not a physical wound.

*this is just wrong!* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

TV pitchman Billy Mays' death appeared to be from heart disease, not a bump to the head, according to the Hillsborough County medical examiner. The final cause of death will not be known until after toxicology results are available, Dr. Vernard Adams said at a Monday news conference. picked by kakana 5 months ago

"The next time the conversation turns to tough old guys, you might want to save a place on the list with John Wayne for 73-year-old Dale Carman, who had a nail embedded in his heart while mowing his lawn and told his wife it was only a flesh wound."

I bow before this man. picked by proverb 2 years ago

As a side note, this study used data from 1976 to 1980, before statin use was prevalent. picked by hypnotode 2 years ago