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US Teens, Young Adults 'Doing It' Less, Study Says

Mar 4, 2011 - 7:47 AM |AP

ATLANTA - Fewer teens and young adults are having sex, a government survey shows, and theories abound for why they're doing it less. Experts say this generation may be more cautious than their...

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Bob Probert's Condition Explained

Mar 3, 2011 - 3:35 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

Former NHL star Bob Probert died in June, and researchers have just determined that he suffered from a brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Probert, who was 45 when he died...

Northwestern Prof Hosts Live After-Class Sex Show (With Sex Toys)

Mar 3, 2011 - 2:53 PM |AOL News

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Higher education can do more than stimulate the mind. Students in the popular and provocative human sexuality course at Northwestern University were invited for an optional demonstration after class...

Professional Golfer Beth Allen Donates Kidney to Brother

Mar 3, 2011 - 2:31 PM |AOL News

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When the LPGA's Beth Allen returns to the links come spring, she'll feel a little tug in her side every time she swings, reminding her of her big brother, Dan Allen. The 29-year-old golfer, who...

Nude Therapist Takes Off (and Takes It All Off) in New York

Mar 3, 2011 - 2:24 PM |AOL News

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Usually the patients are expected to bare all in therapy sessions, but Manhattan therapist Sarah White is the one revealing everything in her nude online sessions. Her unconventional style is geared...

Mickey Rooney Elder Abuse: Actor Tells Congress About His Suffering [VIDEO]

Mar 3, 2011 - 12:48 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

Being a Hollywood legend couldn't protect Mickey Rooney from a sad problem afflicting many: elder abuse. Two weeks ago, Rooney, who is 90, was granted a restraining order against his stepson...

Stomach Pacemaker Could Help Obese Lose Weight

Mar 3, 2011 - 9:28 AM |AP

LONDON -- Patrick Hetzner tried diets and exercise, just about everything short of stomach stapling to lose weight. Nothing worked. Five months ago he tried something new: a stomach pacemaker that...

Serena Williams Has Emergency Surgery for Hematoma

Mar 2, 2011 - 4:16 PM |AOL News

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Tennis champion Serena Williams has undergone emergency surgery at a Los Angeles hospital to treat a hematoma caused by a blood clot in her lungs. "Serena did indeed suffer from a pulmonary embolism...

Pediahist, Cardec and Hundreds of Other Untested Cold Remedies Pulled From Shelves by FDA

Mar 2, 2011 - 1:59 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

Pharmacies will have to do some early spring cleaning today. The Food and Drug Administration is yanking more than 500 prescription drugs -- including Pediahist, Cardec, Lodrane and Organidin --...

Pulmonary Embolism: 5 Facts on the Condition That Hospitalized Serena Williams

Mar 2, 2011 - 12:58 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

Serena Williams could be off the court for a while. Williams entered emergency treatment to address a hematoma at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday, according to the tennis star's...

Gadhafi, Galliano and Sheen: What's With Them?

Mar 1, 2011 - 2:32 PM |AOL News

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They're three men who have converged in the current news cycle: One rambles about goddesses and porn stars, another spews anti-Semitic rants, and the third claims the people he is bombing "love...

Better Think Positive: Pessimism Can Block Therapy

Mar 1, 2011 - 11:31 AM |AP

WASHINGTON -- Spine surgeon Anders Cohen puts a lot of stock in patients' expectations of pain relief. He prefers to operate only on those who "grab you by the collar and say, 'I can't take it...