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Can Hot Peppers Knock Out Cancer?
Super hot peppers can make you sweat and tear up, but CBS News’ Mark Strassmann reports how they also may fight cancer.
Sleep Apnea Increases Risk of Heart Attack, Study Finds
A long-term study from the Mayo Clinic highlights the danger of sleep apnea and its connection to cardiac arrest. Dr. Carol Ash, director of sleep medicine at Meridian Health, talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about how to recognize the symptoms of
Is Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Gay Social Apps?
As EDGE resident HIV expert Dr. Demetre Daskalakis works to vaccinate gay men against the new meningitis outbreak, studies reveal that social media networking is a big part of this outbreak -- and the primary way to share info about the vaccine.
Dying Irish Woman Should Have Got Abortion
A miscarrying woman who died in an Irish hospital should have had her blood poisoning detected much sooner and been offered an abortion to improve her odds of survival, an experts’ report concluded.
To Ease Organ Shortage, Grow Them in a Lab?
What if you could grow a custom-made organ in a lab? Growing lungs and other organs for transplant is still in the future, but scientists are working toward that goal.
Trans Women: Both Bias Crimes and ART-Adherence Rates Up
New data shows that HIV-positive transgender people are just as likely to stay in care than others -- despite high rates of social discrimination and anti-gay hate crimes.
Is Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Gay Social Apps?
As EDGE resident HIV expert Dr. Demetre Daskalakis works to vaccinate gay men against the new meningitis outbreak, studies reveal that social media networking is a big part of this outbreak -- and the primary way to share info about the vaccine.
Ask the Doc: A Cure for HIV?
Five years ago, experts would have scoffed at the idea of a cure for HIV. Today, it may be closer than ever.
