Spine

It was a pivotal moment in the presidential campaign, when Hillary Clinton branded Barack Obama as "naive" for suggesting he would meet with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea in his first year as president without......

Methinks it might be time for the Inca gods to do their thing and intervene on behalf of the Burrowing Birds. Give the defense a spine, allow the offense to get some rhythm, improve Rusty???s aim on the long balls......

A Los Angeles County coroner's report shows Michael Jackson was fairly healthy before he died of an overdose, although his arms were covered with punctures and his face and neck were scarred, the Associated Press reported today. He weighed 136......

Jude Law is likely to contend at the Tony Awards for his triumph in the title role of "Hamlet." The two-time Oscar nominee was cheered by the critics for leading this transfer of the acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production. Law would be the third actor...

Breastfeeding mothers do a lot for their babies, but the process of breastfeeding can shortchange moms when it comes to bone mineral density. During pregnancy and lactation a woman's body can show bone mineral loss even greater than what the......

Democratic Rep. Dennis Kuncinich celebrated a happy birthday on Thursday with an unlikely guest: social news website Reddit....

Thereâ??s something to be said for the mistakes of youth. Some can argue that this is really what â??The Cityâ?? is all about: Young girls who are tripping over their own inexperience. In many ways, thatâ??s a winning argument for......

When emergency responders reach a gunshot or stabbing victim, they try to immobilize the spine to reduce the danger of paralysis upon movement of the victim. That effort, however, can have a fatal toll. A study published in the Journal......

"There are many types of genres," declares the busy spine of Dash Shaw's monumental 2008 graphic novel, "Bottomless Belly Button" (Fantagraphics: 720 pp., $29.99) "This is: family comedy/drama/horror/mystery/romance." It's as much taxonomical cheat...

(WGN-AM)- After being shot in his lung last year, an accident which left bullet fragments around his spine and paralyzed both of his legs, a beaming five-year-old Martrell Stevens walked across the stage of his kindergarten graduation alone Tuesday....

Dr. Stuart Meloy never set out to study orgasms. It was an accident. He was in the operating room one day in 1998, implanting electrodes into a patient's spine to treat her chronic leg pain. (The electrodes are connected to a device that fires impulses...

The product: The human spine is an amazing piece of equipment: On request, it can sway gracefully or withstand thousands of pounds of force. But that versatility comes with a price. At some point, just about everyone suffers significant back pain, and...