March 16, 2010

Health

Whose Red Dress? Docs Debate Diet Coke Logo

Some say a logo intended to stand for heart-health symbolizes industry sway.

Diet Coke - Logo - Business - Health - Advertising

Cornell Shaken By 3 Deaths, One a Suicide

In this academic year alone, 10 students have died because of suicide, accidents or illness, so Cornell University is beefing up its mental health services.

Cornell University - Suicide - United States - New York - Education

ED May Be More Than A Sex Problem

A new study suggests that men with heart risks may have double the risk of death if they also suffer from erectile dysfunction.

Health - Erectile dysfunction - Conditions and Diseases - Men's Health - Impotence

Cancer Fundraising Through Viral Video

Sixteen-year-old Sarah Phillips has raised over $75,000 for cervical cancer research in the past ten days, just by posting a YouTube video. After battling cervical cancer for four years, Sarah's mother, Debbie, finally succumbing to the disease in the early morning hours of Feb. 11.

Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - YouTube - Gynecologic

For Some, Obesity is a Living

Donna Simpson's livelihood depends on staying fat. At 600 pounds, Simpson is a successful "model" on Supersized Bombshells.com, a Web site for men who like large women. "I have fans who send me baklava and cheese cake and everything else you can imagine," says Simpson, a pale brunette with slicked-back hair. "I'm heavy and I wouldn't mind being heavier." Simpson attracted intense scrutiny this week, after the UK newspaper Daily Mail ran a story about her alleged quest to gain another 400 pounds and become the fattest woman on earth. But Simpson, a stay-at-home mother of a three-year old girl, says the Mail twisted the truth. "The whole thing about the 1,000 pounds is a fantasy I provide to my fans," she tells ABCNews.com, upset about the exaggerated coverage.

Newspaper - Daily Mail - Housewife - Fantasy - Model