When Life Gives You Grapefruits...

Indoor play cuts sun, Vitamin D

(NEWSER) - Britain is experiencing an uptick in rickets, a Victorian-era disease caused by Vitamin D deficiency that causes children to develop bow legs. Today's computer-loving kids spend more time playing indoors, avoiding sunlight and the Vitamin D is provides. Researchers suggest adding Vitamin D to milk and other foods to combat the problem. More»

Docs kept ice skater's heart beating after hemorrhage

(NEWSER) - A woman in the UK gave birth 2 days after dying of a brain hemorrhage, the Daily Mail reports. Jayne Soliman was declared brain dead a few hours after collapsing, just 25 weeks into her pregnancy, but the hospital kept her heart beating until her daughter could be delivered by caesarean section. The baby is doing “brilliantly,” a family friend said. More»

Animals' bodies act as processors for key protein

(NEWSER) - Goats could be the pharma factories of tomorrow: Genetic engineering can prompt them to make a protein in their milk to fight excessive blood clotting. A medication culled from the process was greeted warmly yesterday by an expert panel, and now the FDA is looking into it. If approved, the drug, ATryn, could be the first of many meds derived from genetically-engineered goats, rabbits, and other creatures, the Los Angeles Times reports. More»

If you leave feeling worse than you did when you arrived, find a new physician

(NEWSER) - Is it time to break up with your doctor? View your next physical the same way you would a date, then decide. Forbes outlines 10 red flags that might indicate "It's over."

1. Your personalities just plain clash.
2. Your doctor doesn't give you enough information about your health and doesn't take the time to explain his or her decisions.
3. You spend way too much time in the waiting room each time you visit, and your doctor doesn't seem concerned when you mention it.

Seven quack ideas doctors pass on to patients

(NEWSER) - Some medical misconceptions are so widespread that even doctors believe them. LiveScience rounds up the seven biggest myths, according to the British Medical Journal:

1. We only use 10% of our brains
2. You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day
3. Fingernails and hair grow after death