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Appendix

'Useless' Organ May Have Function After All, Researchers Say

| Posted 02.15.2013 | Science
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By Colin Barras The appendix may not be useless after all. The worm-shaped structure found near the junction of the small and large intestines evol...

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Medical Emergency Rocks 'Survivor'

Posted 05.21.2012 | TV
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It was either a case of cosmic karma, or just bad luck on "Survivor: One World" (Wed., 8 p.m. ET on CBS), but Colton's sudden onset of appendicitis ch...

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The Fear Marilyn Monroe Revealed To Her Doctor In This Strange Way

Letters of Note | Posted 03.05.2012 | Women
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On April 28th of 1952, medical staff at the Cedars of Lebanon hospital in L.A. wheeled an extremely nervous Marilyn Monroe to surgery where she was to...

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10 Business Plan Follies That Make Investors Cringe

Marty Zwilling | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Marty Zwilling

Every entrepreneur likes to think that their document is inspirational. Every serious investor has a stack of these in their in-basket. Here is what investors say the former shouldn't do.

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Body Language: Knowing Your Parts

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Dr. Jon LaPook

There are a few parts of the body you should be familiar with in order to recognize important symptoms and alert your doctor. Here's my top-four list of organs whose location patients should know but often don't.

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Don't Try This at Home: A Self-Appendectomy in Telluride

Lise Waring | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
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Lise Waring

One of my favorite Telluride medical tales is about George Balderston, a doctor who removed his own appendix in 1949. His reasoning: "I wanted to get a first-hand reaction of a patient to local anesthesia."

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