Fewer US med students choosing primary care Wed, Sep 10, 2008 CHICAGO (AP) -- Only 2 percent of graduating medical students say they plan to work in primary care internal medicine, raising worries about a looming shortage of the first-stop doctors...

Castro Reportedly Did Not Want Colostomy Mon, Jan 15, 2007 MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Fidel Castro himself told surgeons not to perform a colostomy, opting instead for a course of surgery that produced a complication leaving the Cuban leader in far...

Fidel Castro steps down temporarily due to illness, will undergo surgery Mon, Jul 31, 2006 HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro temporarily relinquished his presidential powers to his brother Monday night and told Cubans he will undergo surgery. The Cuban leader said in a letter read live on...

Digestive system converts food into fuel for the body Wed, May 24, 2006 The food we eat provides the essential building blocks of life. Eating a wide variety of foods daily provides numerous nutrients needed by the body. Most foods contain a mixture of nutrients...