Top Health Videos

August 18, 2016

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Here's Why Some Big Brand Names Are Suddenly Missing A's, B's And O's

Newsy (Aug. 17, 2016) — It's not a computer glitch. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Off-Road Scooter Opens Up Countryside to Mobility Impaired

Reuters - Innovations Video Online (Aug. 17, 2016) — A new off-road mobility scooter could open up the joys of the countryside to those with walking impairment, say its developers. Jim Drury reports. Video provided by Reuters ... watch video

World-Class Runners Literally Don't Have Time To Go Any Faster

Newsy (Aug. 17, 2016) — Humans could get going almost twice as fast as the current record holder — if our leg muscles could respond that quickly. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Massive Yellow Fever Outbreak Prompts Emergency Vaccinations In Africa

Newsy (Aug. 17, 2016) — The goal is to vaccinate 14 million more people. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Blind Viewers Can Now Feel a Part of Olympics

AP (Aug. 17, 2016) — Millions of blind Americans can feel a part of the Olympics like never before. NBC is airing the games in primetime with two narrators who describe whats going on in between the pronouncements from announcers. (Aug. 17) Video provided by AP ... watch video

This Common Pain Reliever Could Cause Behavioral Issues In Children

Newsy (Aug. 16, 2016) — Children whose mothers took acetaminophen during pregnancy could be at a greater risk of developing hyperactivity and other behavioral issues. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Viruses Might Be More Likely To Get You Sick In The Morning

Newsy (Aug. 16, 2016) — Viruses seem to spread more effectively when they infect a host's body early in the day, a new study suggests. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

High-Tech Limbs on Display in Russia’s Cybathlon Competition

Reuters - News Video Online (Aug. 15, 2016) — Prostheses users perform different movement tasks in a competition in Moscow, in a move to unite Russia's disabled people community who face constraints in their daily lives. Video provided by Reuters ... watch video

White People Are Less Likely To See Race-Related Tweets

Newsy (Aug. 15, 2016) — Compared to white social media users, black and Hispanic social media users are significantly more likely to see race-related posts. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Could The Massive Flooding In Louisiana Increase The Risk Of Zika?

Newsy (Aug. 15, 2016) — Once the floodwaters start to recede, there could be a different threat waiting. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Rats With Nose for Trouble Train to Save Lives in Tanzania

AFP (Aug. 11, 2016) — Rats are being trained to sniff out landmines and tuberculosis in Tanzania as part of a project which could one day use rodents to diagnose cancer. Landmines continue to maim and kill across Africa and Asia but with the rats' help the Belgian nonprofit organisation Apopo has already neutralised 83,000 of the weapons. Video provided by AFP ... watch video

These Mind-Controlled Robots Are Changing Paralyzed Patients' Lives

Newsy (Aug. 11, 2016) — Mind-controlled robots have helped paralyzed patients regain some control over parts of their bodies. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Severe Paralysis Partially Reversed Using Brain-Machine Interface Training

Reuters - Innovations Video Online (Aug. 11, 2016) — Brain-machine interface technologies that convert thoughts into electrical signals that power devices outside the body can partially reverse paralysis in chronic paraplegics, according to new research. Ben Gruber reports. Video provided by Reuters ... watch video

Researchers Probe Mysteries of the Placenta

AP (Aug. 11, 2016) — Major research is under way to finally understand the placenta, an organ that's often dismissed as the afterbirth. The life-sustaining tissue exists only for nine months but has long-term implications for mothers and babies. (Aug. 11) Video provided by AP ... watch video

Cayman Islands Reports Second Locally Transmitted Zika Case

Reuters - News Video Online (Aug. 10, 2016) — A doctor recommends pregnant women in the Cayman Islands get tested for Zika after two people contract the virus locally. Gavino Garay reports. Video provided by Reuters ... watch video

One New Discovery Could Treat 3 Neglected Diseases

Newsy (Aug. 9, 2016) — An experimental compound could treat parasites that cause Chagas disease, sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Cupping Therapy Makes the Rounds at the Olympics

Reuters - News Video Online (Aug. 9, 2016) — The dark purple spots on Michael Phelps' shoulders shed light on cupping therapy. Angela Moore reports. Video provided by Reuters ... watch video

U.S. Olympic Hopefuls Get Boost from Track Tech

AP (Aug. 8, 2016) — U.S. Olympic athletes are getting a high-tech boost from a computerized tracking device that can trace the trajectory of shot puts and hammers. "Track Man," originally designed to help golfers, allows throwers to keep track of their progress. (Aug. 8) Video provided by AP ... watch video

Here's What Those Red Spots On Michael Phelps' Back Were All About

Newsy (Aug. 8, 2016) — Turns out those huge red spots weren't perfectly circular hickeys or pepperoni tattoos after all. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Autopilot Kit for Wheelchairs

Reuters - Innovations Video Online (Aug. 8, 2016) — Russian engineer Valery Spiridonov, who has volunteered to become the first patient to undergo a head transplant, is developing an inexpensive kit that adds autopilot functionality to wheelchairs. Ben Gruber reports. Video provided by Reuters ... watch video

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