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Susan Watts/New York Daily News  Mark Siddall, curator of the Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, oversees a new show about poison. He shows us various toxins and poisons in the environment: cocoa beans, coffee, hops, and salt. Just because the city’s murder rate is on pace for a historic low doesn’t mean there aren’t ...

Natacha Pisarenko/AP Volunteer Cecilia Sanjurjo tries a hat on Cristina Ferreira during a ‘Look Good Feel Better’ workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The program offers free makeup and skin care tips for women dealing with the physical and psychological trauma of cancer. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — For cancer patients dealing with the physical and psychological trauma of the disease, even ...

Estranged father, Kimani Johnson, raised close to $ 11,000 through a fake GiveForward fund-raising page. The company said it has returned most of the money, but was unable to reach a “handful” of donors. A Maryland dad allegedly scammed his friends and family by raising funds for his son’s heart surgery online. The problem was that his son was perfectly ...

Matt Rourke/ASSOCIATED PRESS People taking vitamin and mineral supplements to boost their health did not demonstrate a lower risk of heart disease or cancer over time, a government panel found. But other experts say the pills can still help fill in nutritional gaps. There is little evidence that vitamin and mineral supplements protect people from cancer and heart problems, according ...

Ida Mae Astute/ABC/AP Amy Robach is undergoing a double mastectomy, but that treatment option might not suit everyone. Amy Robach had been putting off a mammogram, and then she got talked into it. The fact is that everyone is so busy and stretched. She’s a mother working in a rapidly advancing career. It’s hard to find the time to take ...

ABC Amy Robach of ‘Good Morning America’ revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40. Amy Robach made a shocking health announcement on “Good Morning America” Monday. The 40-year-old news reporter revealed she has breast cancer, and is preparing to undergo a double mastectomy on November 14. ABC Robach put on a brave face on ‘GMA’ Monday, ...

Courtesy Jarrett Gimbl Marine Jarrett Gimbl with his service dog Gunny. Without his dog, Jarrett Gimbl swears, he would be dead. The yellow Labrador-hound mix hardly ever leaves the former Marine’s side — nuzzling Gimbl when his chronic headaches kick in, cuddling when he senses his owner sinking into depression. “If I have a headache, he actually puts his head ...

The rollout of Obamacare has been marked by embarrassing technical glitches, finger-pointing and a stream of apologies. But a look at how the new health care law is impacting New Yorkers reveals an even more complicated picture. The Daily News spoke to four people whose lives are affected by the Affordable Care Act in radically different ways. *** Beverly McClain, ...

Richard Termine Dr. Valentin Fuster of Mount Sinai Hospital with “Dr. Valentin Ruster,” his Muppet counterpart on “Sesame Street” in Spain. THE SPECIALIST: Dr. Valentin Fuster As the director of Mount Sinai Heart at Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr. Valentin Fuster is a cardiologist who specializes in the prevention and treatment of heart disease. He also oversees programs around the world ...

Alvis Upitis/Getty Images Getting hospitalized in July shouldn’t concern most people, according to a study and accompanying editorial published in the journal Circulation. Rumor has it the worst time and place to be sick is in a teaching hospital in July, when new doctors-in-training enter the wards and others are promoted. A new study of heart attack patients shows this ...