Heart Surgery

Barbara Walters retiring but 'not walking into the sunset'

2013-05-13 11:05:00

Barbara Walters made it official on "The View" on Monday morning: after the summer of 2014, she won't be appearing on TV anymore. During lengthy remarks at the top of Monday's program, Walters addressed the issue, which has been following her for...

Jackson trial: AEG missed the warning signs

2013-05-07 19:06:00

Michael Jackson’s doctor showed warning signs that should have led concert promoter AEG to raise serious questions before letting him sign on as the singer’s physician for an anticipated comeback tour, a cardiologist testified Tuesday. �� ...

Heart attack, stroke not enough to prompt some people to shape up

2013-04-16 14:15:00

We all know that smoking is bad for us, that exercise is good for us, and that we should eat vegetables, whole grains and other nutritious foods. All of this advice is even more true for people who have had serious health scares due to heart disease or...

Meat Loaf: Illness in the band cancels British concert

2013-04-15 16:00:00

Meat Loaf has cited illness for the cancellation of another concert during his "Last at Bat" tour. The 65-year-old rocker pulled out of a Nottingham concert at Capital FM Arena during the farewell tour just 30 minutes before doors were scheduled to open...

Bayern Munich routs Barcelona, 4-0, in first leg of Champions League semifinal

2013-04-23 18:04:00

Thomas Mueller scored twice, Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben had one goal each and Bayern Munich routed Barcelona, 4-0, Tuesday night in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal in Munich. Bayern Munich sent Barcelona to its first four-goal defeat...

Richard Griffiths dies at 65; actor appeared in 'Harry Potter' and 'The History Boys'

2013-03-29 21:20:00

Richard Griffiths, the nimble British character actor best known to American audiences as cantankerous, wizard-fearing Uncle Vernon in the blockbuster Harry Potter films, died Thursday at a hospital in Coventry, England. He was 65. The cause was...

Another vaccine fails to prevent staph infections, study finds

2013-04-02 15:45:00

Staph infections remain a significant problem for hospital patients, and scientists are trying to develop vaccines to prevent Staphylococcus aureus bacteria from establishing itself in vital areas like the heart, lungs or blood. But it’s turning out...

Barbara Walters, 83, may retire, changing the face of 'The View'

2013-03-28 13:11:00

She's survived co-host battles, open heart surgery and a case of chicken pox, but even Barbara Walters is mortal, and her tenure as co-host of "The View" seems to be coming to an end. It appears the 83-year-old Walters is planning to retire in May 2014,...

Richard Griffiths, remembered by theater friends

2013-03-29 12:34:00

Richard Griffiths, the portly British actor who won acclaim for his stage performances in "The History Boys," "Equus" and many other productions, was one of the most beloved figures in the London theater. His numerous performances ranged from contemporary...

Wait a minute: Is that patient really unconscious?

2013-03-04 14:55:00

For most of the 60,000 or so people who go under general anesthesia each day for surgeries and other medical procedures, the drugs work well — rendering a patient unconscious, immobile and unable to feel pain, as well as ensuring that he or she...

John Thomas dies at 71; U.S. high jumper medaled in two Olympics

2013-01-24 19:33:00

He was the overwhelming favorite in his event, so much so that U.S. sportswriters covering the 1960 Summer Olympics boasted that if Americans won just one gold medal over the rival Soviet Union at that year's Games, it would be his. A skinny 19-year-old...

Linda Pugach dies at 75; disfigured by lye, she married attacker

2013-01-26 12:19:00

"It's me and Burt against the world." -- Linda Pugach, 2007 With those words, Linda Pugach explained, perhaps as well as anyone could, an unfathomable chain of events. PHOTOS: Linda Pugach | 1937 - 2013 In 1959, she was Linda Riss, a 22-year-old dark-...

British actor Richard Griffiths, best known for playing muggle Uncle Vernon Dursley in the "Harry Potter" movies, died Thursday at University Hospital in Coventry, England, from complications following heart surgery, his agent, Simon Beresford, told the Associated Press. He was 65.

2013-03-29 11:14:39

Richard Griffiths, most known for his role as Harry Potter's uncle, has died. Griffiths was 65 years old. He reportedly died of complications following heart surgery.

2013-03-29 05:30:56

Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter) Trending on: Reddit, Google Plus Why: Actor Richard Griffiths, who starred in the Harry Potter movies and Withnail and I, has died at the age of 65 after complications following heart surgery. He was best known for playing Vernon Dursley in the

2013-03-29 00:00:00