Former North Ireland soccer star George Best is reported to have sent his family and loved ones farewell messages as his physical condition continues to deteriorate. The soccer legend is fighting for his life while in the intensive care unit in a London hospital.

Considered by many as one of the game's greatest players, Best had a life-saving liver transplant in 2002 after decades battling alcoholism

A new study reveals that patients who chew gum after laparoscopic colon surgery have a shorter hospital stay than those who don't.

Dr. James McCormick, a laparoscopic surgeon at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh and a lead investigator in this study, explains, "something as simple as chewing gum" can speed up recovery time, by fooling the body into thinking that the digestive track is back to normal. The 'sham' reduces the likelihood of postoperative ileus. Ileus is a condition where the digestive system remains inactive for a period of time following surgery

The U.S. House of Representatives votesd overwhelmingly to recognize America's Blood Centers (ABC) and its members for working to ensure the adequacy and safety of more than half of the nation's blood supply, as well as for the critical roles they play in disaster response and preparedness and infectious disease research.

House Resolution 220 is approved by a unanimous voice vote, is the first Congressional recognition of ABC, North America's largest network of community-based blood centers, since the organization was founded in 1962

Pediatric strokes are on the rise and a team of doctors in Pittsburgh are developing methods to quickly save the lives of young victims.

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh has developed a comprehensive pediatric stroke protocol to aid physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of strokes in young children in an emergency department setting

Governement officials confirm a 48-year-old man died of bird flu in Thailand after eating a neighbor's infected chickens smuggled in from China.

More than 60 people have died of Avian flu since late 2003, all of them in Asia. This fatality is the first in Thailand in about a year. Most human cases have been linked to contact with sick birds, but health officials warn the virus could mutate into a form that can be easily passed between humans, possibly triggering a global pandemic