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U.S. assumes DPRK has N-warheads Satoshi Ogawa Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent WASHINGTON–The U.S. military is prepared for any contingency based on the possibility North Korea possesses small nuclear warheads capable of being loaded onto missiles, the commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said Wednesday.

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Lately, there has been a lot of talk about double standards when it comes to the health of the presidential candidates. An ad from the group Brave New Films that ran in the New York Times called for Sen.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta shows how people in La Oroya, Peru, try to reduce exposure to arsenic, lead and other heavy metals thrown off by an American-owned smelter. Health and environmental groups have filed a petition urging the Peruvian government take urgent action to protect people from illnesses and death.

While on assignment in the mountains of Peru, Dr. Sanjay Gupta experienced the dangers of altitude sickness firsthand. After ten minutes of pure oxygen treatments, he felt much better and returned to work reporting on a dangerous public health threat in a nearby village.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes us into a small village near Lima, Peru hospital where tuberculosis is running rampant. Editor’s Note: Medical news is a popular but sensitive subject rooted in science. We receive many comments on this blog each day; not all are posted.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes us into the tuberculosis ward of a Lima, Peru hospital. Donning a mask, he shows us patients who are masked and hospitalized to contain infection. He also shows us x-rays of a TB infected person. Editor’s Note: Medical news is a popular but sensitive subject rooted in science.

Actor Evan Handler says being a bad patient saved his life. Handler, famous for his portrayal of Harry Goldenblatt, Charlotte York's husband on Sex and the City, suffered from leukemia in his twenties. In this week's "Empowered Patient" he spoke to CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen about how to misbehave in the hospital.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer expressed hope on Tuesday that the U.S. Congress will take action to address a deepening financial crisis, which he warned could ripple across spending on all levels of the economy. News.com Poll Bailout bombshell [...]

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta CNN Chief Medical Correspondent This week, I did a series of pieces about how astronauts stay fit in space. Sure, it was fascinating to be strapped into a system of pulleys and harnesses that effectively simulate weightlessness.

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta CNN Chief Medical Correspondent A few weeks ago, my producer Chris Gajilan and I got on the phone to talk about a series of stories we wanted to do on space medicine. I was really excited because since I was a kid, I have always been interested in space and had dreams one day of going there.