Barbaro's right hind healing well
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Barbaro's right hind bones are healing so well his cast could have been off by now, if not for the laminitis in his other hind leg.
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How's this for a breath of fresh air? Barbaro is enjoying daily outings outside his intensive care stall to pick his own grass, enjoy the warm weather and stretch his recovering legs.
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By Anonymous  Anyone who has watched an old arthritic horse chew on willow branches-the bark of which has long been used by humans to ease pain- can attest to the instinct for any somewhat intelligent species to find in the natural world a cure for what ails them.
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Barbaro will be buried at the site of his greatest triumph.
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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade said Monday his knee and shoulder rehabilitation are going well, although he may not be ready by the start of training camp.
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A man who lost his jawbone to cancer has enjoyed his first solid meal in nine years after having a new bone grown under his shoulder blade and then transplanted to his face, reports The Times, London.
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Even when the spine is damaged almost to paralysis, the PEG solution prevented the cells from rupturing irrevocably. &quot;Nearly 75 percent of the dogs we treated with PEG were able to resume a normal life,&quot; said Richard Borgens of Purdue.
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Fidel Castro's older brother Ramon said Friday the ailing Cuban leader is recovering well from surgery six months ago, joining his other brother Raul in a growing number of upbeat assessments.
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The fruit and floral deliveries for America&#039;s No. 1 horse patient, Barbaro, arrive almost one after the other.
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One day, Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was on the road to a Triple Crown. A day later, he was on a long and perilous road to recovery.
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Barbaro had another good night in the intensive care unit, and the Kentucky Derby winner&#039;s assistant trainer said Sunday the colt &quot;is in a good frame of mind.&quot;
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CALGARY -- A newborn elephant that received a special blood transfusion after it was rejected by its mother appears to be getting better, say officials at the Calgary Zoo.
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Fidel Castro's eldest son and namesake said Thursday that his father's comeback from intestinal surgery more than six months ago has been "satisfactory" and that he could eventually recover completely.
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A remarkable operation to replace the skin and hair of a five-year-old burns victim is said to have gone very well.
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Florida forward Richard Zednik underwent surgery to close a deep gash on the right side of his neck and was in stable condition last night after he was cut by a teammate's skate during the Panthers' 5-3 loss in Buffalo.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Just over a year after Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro shattered his leg in the Preakness, 30 racetracks across the country are set to launch a program to record on-track injuries to horses.
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Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's condition has improved and he has a good chance of recovering