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A flood of reality television shows and media coverage on plastic surgery (search) and cosmetic procedures (search) may have inspired millions to opt for the growing array of face- and figure-enhancing options now available. A new report shows the number of surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures performed in the U.S. …

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A doctor may have performed the wrong type of gastric bypass surgery (search) on more than 50 patients at a Wilmington hospital, officials said. Dr. Steven E. Olchowski (search) performed the surgeries between December 2000 and the spring of 2002 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center (search), …

LOS ANGELES – Singer Courtney Love (search) pleaded no contest Thursday to an assault charge related to an incident at the home of an ex-boyfriend. Later in the day, she pleaded guilty to a drug count stemming from an earlier break-in at the residence. In April 2004 Love allegedly found …