Health

Health

• Order! Greek lawmakers fume at smoking colleagues

  Greek lawmakers are fuming over colleagues who openly flout the country's anti-smoking laws in the very building where the statutes were passed. 

• Elan, Biogen change terms of Tysabri collaboration

  Biogen Idec will take over full ownership of the multiple sclerosis treatment Tysabri from its partner Irish drugmaker Elan Corp. PLC in exchange for ... 

• New whooping cough strain in US raises questions

  Researchers have discovered the first U.S. cases of whooping cough caused by a germ that may be resistant to the vaccine. Health officials are looking ... 

• US warns of new fake batch of cancer drug Avastin

  The Food and Drug Administration is warning U.S. doctors about another counterfeit version of the cancer drug Avastin, the third case involving the ... 

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  Vonn to have surgery in US next week after crash

  Lindsey Vonn is determined to be back competing for medals at next year's Sochi Olympics despite her season-ending knee injury after a crash. 

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  Her knee shredded, Lindsey Vonn done for season

  All it took was a moment. Lindsey Vonn landed hard and tumbled face first with a piercing shriek. Just like that, her season was done. The star ... 

• 'Horseburger' firm blames 170 tons of Polish meat

  The Irish meat company at the center of Europe's "horseburger" scandal on Tuesday blamed the contamination of its hamburger patties on the purchase ... 

• Windsurfer banned for concealing pregnancy

  Portugal's Olympic committee has banned a female windsurfer for life for concealing her pregnancy so she could compete in the London Games. 

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  Doctor convicted in German porn star death

  A 56-year-old anesthesiologist has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a German porn star who had a heart attack during a ... 

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  New tuberculosis vaccine doesn't protect infants

  The world's most advanced tuberculosis vaccine failed to protect babies against the infectious disease, according to a new study in South Africa. 

• Icon to buy division of Cross Country Healthcare

  Icon PLC plans to buy the clinical trial services division of Cross Country Healthcare Inc. in a deal potentially worth more than $55 million, as the ... 

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  Girl shot by Taliban undergoes 2 operations in UK

  A Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban is in stable condition after undergoing two successful operations to reconstruct her ... 

• VA report: 22 veterans commit suicide each day

  The number of veterans who commit suicide each day is more than 20 percent higher than the Department of Veterans Affairs has previously estimated, ... 

• EU proposal to protect bees stirs hornets' nest

  An attempt to protect Europe's bee population has kicked up a hornets' nest. On Thursday, the EU's commissioner for health and consumer policy, Tonio ... 

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  French gay marriage plans stir parenthood debate

  The French are all for sex and all for family — so long as you're having sex to create one. Anything dealing with assisted reproduction makes a ... 

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  Roadside bomb kills 2 polio workers in NW Pakistan

  A roadside bomb killed two Pakistani polio workers on their way to vaccinate children in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on ... 

• AstaZeneca in patent warning as net profit falls

  Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC warned over expiring patents on its medicines as the company announced a 37 percent fall in ... 

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  Menendez: reimbursed donor $58.5K for 2 trips

  Sen. Robert Menendez's office said Wednesday night that he reimbursed a prominent Florida political donor $58,500 for the full cost of two of three ... 

• London Marathon runner died after using supplement

  A London Marathon runner whose death touched hearts globally and inspired more than $1 million in donations had taken a dietary supplement which may ... 

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  Girl shot by Taliban to undergo final surgery

  A Pakistani girl whose defiance of the Taliban turned her into an international icon is headed toward recovery once she undergoes a final surgery to ... 

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  Suppliers, grocers turning to DNA testing on meat

  Ireland's surprise discovery this month of horsemeat traces in factory-produced burgers is boosting business for one trade: Forensics labs that use ... 

• Czech lower house approves medical marijuana

  PRAGUE (AP) —Parliament's upper house has approved legislation that makes it legal in the Czech Republic to use marijuana for medical treatment. 

• Cancer drugs give Roche a 2012 profit boost

  Growing demand for its cancer medicines and diagnostic tests used by clinical laboratories helped Swiss drug maker Roche Holding AG post a modest 2.