Health

Russia shelves plan to shut child cancer clinic
The intention to turn a St. Petersburg clinic treating pediatric cancer patients into one that would exclusively serve judges and staff of Russia's ...
Seau's family sues NFL over brain injuries
The family of Junior Seau has sued the NFL, claiming the former linebacker's suicide was the result of brain disease caused by violent hits he ...
Abidal hospitalized for tests on liver transplant
Barcelona says defender Eric Abidal will be hospitalized for three to four days to undergo tests on his liver transplant. The 33-year-old Abidal had ...
England's Clark a Six Nations doubt due to surgery
New England flanker Calum Clark will undergo shoulder surgery and is in danger of missing a second straight Six Nations. Clark hurt his right shoulder ...
Glance: Surgical slips rare but costly
A lawyer in Germany claims surgeons left up to 16 objects in her client's body after an operation for prostate cancer. She is seeking €80,000 ...
Russian adoption ban wrenching for families in US
From their faraway homes in the American West, the two couples made repeated missions of love to Moscow, each seeking to adopt children with Down ...
UK considers preventative drugs for breast cancer
Britain's National Health Service may soon offer women at high risk of developing breast cancer drugs normally used to treat the disease as a ...
Blind Russian girl criticizes adoption ban
A blind Russian high-schooler's impassioned criticism of the ban on adoption by Americans has added a new and compelling voice to the chorus of ...
Merck warns doctors to stop prescribing Tredaptive
Drugmaker Merck says it is suspending its sale of the cholesterol drug Tredaptive and is telling doctors to quit prescribing the medicine.
NFL great Junior Seau had brain disease CTE
Junior Seau, one of the NFL's best and fiercest players for nearly two decades, had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide last May, ...
British player Ross Hutchins diagnosed with cancer
British tennis player Ross Hutchins has been diagnosed with cancer and says he hopes to return to the circuit before the end of the year after six ...
Police: 4 men found dead in central Serbia house
Police say they have discovered four dead people inside a house in central Serbia and local media reports suggest they died from carbon monoxide ...
Violence plays role in shorter US life expectancy
The United States suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation, due in part to the widespread possession of firearms and the practice ...
Organ donations fall in Germany after scandal
Organ donations have dropped sharply in Germany following a scandal over alleged corruption at several transplant clinics. The German Foundation for ...
Vilanova back on touchline after throat surgery
Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova returned to the touchline on Sunday for his first game since undergoing throat surgery to remove a second tumor from a ...
Vilanova to coach Barca's 1st game since surgery
Barcelona says manager Tito Vilanova will return to the touchline on Sunday for the first time since having throat surgery to remove a tumor 16 days ...
O'Connell to miss Six Nations after back surgery
Ireland lock Paul O'Connell will miss the Six Nations after undergoing surgery to correct a bulging disc in his back. However, O'Connell should be in ...
Doctors expect Clinton's full recovery from clot
Doctors treating U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a blood clot in her head said blood thinners were being used to dissolve the clot ...
A blood clot's danger depends on where it is
Blood clots like the one that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is being treated for can occur for a host of reasons. How serious a clot is ...
Bjoergen out of Tour de Ski due to heart problems
Three-time Olympic cross-country skiing champion Marit Bjoergen will miss the Tour de Ski after being hospitalized with an irregular heartbeat.
Vilanova released 2 days after throat surgery
Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova was released from the hospital on Saturday, two days after undergoing throat surgery to remove a tumor — giving the team ...
Iraq finance minister says staff members kidnapped
Iraq's finance minister on Thursday accused a "militia force" of kidnapping members of his staff and said he holds the prime minister personally ...
Abidal returns to training after liver transplant
Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has taken part in his first team training session since a liver transplant eight months ago. Abidal's return on ...
Germany's Merck suffers setback with cancer drug
German pharmaceutical company Merck KgaA says a late stage trial of a new lung cancer drug has failed to meet expectations. The company, based in ...
37 dead in Ukraine from cold spell
Ukrainian health officials say 37 people have died from the severe cold spell that hit the country this month. Temperatures have dropped as low as ...