Health

Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says. Last year, about 18 percent of adults participating in a national health survey described ...
Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue
There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a ...
Ga. radio hosts fired; mocked ex-player with ALS
The cast of an Atlanta sports radio show has been fired after mocking a former NFL player who has Lou Gehrig's disease, a station official said Monday
Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO
Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's ...
Food companies work to make it look natural
Here's the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection. When stretching out the dough for its premium "Artisan Pizzas," Domino's ...
Court: 'Pay to delay' generic drugs can be illegal
Deals between pharmaceutical corporations and their generic drug competitors, which government officials say keep cheaper forms of medicine off the ...
To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab?
By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her ...
Saudi Arabia: 4 more deaths from SARS-like virus
Saudi Arabia says four more people have died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths to 32 in the kingdom ...
Boston hospital to offer hand transplants for kids
A Boston hospital is starting the world's first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won't be long until face transplants and ...
Court hearing on hold over lung transplant rules
A court hearing over organ donor matches involving children is on hold after the 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl at the center of the lawsuit received ...
Lilly stops mid-stage Alzheimer's drug study
Eli Lilly and Co. said Thursday that it stopped a mid-stage clinical trial of an experimental Alzheimer's disease drug because of potential side ...
UN: World population to reach 8.1 billion in 2025
The United Nations forecast Thursday that the world's population will increase from 7.2 billion today to 8.1 billion in 2025, with most growth in ...
New lungs buy time but don't cure cystic fibrosis
The 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who fought for a lung transplant has a difficult journey ahead. The transplant isn't a cure for her cystic fibrosis, ...
Expert: Dying woman should have got Irish abortion
A miscarrying woman who died in an Irish hospital should have had her blood poisoning detected much sooner and been offered an abortion to improve her ...
Court says human genes cannot be patented
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar ...
Court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests
A ruling by the Supreme Court that human genes can't be patented is expected to increase access and drop the cost for tests for gene mutations that ...
Girl who took on transplant rules gets new lungs
A 10-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis was recovering from a transplant of adult lungs after a judge's ruling expanded her options for lifesaving ...
NY judge: Fed plan for morning-after pill sales OK
President Barack Obama's administration can go forward with its new plan to make the morning-after pill available to buyers of any age without ...
HIV drug can also protect injection drug users
Doctors should consider giving a daily AIDS drug to another high risk group to help prevent infections — people who shoot heroin, methamphetamines or ...
Lawmaker says low rate of pregnancy from rape
A House Republican drew a sharp response during debate on an abortion bill when he said that the number of pregnancies resulting from rape is very low
UK to start regulating e-cigarettes as medicines
Britain will start regulating electronic cigarettes and other products containing nicotine as medicines, according to the country's top regulator.
OTC morning-after pill sales coming - but not yet
Don't look for the morning-after pill to move next to the condoms on drugstore shelves right away — but after a decade-plus fight, it appears it ...
Hepatitis A linked to frozen berries sickens 87
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen berry mix sold at Costco has grown to 87 people with ...