Health

Medical marijuana supporter wins Oregon AG primary
A retired state judge supported by marijuana advocates has defeated a former federal prosecutor in a Democratic primary race for attorney general that ...
FDA panel backs first rapid, take home HIV test
American consumers may soon be able to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their own homes, after a panel of experts on ...
Clock ticking with new plan to fight Alzheimer's
The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's one of the country's biggest health challenges on Tuesday, adopting a national strategy that sets the ...
Group: Syria troops target health workers, wounded
Syrian forces are targeting medical workers and patients who were wounded in the 14-month-old conflict, forcing doctors to scramble to help the ...
Blood drive set for flesh-eating bacteria survivor
A blood drive is being held at University of West Georgia for a student fighting a flesh-eating bacteria that threatens her life. Aimee Copeland's ...
Woman with flesh-eating bug mouths 'Where am I?'
After 10 days in the hospital, a Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection isn't letting the breathing tube in her throat stop ...
Iraq veteran uses rap to treat his PTSD
On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the ...
Govt adopts landmark strategy to fight Alzheimer's
The Obama administration adopts a landmark national strategy to fight Alzheimer's on Tuesday, setting the clock ticking toward a deadline of 2025 to ...
Britain bedeviled by binge drinking
The girls slumped in wheelchairs look barely conscious, their blond heads lolling above the plastic vomit bags tied like bibs around their necks.
Flesh-eating germ rare, especially for the healthy
Aimee Copeland, a Georgia grad student, is fighting for her life because of the flesh-eating bacteria that infected her after she gashed her leg in ...
Ind. diocese denies discrimination over IVF
An Indiana diocese asked a federal court on Monday to reject a lawsuit by a former parochial school teacher who claims she was fired for violating ...
Student with flesh-eating bug mouths questions
After 10 days in the hospital, a Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection isn't letting the breathing tube in her throat stop ...
French trial opens in diabetes-diet drug scandal
Lawyers for a French pharmaceutical group suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people argued Monday that a trial against their client should be ...
1 in 3 autistic young adults lack jobs, education
One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study ...
Officer: Military could learn from civilian courts
Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Miller knew that deserting his post was a serious crime. But, by then, he had a lot more on his mind and heart than his job.
Young cancer patients' 'Stronger' video a big hit
A video featuring cancer-stricken children, their nurses, doctors and parents lip-synching and dancing to the popular Kelly Clarkson song "Stronger" ...
FDA reviews first rapid, take-home test for HIV
The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves ...
AIDS fight enters new phase with prevention pill
Condoms and other safe-sex practices have accomplished only so much. Now the 30-year battle against AIDS is on the verge of a radical new phase, with ...
Time cover masks problem: Too few kids breast-fed
The real issue with breast-feeding is this: Too few infants who could really benefit from it are getting mom's milk. Sure, Time magazine's cover photo ...
Georgia woman, 24, battles flesh-eating disease
Whether she was hiking in the woods, growing organic vegetables or working on her master's degree in psychology, Aimee Copeland embraced her passions ...
Obese Ohio boy, 9, sheds 50 lbs, is returned home
A 9-year-old boy removed from his mother's custody after his weight ballooned to more than 200 pounds returned home slimmer with a free gym ...
Advocates: HIV prevention pill could save lives
A pill to prevent HIV infection is already being given to some healthy people, but without government approval, it remains out of reach and too costly ...
Israeli president undergoes surgery for hernia
Israeli President Shimon Peres' office says the 88-year-old is "feeling well" after undergoing surgery Friday for a hernia discovered during his state ...
Argentina gender rights law: A new world standard
Activists say Argentina now leads the world in transgender rights after giving people the freedom to change their legal and physical gender identity ...
FDA panel backs first pill to block HIV infection
The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of federal advisers Thursday, clearing the way for a landmark approval ...