Health

2nd NY hospital warns of insulin pen infection
A second western New York hospital is notifying patients that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C through the improper ...
In Mass. law, states get a health overhaul model
When Massachusetts adopted its landmark health care law in 2006, the goals were ambitious and the potential solutions complex. More than 90 percent ...
Beverage industry, NYC lawyers duel over drinks
The city defended its groundbreaking size limit on sugary drinks Wednesday as an imperfect but meaningful rein on obesity, while critics said it would ...
After shootings, states rethink mental health cuts
Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, driven by the recession's toll on revenue and, in some cases, ...
Women have caught up to men on lung cancer risk
Smoke like a man, die like a man. U.S. women who smoke today have a much greater risk of dying from lung cancer than they did decades ago, partly ...
Seau's family sues NFL over brain injuries
Add Junior Seau's family to the thousands of people who are suing the NFL over the long-term damage caused by concussions. Seau's ex-wife and four ...
Scientists to resume work with lab-bred bird flu
International scientists who last year halted controversial research with the deadly bird flu say they are resuming their work as countries adopt new ...
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 ...
Mass. pharmacy owners got $16M in final months
The owners of a pharmacy linked to a fatal meningitis outbreak received more than $16 million in wages and payments as the company grew increasingly ...
40 years after Roe, states seek to limit abortions
Ever since a 40-year-old Supreme Court decision found that abortions are legal in some circumstances, state legislatures across the country have been ...
40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on
Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on the rights ...
Court rejects bid to have marijuana reclassified
A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a petition to reclassify marijuana from its current federal status as a dangerous drug with no accepted ...
China's young in crisis of declining fitness
Xiao Ru spent her last year of high school studying from morning until late at night. That didn't help her complete one particular assignment in her ...
Kan. case reveals risks with assisted reproduction
The case of a Kansas sperm donor being sued by the state for child support underscores a confusing patchwork of aging laws that govern assisted ...
Obama: We must reduce health costs, deficit
President Barack Obama says the nation must make the "hard choices" to reduce the cost of health care and the size of the deficit. But the president ...
Testing brain pacemakers to zap Alzheimer's damage
It has the makings of a science fiction movie: Zap someone's brain with mild jolts of electricity to try to stave off the creeping memory loss of ...
Flu season fuels debate over paid sick time laws
Sniffling, groggy and afraid she had caught the flu, Diana Zavala dragged herself in to work anyway for a day she felt she couldn't afford to miss.
Arizona to tax hospitals to pay for Medicaid
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has built a political career in standing up to the federal government over everything from immigration to health care. So she ...
Roe v Wade: After 40 years, deep divide is legacy
By today's politically polarized standards, the Supreme Court's momentous Roe v. Wade ruling was a landslide. By a 7-2 vote on Jan. 22, 1973, the ...
South Africa: vets struggle to treat hurt rhinos
A high-value target survives two attempts on her life. After recovering from multiple gunshot wounds, she is secretly moved to an undisclosed location ...
Autopsy conducted on body of Ill. lottery winner
Authorities on Friday exhumed the body a Chicago man who was poisoned with cyanide after winning the lottery and conducted an autopsy in the hopes ...
Lilly drug chosen for Alzheimer's prevention study
Researchers have chosen an experimental drug by Eli Lilly & Co. for a large federally funded study testing whether it's possible to prevent ...
Flu season 'bad one for the elderly,' CDC says
The number of older people hospitalized with the flu has risen sharply, prompting federal officials to take unusual steps to make more flu medicines ...
Gov't: Food allergies may be disability under law
Allergic to gluten? What about peanuts? Federal disabilities law may be able to help. The Justice Department said in a recent settlement with a ...
Poisoned lotto winner's body to be exhumed Friday
Authorities plan to exhume the body of a Chicago businessman Friday in hopes of learning exactly how he ingested a lethal dose of cyanide.