Health

Bold turkey: woman hits cop to kick smoking habit
Think you've heard of every way possible to quit smoking? Etta Mae Lopez came up with a new one: slap a cop and go to jail, where smoking isn't ...
Obama declared health care law 'is here to stay'
Caught between nervous Democrats and emboldened Republicans, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped up the sales pitch on his health care overhaul ...
Surgeon: Stonewall Jackson death likely pneumonia
Historians and doctors have debated for decades what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J.
Judge in NYC refuses to suspend his Plan B ruling
A judge on Friday refused to delay enforcement of his decision giving women of all ages broad access to morning-after birth control, calling the ...
3 suspected cases of SARS-related virus in France
French health officials said Friday they are investigating three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, in people who had ...
Health centers get $150 million to help uninsured
The Obama administration announced Thursday that community health centers around the country will get $150 million to help uninsured Americans sign ...
IMS: US medicine spending shows rare dip in 2012
Spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. fell for the first time in decades last year, slipping as cash-strapped consumers continued to cut back ...
Drugmakers, health groups bring poor girls vaccine
Two multinational drugmakers are teaming up with top global health groups to protect millions of girls in the world's poorest countries from deadly ...
High hospital bills go public, but will it help?
For the first time, the government is publicly revealing how much hospitals charge, and the differences are astounding: Some bill tens of thousands ...
Most military sexual assault cases go unreported
They are young, often low-ranking service members out on the weekend in the late night and early morning hours. Sometimes they've been drinking.
Lawyers: Haiti cholera lawsuit threatened at UN
A Boston-based human rights group said Wednesday it will sue the United Nations in 60 days if the world body does not agree to compensate Haitian ...
Study: Fish oil doesn't help prevent heart attacks
Eating fish is good for your heart but taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking medicines ...
FDA inspection triggers recall by Florida pharmacy
The Food and Drug Administration warned doctors and pharmacists Wednesday to avoid drugs made by a Florida specialty pharmacy called The Compounding ...
Gene test may help guide prostate cancer treatment
A new genetic test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help tens of thousands of men each year decide whether they need to treat their ...
France confirms 1st case of new SARS-related virus
A 65-year-old Frenchman is hospitalized after contracting France's first case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, and French health ...
Friends mourn 5 Calif. nurses killed in limo fire
From the privacy of their bedrooms to the public bustle of busy hospital wards, families and friends are struggling with the heartbreak of losing five ...
Calif. limo fire kills 5 nurses; friends grieve
From the privacy of their bedrooms to the public bustle of busy hospital wards, families and friends Tuesday struggled with the heartbreak of losing ...
Syrian women giving birth in exile of refugee camp
In a tent hospital bed, a Syrian woman who was four months pregnant when she fled her country's civil war cradles one of the newest residents of this ...
Judge in NYC rips opposition to Plan B order
A federal judge, asked by the government on Tuesday to freeze his plan giving teenage girls broader access to morning-after birth control, instead ...
Scientist: Cassava disease spread at alarming rate
Scientists say a disease destroying entire crops of cassava has spread out of East Africa into the heart of the continent, is attacking plants as far ...
Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study
Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of ...
Woman accused of faking rape now faces fraud case
A Michigan woman whose alleged trail of lies led to the release of a man convicted of raping her was charged Monday with fraud after investigators ...
Court: Calif. cities can ban medical pot shops
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities and counties can ban medical marijuana dispensaries, a decision likely to further diminish the ...
Bashful men can buy the little blue pill online
Men who are bashful about needing help in the bedroom no longer have to go to the drugstore to buy that little blue pill. In a first for the drug ...