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Judge: Hobby Lobby must offer morning-after pill
A federal judge Monday rejected Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.'s request to block part of the federal health care overhaul that requires the arts and craft ...
Sudan to vaccinate against yellow fever outbreak
Sudan has launched a massive vaccination campaign to immunize 2.4 million people against an outbreak of yellow fever in the restive region of Darfur, ...
Unemployment may increase chances of heart attacks
Unemployment hurts more than your wallet — it may damage your heart. That's according to a study linking joblessness with heart attacks in older ...
Column: NFL safety not just a current issue
Roger Goodell's timing seemed odd, with his Harvard School of Public Health speech on player safety coming after a week in which three starting NFL ...
Saudi king has back surgery
A hospital official says Saudi King Abdullah has undergone successful back surgery in the fourth such operation in nearly two years on the 87-year-old ...
Mother: Sky Harbor woman has mental health issues
The 21-year-old woman who crashed through a gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and drove on the runway with her infant son in the car ...
Gaza kids at risk in crowded urban battle zone
The image of a dead preschooler cradled by the prime ministers of Egypt and Gaza in a hospital hallway has drawn attention to the dangers Gaza's ...
EU drug regulator OKs Novartis' meningitis B shot
Europe's top drug regulator has recommended approval for the first vaccine against meningitis B, made by Novartis AG. There are five types of ...
Migration officials say cholera in Haiti on rise
The world's largest agency that deals with global migration says cholera is again on the rise in Haiti. The International Organization for Migration ...
Report: Steps can reduce preterm births - a little
For all the miracle stories of tiny preemies who survive, the sad reality is that scientists know far too little about what triggers premature birth ...
Jim Harbaugh has procedure for irregular heartbeat
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh was sent to the hospital Thursday for a "minor procedure" after doctors discovered he had an irregular ...
Senate health chair wants new drug compound rules
The chairman of the Senate's health committee pledged Thursday to move ahead with legislation to tighten oversight of compounding pharmacies, amid a ...
McCarthy healthy, ready for normal offseason
Pitcher Brandon McCarthy is ready for a normal offseason after being medically cleared this week to resume his regular routine, less than three months ...
Diabetes rates rocket in Oklahoma, South
The nation's diabetes problem is getting worse, and the biggest jump over 15 years was in Oklahoma, according to a new federal report issued Thursday.
More American workers to pick their insurance
For some American workers, picking the right health insurance is becoming more like hunting for the perfect business suit: It takes some shopping ...
Scores isolated after new Ebola outbreak in Uganda
Scores of Ugandans were isolated on Thursday to prevent the spread of a new outbreak of Ebola which has already killed three people. Uganda has ...
Booze calories nearly equal soda's for US adults
Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft ...
Mercury poisoning of Danish astronomer ruled out
Ever since Tycho Brahe died suddenly more than 400 years ago, there has been mystery about whether the Dane whose celestial observations laid the ...
Drugmakers collaborate to facilitate drug tests
Johnson & Johnson and two other major drugmakers say they are collaborating in a global project aimed at getting patient tests of experimental drugs ...
Dutch hospital to lead organ trafficking probe
Medical and police authorities are launching a major international probe into the illegal trafficking in human organs for transplants, to help clamp ...
Group: Nigeria lead poisoning crisis still ongoing
A group is warning that a lead poisoning crisis in northern Nigeria is still ongoing and affecting children, while government money has yet to be ...
FDA seeks more authority amid meningitis outbreak
The head of the Food and Drug Administration asked Congress Wednesday for more authority to police pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly ...
Liberal group outlines substantial Medicare cuts
Trying to prevent a raid on health care programs in upcoming budget talks, a think tank close to the White House on Wednesday released a plan for ...
Croatia opens health fraud probe against 76 people
Investigators in Croatia have formally opened a probe against 76 people — including doctors and the management of a local pharmaceutical company — as ...
UN says access to contraception a human right
The United Nations says access to contraception is a universal human right that could dramatically improve the lives of women and children in poor ...