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 ...
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 ...
FDA warns pregnant women of migraine drug risk
U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that half-a-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can decrease ...
Fever hits thousands in parched West farm region
California and federal public health officials say valley fever, a potentially lethal but often misdiagnosed disease infecting more and more people ...
Feds: Hepatitis B no barrier to health practice
Peter Nguyen was a promising medical student when his school learned that he had tested positive for the hepatitis B virus. He said he was blackballed ...
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: 'Ticos,' songs and cheese
It was a party atmosphere along Barack Obama's motorcade route from the airport after he arrived in this Central American country for his first visit ...
Proposed SC budget says no junk food for governor
Lawmakers in South Carolina are trying to keep junk food out of the governor's mansion. State senators inserted a clause in the 2013-14 budget plan ...
Saudi Arabia reports 3 cases of SARS-like virus
Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has confirmed three more cases of a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing to 10 the number of cases it ...
Catholic bishops condemn Irish abortion bill
Ireland's Roman Catholic leaders appealed to the public Friday to lobby their lawmakers to reject a bill that would permit abortions deemed necessary ...
Saudi Arabia reports 7 cases of SARS-like virus
Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry said Thursday that five people have died and two other patients were in critical condition with confirmed cases of a ...
Autism scientists seek more brains to aid research
Autism scientists are seeking more brain samples for research. They announced Thursday a new network collecting brain specimens around the country.
Parents see more food, skin allergies in children
Parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a big government survey found. Experts aren't sure what's behind the increase.
Generic competition cuts Merck's Q1 sales, profit
Merck & Co. on Wednesday posted disappointing first-quarter results and cut its earnings forecast for the year. But the world's third-largest ...
Just how crucial were experts for Arias defense?
As Jodi Arias' trial wraps up this week after four months of testimony, her fate rests in part on the testimony of expert witnesses who have offered ...
Ireland publishes bill on life-saving abortions
Ireland unveiled a long-awaited bill Wednesday that lays down new rules governing when life-saving abortions can be performed, a point of potentially ...
Meningitis outbreak kills at least 40 in Guinea
Health officials say a meningitis outbreak has killed at least 40 people in the West African nation of Guinea. Conde Lansine, a doctor in the eastern ...
China career boost can come with health risks
Whitney Foard Small loved China and her job as a regional director of communications for a top automaker. But after air pollution led to several stays ...
Egypt investigates new student food poisoning case
A security official says that Egyptian authorities are investigating a new case of food poisoning at Al-Azhar, Cairo's centuries-old seat of Sunni ...
Irish court: No 'right to die' for paralyzed woman
A paralyzed Irish woman who wants to die cannot legally commit suicide with her partner's help, Ireland's Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that ...
Germ-zapping 'robots': Hospitals combat superbugs
They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn't ...
Inbee Park at home with LPGA win in North Texas
Inbee Park felt right at home in North Texas. The top-ranked woman in the world left with another trophy. Park played the final 35 holes of the ...
Inbee Park wins North Texas LPGA, 3rd win in '13
Inbee Park was already preparing to congratulate Carlota Ciganda for winning the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout. Park, the top-ranked woman in ...
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