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Star investigative series: Falling vaccine rates boost risk of dangerous outbreak

An Arizona Daily Star public service investigation.

Laptop with Apria Healthcare client information stolen

Arizona Daily Star

After a security breach, Apria Healthcare is offering 11,000 affected patients free credit monitoring.

Photos: Animal hospital expands

Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson recently expanded their location at 4909 N. La Canada Drive. The animal hospital has the same equipment …

Concert tickets, CDs up for grabs at Tucson blood drive

Arizona Daily Star

Blood drives are supposed to be sobering, life-affirming affairs, but at the Rock 'n' Roll Up Your Sleeve blood drive Saturday, you are encour…

High court upholds key part of Obama health law

Mark Sherman, The Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the vast majority of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated …

Where to get childhood immunizations

Arizona Daily Star

• Students from the University of Arizona College of Medicine will be holding free Tot Shot clinics this summer at the Community Food Bank, 30…

Nico's fails health checks; repeated reviews planned

Phil Villarreal Arizona Daily Star

Nico's Mexican Food at 4231 W. Ina Road was the only local restaurant to fail a health inspection in April. After failing an April 24 inspecti…

Feds maintain sales restrictions on morning-after pill

By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press

WASHINGTON - In a surprise move with election-year implications, the Obama administration's top health official overruled her own drug regulat…

Get chiropractic services in exchange for food donations in Tucson

From now until November 18, Casabona Chiropractic, 7562 N. La Cholla Blvd., is giving a free consultation, new patient exam and xrays in excha…

Arizona-based health care group agrees to $10M payout

The Associated Press

PHOENIX — The U.S. Department of Justice says Arizona-based TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corporation has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve c…

Supreme Court allows investors to sue Arizona-based Zicam maker

By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services

PHOENIX — Shareholders of a Scottsdale-based firm are entitled to sue over what company officials knew about potential dangers from its popula…

Photo Gallery: Pump It Up

Pump It Up, an indoor facility with giant inflatable toys, is not just for children. It is available for fundraisers and corporate events.

Photo Gallery: Chemo Caps

Local members of the American Sewing Guild hoping to make 1,000 caps for chemotherapy patients.

3 top UA Healthcare executives resign

By Stephanie Innes Arizona Daily Star

Three top executives at the newly-created UA Healthcare have resigned.

Photo Gallery: REI is in town

REI, the outdoor recreation store, is opening in the Tucson Mall on May 21 competing with the independent retailer Summit Hut.

3 wrecks of semis leave I-10 'big mess'

Kimberly Matas Arizona Daily Star

Three semi trucks were involved in separate crashes Saturday - one a rollover, one hit by a train and one a collision with a sedan - at nearly…

Immigration review targets 1,000 firms

Brady McCombs Arizona Daily Star

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Thursday that it will review the hiring records at 1,000 companies nationwide - including 5…

I-10 wreck leaves 1 dead, 4 injured

Arizona Daily Star

One person was killed and four injured - some seriously - in a three-vehicle collision Saturday on Interstate 10, authorities said.

Tot missing from home is found

A missing 1-year-old girl, who police said was taken from a Tucson foster home by her 17-year-old mother, has been found.

Police seek robbery suspect

Tucson police have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in the armed robbery of a credit union office Friday.

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Study: 8% of workers use illegal drugs

WASHINGTON — One in 12 full-time workers in the United States acknowledges having used illegal drugs in the past month, the government reports.

Truckers advised to watch health

By Emily Fredrix The Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Truck drivers — the people who deliver our food, cars and clothing — have one of the most dangerous jobs in America — accoun…

Ariz. takeover shield challenged

By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services

PHOENIX — An international drug maker is challenging a 20-year-old Arizona law that could delay — and potentially block — its $3 billion takeo…