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FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medi…
Cheering TMC crowd hears Brewer pitch wider AHCCCS
Gov. Jan Brewer led a lively "pep rally" for Medicaid expansion at Tucson Medical Center on Wednesday morning, drawing cheers, shouts of suppo…
As if by magic, docs 'print' airway splint, save Ohio boy
In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used …
Nearly all states see hefty drop in teen births
NEW YORK - The nation's record-low teen birthrate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several mountain …
Sinfonia acquiring 4th home-health firm
Sinfonia HealthCare Corp., a new home health-care company launched by former Providence Service Corp. CEO Fletcher McCusker, has signed an agr…
Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants
An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university r…
Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate
In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the …
May 23, 2013 4:19 pm PhotosPhotos
WHO: Scientific red tape mars efforts vs. virus
International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for…
May 23, 2013 2:44 pm PhotosPhotos
Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and…
Shuttered NM plant resumes making peanut butter
The eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant shuttered eight months ago after a salmonella outbreak is back in production, and company officials…
Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical
Reading, writing, arithmetic _ and PE?
May 23, 2013 8:19 am PhotosPhotos
20-week abortion ban overturned
PHOENIX - Calling a woman's rights "unalterably clear," a federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Arizona's nearly year-old ban on aborti…
High-tech guns allow owners to disable them remotely
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A high-tech startup is wading into the gun-control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know wh…
Study ties childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to adult obesity
Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new…
Teen birth rates decline in most US states
The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report fro…
Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury
A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said …
May 22, 2013 8:10 pm PhotosPhotos
More doctors, hospitals using electronic records
The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tippi…
Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls
The American Cancer Society _ one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups _ is 100 years old this week.
May 22, 2013 12:12 am PhotosPhotos
Brewer ready to block other bills to keep up pressure over Medicaid
PHOENIX - Saying the Senate vote to expand Medicaid is not enough, Gov. Jan Brewer won't rescind her vow to veto other legislation until lawma…
Measles surges in UK years after flawed study
LONDON - More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited resea…
Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device
WASHINGTON - New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense s…
Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation
The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water.
After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead
The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generation…
May 21, 2013 12:09 am PhotosPhotos
Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design chan…
Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device
New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like ba…
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Measles surges in UK years after flawed research
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What do we eat? New food map will tell us
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Flesh-eating disease victim gets prosthetic hands
May 17, 2013 7:12 pm PhotosPhotos
Tiny preemies get a boost from live music therapy
May 16, 2013 1:16 am PhotosPhotos
Details of Jolie's breast treatment revealed
May 15, 2013 5:36 pm PhotosPhotos
Shrinks, critics face off over psychiatric manual
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Women have more options for breast cancer surgery
May 14, 2013 1:28 pm PhotosPhotos
Study questions how sharply US should cut the salt
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Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy: Q&A
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Women have new options for breast cancer surgery
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Wearable robots becoming lighter, hold great promise
May 12, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Alzheimer's a husband's obsession
May 12, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Utah to be first to use dual-model health exchange
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