David Fitzsimmons: Cancer's in the rearview mirror; now I can look forward to a heart attack

The news on Wednesday of singer Andy Williams dying from bladder cancer jarred my bravado. Wednesday was my checkup day.

Blog: Presentation on pain and emotional health tomorrow

The keys to emotional health while dealing with pain and disease will be discussed in a free, public presentation at the University of Arizona Medical Center on Wednesday, Sept. 5.

Arizona official denies expansion of medical pot program

PHOENIX — State Health Director Will Humble refused Thursday to expand the conditions for which marijuana can be legally recommended.

Ga. woman with flesh-eating disease leaves hospital

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A Georgia woman diagnosed with a rare, flesh-eating disease left the hospital Monday after nearly two months and headed to an inpatient rehabilitation clinic, where she’ll learn to move with the aid of a wheelchair after having her left leg, right foot and both hands amputated.

Too many Arizona kids skip vaccinations, doc tells lawmakers

PHOENIX — Arizona parents who choose not to vaccinate their children are putting the whole community at risk, a state house committee here heard this morning.

US to allow those with HIV to enter

WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year.

Fundraiser to benefit '45-mph couch potatoes'

Fall has arrived in the Old Pueblo, and what it lacks in colorful leaves it makes up for in fine weather.

Probe doesn't link Asian drywall to ailments

U.S. investigators found elevated sulfur emissions from Chinese drywall, though they stopped short of linking the building material to ailments cited by many of the 1,900 homeowners who filed complaints.

West Virginia tops sleeplessness survey

ATLANTA — Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.

West Virginia tops sleeplessness survey

House Dems issue own health-care bill with gov't-run plan on heels of Senate

WASHINGTON — Cheered by President Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance industry and create a government-run option to compete with private insurers.

House Dems issue own health-care bill with gov't-run plan on heels of Senate

Seasonal-flu study: Statins help save lives

A new treatment for H1N1 flu may already be on pharmacy shelves — cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.

Over half of Arizonans polled say they won't get H1N1 flu vaccine

More than half of Arizonans say they are not going to get inoculated against the novel 2009 H1N1 virus, a new poll says.

Eurofresh endures Chap. 11

A judge on Wednesday approved the bankruptcy reorganization plan of Eurofresh Inc., a major hydroponic vegetable grower and one of Southern Arizona's largest employers.

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Judge approves Eurofresh bankruptcy reorganization

A judge today approved the bankruptcy reorganization plan of Eurofresh Inc., a major hydroponic vegetable grower and one of Southern Arizona's largest employers.