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NZealand reports first 3 swine flu-linked deaths 7.4.2009 : 12:11 am
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand health officials confirmed the country's first three swine flu-related deaths Saturday — two discovered only after autopsies on the victims.
Mexico wins praise for swine flu response 7.3.2009 : 9:37 pm
CANCUN, Mexico -- As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health.
Malt-O-Meal recalls oatmeal made with dry milk 7.3.2009 : 8:38 pm
MINNEAPOLIS -- Malt-O-Meal Co. is voluntarily recalling oatmeal that contains instant nonfat dry milk that may be contaminated with salmonella.
Flu cases close Wis. camp; 1 case is swine flu 7.3.2009 : 6:46 pm
SILVER LAKE, Wis. -- Flu cases have forced the temporary shut down of a summer camp operated by the Salvation Army in southeastern Wisconsin, including one confirmed as swine flu, officials said Friday.
SC camp helps youths dealing with losing family 7.3.2009 : 6:38 pm
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Brandon Gossett's youth faded away when his father died.
2 cases of swine flu confirmed in Randolph County 7.3.2009 : 5:03 pm
ASHEBORO, N.C. -- Two cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Randolph County as the virus has caused at least two summer camps to close in North Carolina.
2 cases of swine flu confirmed in Randolph County 7.3.2009 : 5:03 pm
ASHEBORO, N.C. -- Two cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Randolph County as the virus has caused at least two summer camps to close in North Carolina.
Weight loss class celebrates with leader 7.3.2009 : 4:39 pm
PLYMOUTH, Conn. -- For over a year, Kari Nizzardo ran five weekly weight-loss groups in the area. She has helped over 100 people shed unwanted pounds and, in many cases, improve their health.
Lyme disease reports up; state says not from MT 7.3.2009 : 3:07 pm
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Doctors have reported 15 cases of Lyme disease in Montana this year — a sharp spike from prior years. But health officials say most appear to be recently diagnosed older illnesses and that all likely originated outside the state.
11 cases of measles cases identified in Brooklyn 7.3.2009 : 2:31 pm
NEW YORK -- New York City health officials are urging parents to vaccinate their children against measles after 11 cases of the highly contagious disease were identified in Brooklyn.
Nursing board investigates Reno hospital 7.3.2009 : 2:16 pm
RENO, Nev. -- The Nevada State Board of Nursing is investigating complaints against five managers at a Reno hospital and its emergency department.
El Salvador reports first swine flu death 7.3.2009 : 1:55 pm
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- El Salvador has confirmed its first swine flu death.
State orders doctor to stop surgeries 7.3.2009 : 1:52 pm
LAS VEGAS -- State health officials say a Las Vegas doctor's office has been performing outpatient surgeries without a license.
Baltimore's Red Devils help breast cancer patients 7.3.2009 : 1:30 pm
BALTIMORE -- Two breast cancer survivors are giving back the support they received after they were diagnosed with the disease.
Health officials link salmonella to caterer 7.3.2009 : 1:14 pm
BISMARCK, N.D. -- State health officials say food served by an unlicensed caterer has tested positive for salmonella.
Croatia records 1st swine flu case 7.3.2009 : 1:03 pm
ZAGREB, Croatia -- Croatia has confirmed its first swine flu case in a woman who returned home from Australia this week.
Sightless man gardens by touch 7.3.2009 : 12:25 pm
JAYESS, Miss. -- It's not how beautiful a vegetable looks that tells Robert Wilson whether it's ready to be harvested, it's how it feels. Wilson is blind.
Hospital expansion hallmark of Oliver's tenure 7.3.2009 : 12:19 pm
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Bill Oliver's mark on Forrest General Hospital is one that will be remembered for years to come.
SD has second flu hospitalization 7.3.2009 : 11:07 am
PIERRE, S.D. -- A second South Dakotan has been hospitalized because of swine flu.
WHO's tally of swine flu cases nears 90,000 7.3.2009 : 10:41 am
GENEVA -- The World Health Organization says the number of officially confirmed swine flu cases worldwide has reached 89,921.
Casper hospital recruits 22 new doctors 7.3.2009 : 10:09 am
CASPER, Wyo. -- The Wyoming Medical Center in Casper says it has recruited at least 22 new physicians who will start work in the city over the next year.
Neb. officials say flu safety needed at camps 7.3.2009 : 10:01 am
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska health officials are advising summer camp operators and participants to take precautions against swine flu.
S. Ind. camp reopening after swine flu closure 7.3.2009 : 9:53 am
BENNINGTON, Ind. -- A residential camp for children in southeastern Indiana plans to reopen this weekend after being closed because of five confirmed swine flu cases.
Mayor Bunten still recovering from pneumonia 7.3.2009 : 9:50 am
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten says he is unsure when he'll return to office as he continues to recover from pneumonia.
Maine highest obesity rate tops in New England 7.3.2009 : 9:28 am
BANGOR, Maine -- A new report says Maine is still the fattest state in New England.
Beijing records best air quality in near decade 7.3.2009 : 9:15 am
BEIJING -- Pollution levels in Beijing over the past six months were the lowest seen in nearly a decade, environmental officials said Friday.
Oil hovers above $66 after weak jobs data 7.3.2009 : 9:11 am
6 cents to $66.57 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Thursday, it fell $2.58, nearly 4 percent, to settle at $66.73.
Japan, HK report Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cases 7.3.2009 : 8:56 am
TOKYO -- Japan and Hong Kong reported Friday that they have each found a patient with the type of swine flu that has proven resistance to Tamiflu — days after Denmark reported the first such case.
Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard 7.3.2009 : 8:42 am
CONCORD, N.H. -- Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States.
8 British teenagers have swine flu in Romania 7.3.2009 : 8:40 am
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Eight British school students have been hospitalized in northeast Romania with swine flu, an embassy official said Friday.
Autopsy to determine how Pa. dementia patient died 7.3.2009 : 8:27 am
PITTSBURGH -- An autopsy is set to determine whether a 79-year-old Pittsburgh man with dementia died of natural gas fumes in his apartment or from natural causes.
NH offering work safety info in 10 languages 7.3.2009 : 7:30 am
CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire workers now can get information on workplace health and safety in ten foreign languages.
Obituaries in the news 7.3.2009 : 7:18 am
Herbert G. Klein, Richard Nixon's ex-White House director of communications and a former editor for Copley Newspapers, died Thursday. He was 91.
ND swine flu count up to 57 7.3.2009 : 6:30 am
BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota's swine flu count has changed little in the past week, with only four new cases reported.
Philippine president's biopsy comes back clean 7.3.2009 : 6:16 am
MANILA, Philippines -- Areas of mass found in Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's groin and breast are benign and will not require surgery, her spokesman said Friday.
Amputees, crusty man, boy become chance friends 7.3.2009 : 5:01 am
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- This story is about what happened on one remarkable day in St. Petersburg — Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, to be exact. It's about a chance encounter between a couple of Dickensian characters, a crusty one-legged man who lives in the city, and a sad-eyed little boy from Orlando.
Ill. makes July 'Elder Abuse Awareness' month 7.3.2009 : 3:08 am
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- July is Elder Abuse Awareness month in Illinois.
Study ranks Ill. 4th for obese children 7.3.2009 : 3:04 am
CHICAGO -- A national study puts Illinois among the top 10 states with the highest percentages of overweight or obese teenagers.
4th WA death of person with swine flu 7.3.2009 : 2:17 am
EVERETT, Wash. -- Health officials say a Snohomish County man is the fourth Washington resident with a confirmed case of swine flu to die.
Tributes to Jackson spring up in unlikely locales 7.3.2009 : 1:00 am
PITTSBURGH -- Tilesha McClurkin wanted to join other Michael Jackson fans to celebrate his life, but she knew she wouldn't be able to go to whatever official memorial celebration might be held.
Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis 7.3.2009 : 12:07 am
DENVER -- Federal authorities say a former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic.
Federal agency counts 616 swine flu cases in state 7.3.2009 : 12:01 am
HONOLULU -- The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 616 swine flu cases in Hawaii.
Sen. Conrad, D-N.D., touts health care reform 7.2.2009 : 9:16 pm
FARGO, N.D. -- Sen. Kent Conrad said Thursday that the cost of health insurance in North Dakota is increasing three times faster than wages and health care overhaul cannot wait.
Maine's swine flu tally reaches 128 7.2.2009 : 9:07 pm
AUGUSTA, Maine -- The swine flu continues to spread in Maine with another 48 confirmed or probable cases this week.
Swine flu quarantine at San Quentin prison 7.2.2009 : 8:51 pm
SACRAMENTO -- About 800 San Quentin State Prison inmates have been quarantined while officials investigate 30 suspected cases of swine flu.
2 health official departures may be over abortion 7.2.2009 : 8:32 pm
JUNEAU, Alaska -- A second state health official has left her job in Alaska, and her departure may be connected to Gov. Sarah Palin's anti-abortion views.
Dental records used to ID Blair fire victim 7.2.2009 : 8:27 pm
BLAIR, Wis. -- The identity of a Blair house fire has been released after authorities used dental records to confirm it.
Advocates are back with real health care stories 7.2.2009 : 8:14 pm
CHICAGO -- When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000.
Nixon vetoes Mo. motorcycle helmet repeal 7.2.2009 : 8:06 pm
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation Thursday that would have relaxed a law that requires motorcyclists in Missouri to wear helmets at all times, citing concerns about highway safety and health care costs.
OMS busca en México formas de enfrentar la pandemia 7.2.2009 : 7:31 pm
CANCUN, México -- La gripe porcina se propaga con rapidez en el Hemisferio Sur y en Europa, donde Gran Bretaña podría alcanzar 100.000 casos diarios para finales de agosto. Incluso, el virus da señales de repuntar en México.
Federal judge voids bighorn sheep disease report 7.2.2009 : 7:28 pm
BOISE, Idaho -- A federal judge ruled against a bid to use a report on the risk of disease that domestic sheep pose to bighorn sheep, complicating Forest Service plans to close 61 percent of the sheep grazing allotments in the Payette National Forest.
Mental health centers: Budget veto hurts services 7.2.2009 : 7:13 pm
JACKSON, Miss. -- A top administrator said Thursday that some of Mississippi's 15 community mental health centers could have trouble surviving because Gov. Haley Barbour vetoed $7 million in state funding.
UN says global tourism falls 8 percent 7.2.2009 : 6:54 pm
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. World Tourism Organization says international tourism fell 8 percent between January and April compared to the same period last year, blaming the global financial crisis and the swine flu outbreak.
VA silent on compensating for endoscopic mistakes 7.2.2009 : 6:48 pm
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to hear if they will be compensated for mistakes that led to congressional hearings and new VA spending on patient safety.
Jobless data sends stocks reeling; Dow loses 223 7.2.2009 : 6:37 pm
NEW YORK -- The stock market found little to celebrate heading into the long holiday weekend.
Seagull die-off reported at Sleeping Bear Dunes 7.2.2009 : 5:59 pm
EMPIRE, Mich. -- Dozens of dead seagulls are turning up along the Lake Michigan shoreline at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and scientists suspect botulism.
W.Va. judge orders monitor on mental health issues 7.2.2009 : 5:56 pm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The state will spend millions of dollars on new group homes, day treatment programs, jobs at psychiatric hospitals and other items associated with mental health care under an agreement reached Thursday.
Business Highlights 7.2.2009 : 5:56 pm
jobless rate at 9.5 percent
Clark County issues air quality advisory 7.2.2009 : 5:47 pm
LAS VEGAS -- Clark County officials have issued an air quality advisory for smoke and ozone that could come from Fourth of July fireworks this weekend.
Suicidal patient in Mass. flees ambulance, missing 7.2.2009 : 5:43 pm
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- A 21-year-old man being transported by ambulance to a hospital for mental health treatment opened a door of the vehicle and ran away and has been missing for days in the Berkshires, police said Thursday.
Federal probe finds problems with chelation study 7.2.2009 : 5:35 pm
infusions of a drug that in this case has been removed from the market for safety concerns. A different type of chelation is used to treat lead poisoning.
CDC: US swine flu cases rise to nearly 34,000 7.2.2009 : 5:17 pm
ATLANTA -- The number of U.S. swine flu cases has reached nearly 34,000, and deaths have risen 34 percent in the past week to 170, federal health officials reported Thursday.
Thursday at the North Carolina General Assembly 7.2.2009 : 5:00 pm
— Legislative panel adds chance for local vote ahead of involuntary land annexation
Wyo. Sen. Barrasso co-sponsors rural health bills 7.2.2009 : 4:49 pm
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Sen. John Barrasso says he's got ideas for lowering health care costs in rural areas and helping make sure rural clinics remain viable.
World health officials tackle swine flu challenges 7.2.2009 : 4:44 pm
CANCUN, Mexico -- Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico.
White House announces swine flu summit 7.2.2009 : 4:39 pm
WASHINGTON -- The White House is planning a summit to talk about preparations for swine flu.
Park Service says Ind. Dunes water safe 7.2.2009 : 4:01 pm
PORTER, Ind. -- Just in time for the Independence Day holiday, the National Park Service says all Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore beaches are open and safe for swimming.
Ohio confirms death of swine flu victim 7.2.2009 : 3:32 pm
CINCINNATI -- The Ohio Department of Health has confirmed that a southwest Ohio man is the first person infected with swine flu to die in the state.
US study: New flu inefficient in attacking people 7.2.2009 : 3:22 pm
WASHINGTON -- With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is — so far — more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire.
Inquiry reopened in discovery of poet's remains 7.2.2009 : 2:48 pm
SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's state archaeologist is raising doubts about the recently announced discovery of the remains of Everett Ruess, a legendary poet and painter who disappeared in the Utah wilderness in 1934.
A look at economic developments around the globe 7.2.2009 : 1:42 pm
The European Central Bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1 percent, holding steady as it waits to see if a recent massive infusion of credit into the banking system will help loosen up lending to consumers and businesses in the euro zone. Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the ECB was pleased by the demand for its record â?¬442 billion ($623 billion) 12-month loans offered to banks last week, but wouldn't comment about what more it might do.
Britain braces for 100,000 swine flu cases a day 7.2.2009 : 1:12 pm
LONDON -- Britain faces a projected 100,000 new swine flu cases a day by the end of August and must revamp its flu strategy to cope, the nation's health minister said Thursday.
World stocks fall sharply on US jobs gloom 7.2.2009 : 12:13 pm
LONDON -- World stock markets fell sharply Thursday after worse than expected U.S. jobs data reined in investor hopes of a swift end to recession.
Britain braces for 100,000 swine flu cases a day 7.2.2009 : 12:13 pm
LONDON -- Britain faces a projected 100,000 new swine flu cases a day by the end of August and must revamp its flu strategy, the nation's health minister said Thursday.
Wyoming obesity rate remains steady 7.2.2009 : 11:58 am
CASPER, Wyo. -- A new report says nearly 1 in 4 Wyoming adults are obese.
Ask AP: Debt and interest rates, Afghan poppies 7.2.2009 : 11:54 am
trillion by the end of the year.
Illinois reports more than 3,100 swine flu cases 7.2.2009 : 11:48 am
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Health officials say the number of swine flu cases in Illinois has risen to more than 3,100. There have been 13 deaths in the state from the virus.
Washoe County reports 15 new swine flu cases 7.2.2009 : 10:13 am
RENO, Nev. -- Health officials in Washoe County report 15 new cases of swine flu in the Reno area in the past week.
Florida News Preview 7.2.2009 : 10:11 am
Forget visiting days and traveling miles to a prison to visit a family member. A Miami company wants families to be able to chat with an inmate from an armchair at home. The company is testing a system that allows families to make video visits with inmates using a home web cam. Inmates walk up to a prison kiosk equipped with a video camera to schedule a visit and see their loved ones. Families can sit on the sofa or anywhere else. The system is currently only in a women's prison in Indiana but will be rolled out more widely in January. Using the video visit system will cost less than some phone calls, 30 minutes for $12.50. The company and prison officials hope it helps prisoners maintain crucial connections to family.
Iowa school abandons site of fatal shooting 7.2.2009 : 8:49 am
PARKERSBURG, Iowa -- Aplington-Parkersburg High School officials plan to move the school's weight room to a private residence after a fatal shooting last week.
Cleveland Clinic raising pay an avg. 3 pct. 7.2.2009 : 8:39 am
CLEVELAND -- While other employers are cutting pay, the Cleveland Clinic has announced it will give raises averaging 3 percent to about 35,000 full- and part-time employees.
6 bankrupt Conn. nursing homes sold 7.2.2009 : 8:37 am
WATERBURY, Conn. -- A Connecticut partnership has bought six nursing homes in the state that have been operating in receivership because of Marathon Healthcare's bankruptcy filing.
Nelson listens to cancer concerns in small town 7.2.2009 : 8:28 am
WELLINGTON, Fla. -- Residents in a small Palm Beach County community who are worried that an abnormally high number of brain cancer cases have creeped up shared their concerns with U.S. Senator Bill Nelson.
Dirty water, poor hygiene costing Laos 7.2.2009 : 8:20 am
BANGKOK -- Laos is losing nearly $200 million a year, or 5.6 percent of its gross domestic product, due to poor sanitation and the resulting disease outbreaks that come from dirty water and a lack of toilets, the World Bank said Thursday.
Uganda confirms country's first case of swine flu 7.2.2009 : 8:20 am
KAMPALA, Uganda -- Uganda's ministry of health says the country has confirmed its first case of swine flu.
Medical system to establish Heart Hospital Network 7.2.2009 : 7:04 am
SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Northwest Medical System is announcing plans for a Heart Hospital Network to provide cardiovascular care in northwest Arkansas.
Obesity rate inches up 7.2.2009 : 6:10 am
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- A new report concludes that more than a fourth of South Dakota adults are obese.
LSUHSC-Shreveport to pay $700K to settle fraud suit 7.2.2009 : 5:00 am
SHREVEPORT, La. -- Federal prosecutors say LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport will pay more than $700,000 to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare by billing for medical services not provided by teaching physicians between 1995 and 2005.
Copeland foundation donates to cancer institute 7.2.2009 : 5:00 am
NEW ORLEANS -- A foundation founded in memory of the late restaurateur Al Copeland is donating $150,000 to the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.
UGA public health program gets accreditation 7.2.2009 : 4:02 am
ATHENS, Ga. -- The University of Georgia's 4-year-old College of Public Health has gained full accreditation.
Vt. ranks 46th in US for number of obese adults 7.2.2009 : 3:53 am
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- A new report shows that Vermont weighs in as one of the nation's healthiest states.
Davie man dies of swine flu 7.2.2009 : 3:32 am
DAVIE, Fla. -- Authorities say a Davie man with a chronic heart problem was killed by swine flu.
Chicago cancer task force names its top executive 7.2.2009 : 3:08 am
CHICAGO -- A Chicago task force representing 74 health care and organizations has announced its first executive director.
Walgreens walk-in clinics to test diabetes care 7.2.2009 : 3:06 am
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Diabetes care is coming to Walgreens.
Hawaii does well in obesity study 7.1.2009 : 9:59 pm
HONOLULU -- A new study says Hawaii had one of the lowest rates of adult obesity in the country at 21 percent.
Mass. grand jury won't indict doc in girl's death 7.1.2009 : 9:59 pm
BROCKTON, Mass. -- A grand jury in Massachusetts declined to indict a psychiatrist who treated a 4-year-old girl whose parents face murder charges in the child's death from a psychiatric drug overdose.
Health officials confirm first case of West Nile 7.1.2009 : 9:37 pm
PHOENIX -- The 2009 West Nile Virus season has begun in Arizona.
Paraguay reporta 1er muerto por gripe porcina 7.1.2009 : 9:12 pm
ASUNCION -- Un hombre de 60 años es la primera víctima fatal en Paraguay por la gripe porcina, confirmó la noche del miércoles el viceministro Edgar Giménez, de Salud Pública.
Study: Mixed bag on Pa. Medicare drug plan savings 7.1.2009 : 9:04 pm
PHILADELPHIA -- Seniors enrolled in Medicare's prescription drug program are spending more at the pharmacy with the government's assistance as expected, but that doesn't always mean less spending on pricier hospital stays and doctor visits, a Pennsylvania study has found.
Aquarium hopes obese kids flip for athletic seals 7.1.2009 : 9:01 pm
BOSTON -- Yes, he's obsessed with grooming, and he occasionally barks at you, but in most ways Isaac is not your typical fitness instructor. He weighs in at 350, eats 16 pounds of food at a time and he's only 9 years old. And he's a seal.
GM urges quick approval of sale plan 7.1.2009 : 8:56 pm
NEW YORK -- Warning that the demise of General Motors Corp. would have a disastrous ripple effect over the U.S. economy, an attorney for the automaker urged speedy approval of GM's plan to sell the bulk of its assets and emerge from court oversight as a new company.
China reports 1st swine flu-related death 7.1.2009 : 8:42 pm
BEIJING -- Chinese state media is reporting that a woman diagnosed with the H1N1 virus has died in the country's first swine flu-related death.
Argentina gets new health minister amid swine flu 7.1.2009 : 8:20 pm
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina swore in a new health minister on Wednesday as the spreading swine flu epidemic prompted schools nationwide to give students an early vacation and one province to declare a public health emergency.
12 hospitalized in connection with E. coli in beef 7.1.2009 : 8:19 pm
WASHINGTON -- At least 12 people, two of them suffering kidney failure, have been hospitalized in connection with a possible E. coli outbreak in beef suspected of having sickened people in nine states, federal health officials said Wednesday.
Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer 7.1.2009 : 8:17 pm
ATLANTA -- In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus.
Officials: Tannery sludge not behind brain tumors 7.1.2009 : 8:08 pm
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Health and environmental officials have concluded that sludge from a St. Joseph, Mo., tannery did not contain enough of a cancer-causing chemical to cause health problems in areas where the sludge was used to fertilize farmland.
Businesses hurt by UAW retirees' loss of benefits 7.1.2009 : 7:55 pm
LANSING, Mich. -- The loss of vision and dental coverage Wednesday by hundreds of thousands of retired autoworkers is causing problems for some practitioners and insurance companies.
Judge lifts suspension, says Mayfield can race 7.1.2009 : 7:42 pm
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Two months after a positive drug test for methamphetamines, Jeremy Mayfield is getting ready to return to NASCAR.
Group sues Calif. regulators over autism care 7.1.2009 : 7:38 pm
LOS ANGELES -- A consumer advocate group has sued California regulators accusing them of violating mental health and other laws by allowing health insurers to deny critical treatments for children with autism.
Health officials: Swine flu cases easing in Utah 7.1.2009 : 7:25 pm
SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah health officials say the swine flu outbreak in the state may have reached its peak — at least for now.
Argentina: Extreman medidas ante avance de gripe porcina 7.1.2009 : 7:06 pm
BUENOS AIRES -- El nuevo ministro de Salud argentino reconoció el miércoles que la epidemia de gripe porcina en el país está "en ascenso" y anunció medidas para frenarla, que incluyen la asignación especial de 262,5 millones de dólares y la licencia laboral de embarazadas y pacientes con inmunodeficiencia para evitar su contagio.
Yakima jail diversion for mentally ill offenders 7.1.2009 : 7:03 pm
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Haunted by memories of a time she thought she'd forgot, Torie Harding began drinking.
Mo. universities to partner for new med program 7.1.2009 : 6:54 pm
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Two Missouri universities are hoping plans for a new medical school program will provide trained professionals to relieve the physician shortage in the southern half of the state.
Jindal signs bill to reimburse Anna Pou 7.1.2009 : 6:39 pm
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law a bill that doles out nearly $457,000 to pay some legal fees for Anna Pou, a doctor accused of killing patients stranded at a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina but who was never indicted.
Bill to release more on NC patient deaths approved 7.1.2009 : 6:33 pm
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The General Assembly has given Gov. Beverly Perdue legislation she sought that's designed to release more information about deaths at North Carolina state mental hospitals.
Tests show girl at Neb. festival has swine flu 7.1.2009 : 6:30 pm
OMAHA, Neb. -- State health officials said a Pennsylvania girl who was among 2,400 people attending an international festival in Nebraska has swine flu.
New billboard seeks warning labels for hot dogs 7.1.2009 : 6:17 pm
ST. LOUIS -- A new billboard debuting in St. Louis asks for "dietary disaster" warning labels to be put on hot dogs served at Busch Stadium and other Major League Baseball stadiums.
Initiatives haven't solved Miss. obesity problem 7.1.2009 : 6:14 pm
JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi's health care community still hasn't found the secret to reducing the state's nation-leading obesity rate despite numerous legislative efforts and millions of dollars in funding, a top medical expert says.
River blindness drug trials planned in Africa 7.1.2009 : 6:10 pm
UNITED NATIONS -- Clinical trials are set to begin in Africa for a drug the World Health Organization hopes will help eradicate river blindness.
CDC: Private health care coverage at 50-year-low 7.1.2009 : 5:56 pm
ATLANTA -- The percentage of Americans with private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to two new government reports.
Health reform takes center stage at SD hearing 7.1.2009 : 5:56 pm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The two Democrats in South Dakota's congressional delegation, Sen. Tim Johnson and Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, took testimony Tuesday about reforming the nation's health care on a day when protesters decried changes sought by President Barack Obama.
Columbus physician tackles Third World trauma 7.1.2009 : 5:53 pm
COLUMBUS, Mont. -- Dr. Michelle Foltz faces a conundrum.
2 more deaths likely linked to swine flu in Mass. 7.1.2009 : 5:48 pm
BOSTON, Mass. -- City and state health officials say the deaths of two more Boston residents are believed to be linked to the swine flu.
Emotion, few details, in Obama's health care pitch 7.1.2009 : 5:30 pm
ANNANDALE, Va. -- President Barack Obama wanted to put a human face on his plans to overhaul health care, and a Virginia supporter did just that Wednesday.
NYC confirms 6 more swine flu deaths 7.1.2009 : 5:16 pm
NEW YORK -- New York City has confirmed six more swine flu deaths, bringing the total to 38 since the outbreak began in April.
FDA reviewing safety of Sanofi's Lantus insulin 7.1.2009 : 5:10 pm
TRENTON, N.J. -- The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it is reviewing data on the safety of Lantus, a synthetic insulin made by Sanofi-Aventis SA.
Mississippi company recalls prepackaged meals 7.1.2009 : 4:56 pm
JACKSON, Miss. -- A Mississippi company has recalled prepackaged meals containing instant nonfat dried milk made by Plainview Milk Products Cooperative.
Mississippi's still fattest but Alabama closing in 7.1.2009 : 4:33 pm
WASHINGTON -- Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.
Elderly driver in fatal crash was re-certified 7.1.2009 : 4:26 pm
BOSTON -- An elderly driver involved in a fatal crash had previously lost his license and then been re-certified, suggesting a flurry of recent legislative proposals to require increased reviews for older operators may not be a cure-all.
Va records second swine flu-related death 7.1.2009 : 4:21 pm
RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia health officials have confirmed the second death in the state related to the swine flu.
Doctor tied to hepatitis scare gets license back 7.1.2009 : 4:20 pm
LAS VEGAS -- A doctor involved in one of the largest hepatitis C scares in the country will be getting his medical license back.
McCain discusses health care overhaul in Phoenix 7.1.2009 : 4:17 pm
PHOENIX -- Sen. John McCain is criticizing an ambitious health care overhaul by Democrats.
9 swine flu deaths now reported in New Jersey 7.1.2009 : 4:15 pm
TRENTON, N.J. -- Health officials say three more people — including a young child — have died from swine flu in New Jersey.
Girl found who may have had contact with rabid bat 7.1.2009 : 4:07 pm
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Health officials in southwest Florida say they've found a young girl who was seen in a photo playing with a rabid bat, but her parents say she had no contact with it.
FDA requires Chantix, Zyban to have warning 7.1.2009 : 3:51 pm
NEW YORK -- The Food and Drug Administration will require two smoking-cessation drugs, Chantix and Zyban, to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts.
Hugging cancer patient, Obama pitches health plan 7.1.2009 : 3:35 pm
ANNANDALE, Va. -- President Barack Obama hugged a cancer patient Wednesday at an emotional forum before a supportive audience and vowed to bring greater efficiency and accessibility to the nation's health care system.
Miles City ob/gyn let go by Billings Clinic 7.1.2009 : 3:29 pm
MILES CITY, Mont. -- A longtime Miles City ob/gyn, who was placed on leave two months ago, is no longer an employee of the Billings Clinic, Billings Clinic Foundation officials said.
ND 22nd in obesity ranking 7.1.2009 : 3:04 pm
BISMARCK, N.D. -- A state health official says two-thirds of North Dakotans could stand to lose some weight, and she recommends they look at home, work and school for healthy choices.
Nurse's assistant sentenced 7.1.2009 : 2:31 pm
JACKSON, Miss. -- Authorities say a nurse's assistant has been sentenced to probation, a fine and anger management for hitting a vulnerable adult in her care.
Obama restates opposition to malpractice caps 7.1.2009 : 2:29 pm
ANNANDALE, Va. -- President Barack Obama is standing by his opposition to caps on jury awards to people who successfully sue for medical malpractice.
Obama comforts cancer patient at town hall meeting 7.1.2009 : 2:05 pm
ANNANDALE, Va. -- President Barack Obama hugged a woman who told him at a town hall meeting she has cancer but no way to pay her expenses.
Jackson's hospital is known for 'raising the dead' 7.1.2009 : 1:54 pm
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EPA testing yards near former Spokane factory 7.1.2009 : 1:51 pm
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Crews are testing residential yards near W.R. Grace&Co.'s former insulation factory in Spokane for asbestos fibers that can cause cancer. The work was prompted by the recent declaration of Libby, Mont., as a public health emergency.
Riding the bus twice a life-saver for KC man 7.1.2009 : 1:51 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The last time James Jones had ridden the Liberty Express Metro bus, he was whisked away by paramedics.
OMS: Vacuna contra tuberculosis podría matar bebés con VIH 7.1.2009 : 1:11 pm
GINEBRA -- La Organización Mundial de la Salud dijo el miércoles que un estudio demuestra que los bebés con el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) podrían morir si se les aplica la vacuna estándar contra la tuberculosis.
Officials: West Nile fever case in Clark County 7.1.2009 : 12:45 pm
LAS VEGAS -- Health authorities are reporting Clark County's first probable human case associated with West Nile virus of this year.
2 Maryland health systems to merge by 2013 7.1.2009 : 12:44 pm
BALTIMORE -- The Upper Chesapeake Health System plans to merge with the University of Maryland Medical System.
EPA testing yards near former factory 7.1.2009 : 12:43 pm
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Crews are testing residential yards near W.R. Grace's former insulation factory in Spokane for asbestos fibers that can cause cancer.
Multiple births surprise Wash. hospital 7.1.2009 : 12:34 pm
RICHLAND, Wash. -- Doctors and nurses at Kadlec Regional Medical Center have been seeing double lately. Even triple.
Report: Nebraska 20th in adult obesity 7.1.2009 : 12:30 pm
OMAHA, Neb. -- A report by a national health advocacy group says Nebraska has the 20th highest rate of adult obesity in the nation and the 21st highest rate of overweight and obese children.
Ohio high court rules for abortion record privacy 7.1.2009 : 12:16 pm
CINCINNATI -- The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that parents of a 14-year-old girl who had an abortion cannot get records of other minors treated at the same Cincinnati clinic.
Judge in Vegas rejects moving hepatitis lawsuits 7.1.2009 : 11:57 am
LAS VEGAS -- A judge in Las Vegas has rejected an effort by lawyers for the doctor at the center of a hepatitis outbreak to move the first 22 civil trials against him to Carson City.
In Campbell County, 14 rabid skunks this year 7.1.2009 : 11:37 am
GILLETTE, Wyo. -- More rabid skunks are turning up this year in Campbell County.
US HHS gives $11.7M to 24 La health centers 7.1.2009 : 11:35 am
NEW ORLEANS -- The federal Department of Health and Hospitals is giving Louisiana $11.7 million in Recovery Act grants to 24 community health centers around Louisiana.
Roundy's recalls JBS Swift beef 7.1.2009 : 11:27 am
MILWAUKEE -- Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. is recalling some of its beef because of possible E. coli contamination.
Central Point bat tests positive for rabies 7.1.2009 : 11:12 am
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. -- Health officials say a bat found in Central Point last week has tested positive for rabies.
US cancer researcher wins $500K genetics prize 7.1.2009 : 10:22 am
CHICAGO -- An 84-year-old University of Chicago researcher has won a half-million-dollar genetics prize for her pioneering work in showing that cancer is a genetic disease.
New burn center opens in Brandon 7.1.2009 : 10:18 am
BRANDON, Miss. -- A burn center will open in Brandon on Monday, providing the state its first inpatient burn-treatment facility in four years.
Ill. cancer researcher wins $500K genetics prize 7.1.2009 : 10:17 am
CHICAGO -- An 84-year-old University of Chicago researcher has won a half-million-dollar genetics prize for her pioneering work in showing that cancer is a genetic disease.
UC cancer researcher wins $500,000 genetics prize 7.1.2009 : 9:39 am
CHICAGO -- A groundbreaking 84-year-old cancer researcher at the University of Chicago has won a half-million-dollar genetics prize.
Chaplain fell at care center before his death 7.1.2009 : 9:02 am
MINNEAPOLIS -- A medical examiner's report says the military chaplain gravely wounded in Iraq five years ago suffered head injuries in a fall at his nursing home just before his death.
Obituaries in the news 7.1.2009 : 8:31 am
John W. Fisher, the retired Ball Corp. President and Chairman John W. Fisher, who led the packaging and home canning products company for more than 15 years, died Sunday. He was 93.
Bosnia confirms 1st swine flu case 7.1.2009 : 8:23 am
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Bosnian officials say the Balkan country has confirmed its first case of swine flu in a 24-year-old woman who arrived from South America.
SW Neb. counties report jump in rabies cases 7.1.2009 : 8:05 am
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Health officials in southwest Nebraska say they have seen a jump in rabies cases.
WVa ranked as nation's third-fattest state 7.1.2009 : 7:56 am
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A new national study calls West Virginia the third-fattest state in the country, dropping one place from last year.
Suffolk animal shelter closed after parvo outbreak 7.1.2009 : 7:49 am
SUFFOLK, Va. -- Suffolk's animal shelter has been closed following an outbreak of canine parvovirus that required workers to euthanize 12 dogs.
Vt. air comparitively clean, could be cleaner 7.1.2009 : 7:14 am
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Vermont's air quality is better than that in many parts of the United States, but could be better still.
Animated film tells of Gaza woman's cancer battle 7.1.2009 : 5:52 am
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Her back to the camera, a Gaza woman ashamedly unbuttons her dress before a female Israeli soldier, revealing that her breasts were removed in a failed attempt to halt cancer.
WHO paper: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV 7.1.2009 : 5:41 am
GENEVA -- The World Health Organization says a study has shown that babies with HIV could die if given a standard tuberculosis vaccine.
Roche to ease access to Tamiflu 7.1.2009 : 5:38 am
BASEL, Switzerland -- Pharmaceutical maker Roche Holding AG said Wednesday a new initiative will ensure that poor countries get its antiviral drug against swine flu at a lower price.
Palin: I'd come out ahead in run against Obama 7.1.2009 : 4:37 am
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she'd come out ahead if she went one-on-one with fellow jogger President Barack Obama in a long run.
Health officials offer outdoor food safety tips 7.1.2009 : 4:30 am
CHICAGO -- Cook County health officials are offering some outdoor food safety tips for people planning picnics and barbecues this weekend.
Calif. officials face deadline to avoid IOUs 7.1.2009 : 3:02 am
SACRAMENTO -- California officials are facing a midnight deadline Tuesday to find a way to cut into a $24.3 billion state budget deficit and avoid the need to issue IOUs for the first time in nearly 20 years.
California, other states face tough budget choices 7.1.2009 : 2:02 am
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Lawmakers around the nation spent Tuesday in grueling, around-the-clock budget sessions as they struggled to avoid government shutdowns and other painful cuts, with the most dramatic negotiations unfolding in California amid a historic $24.3 billion deficit.
Judge to consider dog breeder's mental health 7.1.2009 : 1:15 am
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Two mental health experts gave conflicting opinions Tuesday on whether a Ballantine dog breeder charged with aggravated animal cruelty is fit to stand trial.
'Mind-body' oncologist Dr. O. Carl Simonton dies 7.1.2009 : 12:39 am
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. -- Dr. O. Carl Simonton, a radiation oncologist who was an early advocate of treating the emotional and psychological needs of cancer patients and published the popular 1978 book "Getting Well Again," has died. He was 66.
NJ to get nearly $17M for community health centers 6.29.2009 : 5:32 pm
TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey will be receiving nearly $17 million in federal stimulus money to upgrade and expand community health centers across the state.
FDA says E. coli found in Nestle sample 6.29.2009 : 5:32 pm
NEW YORK -- The Food and Drug Administration said Monday a sample of raw cookie dough collected at a Nestle USA manufacturing plant last week has tested positive for E. coli.
Appeals court allows Vt drug law to take effect 6.29.2009 : 5:07 pm
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing the implementation of a Vermont law that would restrict the work of companies that collect information about the drugs doctors prescribe.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs back at work few days a week 6.29.2009 : 4:54 pm
SEATTLE -- Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at his office a few days a week after taking a 5½-month medical leave and getting a new liver.
Pa. doc at center of VA cancer probe admits errors 6.29.2009 : 4:51 pm
PHILADELPHIA -- A doctor accused of botching dozens of prostate cancer surgeries at a Veterans Administration hospital admitted Monday that he sometimes missed his target when implanting radioactive seeds, leaving patients with incorrect dosages.
Texas LB treated for concussion after crash 6.29.2009 : 4:50 pm
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas linebacker Sergio Kindle was treated for a concussion after crashing his car into an Austin apartment building last week while he was either sending or receiving a text message, his attorney said Monday.
Swine flu claims second death in Mass. 6.29.2009 : 4:45 pm
BOSTON, Mass. -- State health officials say an elderly Boston man died from complications of the swine flu, the second death tied to the H1N1 virus in Massachusetts.
Mississippi up to 152 confirmed cases of swine flu 6.29.2009 : 4:31 pm
JACKSON, Miss. -- The Mississippi Department of Health says the state's total number of swine flu cases is 152, and there are still no deaths.
Drug-resistant swine flu seen in Danish patient 6.29.2009 : 4:14 pm
ATLANTA -- For the first time, a case of swine flu has proven resistant to Tamiflu — the leading pharmaceutical weapon against the new virus, international health officials said Monday.
No sign of deal to close Calif. deficit 6.29.2009 : 4:10 pm
SACRAMENTO -- The California Senate on Monday approved a Democratic budget-balancing plan that faces a certain veto from Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as the state heads toward issuing IOUs for the first time since the 1990s.
Experiment seeks to head off Type 1 diabetes 6.29.2009 : 4:09 pm
PITTSBURGH -- The doctor had barely pulled away the needle when a blister appeared on Tracey Berg-Fulton's abdomen: An experimental shot was revving up the 24-year-old's immune system — part of a bold quest to create a vaccine-like therapy for diabetes.
RI AG says lead paint cleanup under way in state 6.29.2009 : 3:40 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state is making progress toward its goal of cleaning up as many as 600 housing units contaminated with toxic lead paint, Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch said Monday.
33-year-old man Nevada's second swine flu death 6.29.2009 : 3:29 pm
LAS VEGAS -- A 33-year-old Clark County man infected with the swine flu virus died Sunday, Southern Nevada health officials said.
Connecticut records 6th swine flue death 6.29.2009 : 3:28 pm
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut health officials say a sixth state resident has died after contracting swine flu.
Doctors say more ovary transplants possible 6.29.2009 : 2:48 pm
LONDON -- Two new techniques to preserve and transplant ovaries might give women a better chance to fight their biological clocks and have children when they are older, doctors announced Monday.
Aquarium hopes obese kids flip for athletic seals 6.29.2009 : 2:48 pm
BOSTON -- Yes, he's obsessed with grooming, and he occasionally barks at you, but in most ways Isaac is not your typical fitness instructor. He weighs in at 350, eats 16 pounds of food at a time and he's only 9 years old. And he's a seal.
Nurse sentenced in allergy scam 6.29.2009 : 2:30 pm
CHICAGO -- A 52-year-old suburban Chicago nurse who allegedly led an allergy testing scheme has been sentenced to nine years in prison and ordered to pay $2.6 million in restitution.
New Alabama laws affect cancer, MIAs, autism 6.29.2009 : 2:26 pm
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- New laws taking effect Wednesday in Alabama will provide more care for women with cancer, coordinate services for Alabamians with autism, and use state buildings to honor American military missing in action.
2 swine flu-related deaths in San Diego County 6.29.2009 : 2:22 pm
SAN DIEGO -- San Diego County health officials have confirmed two more deaths related to the swine flu.
Calif. restaurant chains have to reveal calories 6.29.2009 : 2:13 pm
SACRAMENTO -- California will step up its campaign against bad diets, bulging waistlines and clogged arteries when three new laws dealing with restaurant and school food take effect July 1.
Medical examiner: Pitchman Mays had heart disease 6.29.2009 : 1:59 pm
TAMPA, Fla. -- Television pitchman Billy Mays likely died of a heart attack in his sleep, but further tests are needed to be sure of the cause of death, a medical examiner said Monday.
Central Asia to clean up radioactive waste 6.29.2009 : 1:55 pm
GENEVA -- Officials from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan say they have agreed to work together in cleaning up millions of tons of radioactive waste left over from uranium mining during the Cold War.
Parents push for MDA camp 6.29.2009 : 1:47 pm
9--TEWKSBURY -- Like millions of kids, 9-year-old Johnny couldn't wait to spend a week at overnight camp in July.
Mosquito numbers down 6.29.2009 : 1:44 pm
9--Mosquito numbers are down so far this year, officials said, but that likely won't last for long.
Medicaid patients face roadblock to getting Alzheimer's drug: Health ? State list favors other brands for treatment. 6.29.2009 : 1:40 pm
9--Utahns who rely on Medicaid to pay for their prescription drugs may find it more difficult to get a popular medication used to treat Alzheimer's disease.
Assisted living facility owner defends alleged violations 6.29.2009 : 1:37 pm
9--A York Springs assisted living facility had a hearing Tuesday to appeal the state Department of Public Welfare's decision not to renew their license.
Getting support from home 6.29.2009 : 1:37 pm
9--Sergeant Mark Vechini is going on his third deployment to Afghanistan.
Today in History 6.29.2009 : 1:33 pm
, the 192nd day of 2009. There are 173 days left in the year.
UK: 9-year-old girl with swine flu dies 6.29.2009 : 1:25 pm
LONDON -- A 9-year-old girl infected with swine flu has died in Britain, the third swine flu fatality in the U.K., a hospital reported Monday.
UK: 9-year-old girl with swine flu dies 6.29.2009 : 1:25 pm
LONDON -- A 9-year-old girl infected with swine flu has died in Britain, the third swine flu fatality in the U.K., a hospital reported Monday.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs back at work few days a week 6.29.2009 : 1:24 pm
SEATTLE -- Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at work after a five-and-a-half-month medical leave, during which he received a liver transplant.
SE Minnesota milk products co-op issues recall 6.29.2009 : 12:45 pm
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Plainview Milk Products Cooperative is voluntarily recalling some products it sells to companies because they might be contaminated with salmonella.
47,000 elderly falls in US tied to canes, walkers 6.29.2009 : 12:27 pm
ATLANTA -- Health officials say more than 47,000 elderly Americans end up in emergency rooms each year from falls involving walkers and canes.
European markets close up as Wall Street recovers 6.29.2009 : 12:15 pm
LONDON -- European stocks rallied strongly Monday after Wall Street bounced back from early losses, though investors remained wary ahead of key economic news later in the week.
Billings businessman Ralph Nelles dies at 90 6.29.2009 : 12:11 pm
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Ralph Nelles, a Billings businessman whose donations supported nursing education and athletics, died Sunday. He was 90.
Pa. doc in VA probe says cancer field evolving 6.29.2009 : 11:21 am
PHILADELPHIA -- An oncologist blamed for botching cancer treatments at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center says he's not the rogue physician he's been portrayed to be.
La. Medicaid program under review 6.29.2009 : 10:01 am
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Private health-care providers who treat Louisiana's poor are facing a $180 million cut in the government health insurance program that pays them.
Swine flu cases may be declining in NH 6.29.2009 : 9:39 am
CONCORD, N.H. -- Health officials say the number of swine flu cases in New Hampshire may be dwindling.
16 Miss. hospitals asked to collect trauma data 6.29.2009 : 9:20 am
JACKSON, Miss. -- More than a fifth of Mississippi's hospitals have failed to collect data needed for the state's trauma registry.
Spain: woman with swine flu has healthy baby 6.29.2009 : 9:18 am
MADRID -- Madrid hospital officials say a seriously ill woman suffering from swine flu has successfully given birth to a healthy child by Cesarean section.
Myanmar appeals court bars 2 witnesses for Suu Kyi 6.29.2009 : 8:44 am
YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's highest court rejected an appeal Monday by Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyers to reinstate two key witnesses in a trial that could send the pro-democracy leader to prison for five years.
2 Australians and a Thai with swine flu die 6.29.2009 : 8:17 am
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Two Australian men with underlying medical conditions have died after contracting swine flu, health officials said Monday, while Thailand reported its third death related to the virus.
Kenya confirms country's first swine flu case 6.29.2009 : 7:38 am
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya's public health minister says the country has confirmed its first case of swine flu.
ND does well in study of air toxins 6.29.2009 : 7:16 am
BISMARCK, N.D. -- A state health official says North Dakota's flat landscape and its relatively small population help hold down air pollution.
Stimulus money boosts health clinics serving poor 6.29.2009 : 5:16 am
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Homeless teenagers at a central Colorado shelter are feeling the effect of the government's economic stimulus package. It's the feeling of a dentist's drill.
Several Iowa hospitals accused of irregularities 6.29.2009 : 4:12 am
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Several Iowa hospitals, including one at the center of a controversy involving the shooting death of Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas, have been accused in recent years of discharging psychiatric patients before they were stabilized.
Baker City man's wallet returns after 63 years 6.29.2009 : 3:05 am
BAKER CITY, Ore. -- Bill Fulton doesn't remember losing his wallet, but its return helped him remember the past.
Ark. teens test their skills at Medical Jeopardy 6.29.2009 : 2:44 am
JONESBORO, Ark. -- What kitchen remedy may be used to relieve pain from a jellyfish sting?
Interim studies reflect political goals 6.29.2009 : 1:09 am
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Members of the Oklahoma House will be busy this summer and fall as they convene hearings on 120 government studies that have been authorized by House Speaker Chris Benge.
Surprising number of teens think they'll die young 6.29.2009 : 12:02 am
CHICAGO -- A surprising number of teenagers — nearly 15 percent — think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests.
Lawsuit settled in death of Rice player 6.28.2009 : 11:46 pm
HOUSTON -- The family of a former Rice University football player who died during a workout has settled its lawsuit with the school and the NCAA, which has agreed to recommend that its member universities test all athletes for sickle cell trait.
Idaho food stamp enrollment at 151,000 in May 6.28.2009 : 7:21 pm
REXBURG, Idaho -- More than 151,000 people in Idaho qualified for food assistance in May, compared to nearly 100,000 at the same time last year, state officials say.
Chopra: Drug concerns with Jackson since 2005 6.28.2009 : 6:46 pm
LOS ANGELES -- Spiritual teacher and medical doctor Deepak Chopra said Saturday he had been concerned since 2005 that Michael Jackson was abusing prescription painkillers and most recently spoke to the pop star about suspected drug use six months ago.
White House open to new tax on health benefits 6.28.2009 : 6:33 pm
WASHINGTON -- The Obama White House left open the possibility Sunday that the president would break a campaign promise and raise taxes on people earning less than $250,000 to support his health care overhaul agenda.
Horse virus causes some cancellations at NM rodeo 6.28.2009 : 5:49 pm
FARMINGTON, N.M. -- A recent outbreak of a horse virus in New Mexico has caused some contestants in a Farmington rodeo to pull out, with others seriously considering doing the same.
First couple's dynasty on line in Argentina vote 6.28.2009 : 5:48 pm
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina's first couple fought for its survival Sunday in congressional elections that could undermine the president's power and seal the fate of one of the country's biggest political dynasties.
7 relatives catch swine flu in West Bank village 6.28.2009 : 3:04 pm
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Palestinian health minister says seven people from one extended family have been diagnosed with swine flu.
Operator disputes helicopter collision findings 6.28.2009 : 3:00 pm
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The operator of one of two medical helicopters that collided near a Flagstaff hospital last year is appealing a federal report that placed blame on both pilots.
2 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ivory Coast 6.28.2009 : 2:56 pm
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- The ministry of health says there have been two cases of swine flu confirmed in Ivory Coast, marking the introduction of the virus to West Africa.
Juror affidavits cause uproar in malpractice case 6.28.2009 : 1:35 pm
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Four jurors wrote affidavits claiming they felt coerced by the court to rule against a doctor who lost a $6.12 million medical malpractice case.
Blue-green algae reported on some Wis. lakes 6.28.2009 : 12:12 pm
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin outdoor experts say the recent hot weather has caused water-related concerns on some lakes and rivers.
NJ woman with Alzheimer's missing 6.28.2009 : 6:37 am
BERKELEY, N.J. -- A search for a New Jersey woman with Alzheimer's disease headed into its fourth day Sunday.
South Korea's swine flu count tops 200 6.28.2009 : 5:23 am
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean health authorities say six more people have been infected with swine flu, bringing to country's total to 202.
India confirms 9 new cases of swine flu 6.28.2009 : 5:13 am
NEW DELHI -- India's health ministry has reported nine new confirmed cases of swine flu, bringing the country's total to 89.
Thailand reports 80 new swine flu cases 6.28.2009 : 2:13 am
BANGKOK -- The Thai Health Ministry has confirmed 80 new cases of swine flu, most of them students in the capital, Bangkok.
State lab stays busy all year 6.28.2009 : 2:00 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- While the number of swine flu cases in Tennessee is dropping, the state Health Department's laboratory is as busy as ever.
Did toxic chemical in Iraq cause GIs' illnesses? 6.28.2009 : 12:04 am
he must often use a cane, and no longer rides his beloved Harley.
Buffalo girl, 9, dies of swine flu 6.27.2009 : 10:52 pm
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A second Buffalo public school student has died of swine flu.
Questions swirl around doctor in Jackson's death 6.27.2009 : 8:02 pm
LOS ANGELES -- Elvis had one. So did Anna Nicole Smith and Marilyn Monroe. They are the doctors who cater to celebrities, dispensing powerful painkillers and sedatives to some of Hollywood's best-known entertainers.
Kevin Bacon performs on 14,110-foot Pikes Peak 6.27.2009 : 7:39 pm
DENVER -- Actor Kevin Bacon hiked 14,110-foot Pikes Peak Saturday to play a concert at the top as part of an event to raise money for a cancer charity.
Alzheimer's patient goes missing at Jersey Shore 6.27.2009 : 5:31 pm
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Authorities continued their search Saturday for an Alzheimer's patient who went missing at the Jersey Shore this week.
House move could delay Kansas lab 6.27.2009 : 4:37 pm
WASHINGTON -- Construction of a massive lab in Kansas for research on foot-and-mouth and other diseases could slow down following a House decision to withhold money to build the facility.
Neb. officials emphasize need for HIV testing 6.27.2009 : 4:29 pm
OMAHA, Neb. -- State health officials say one in three Nebraska residents with HIV/AIDS doesn't even know he or she has been infected.
UNL study finds clues into how eyes search 6.27.2009 : 3:39 pm
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has found clues that if your eyes are not in a search mode, they can lock onto an object more quickly.
Lawyers for children with Down syndrome sue state 6.27.2009 : 3:38 pm
SEATTLE -- Lawyers for three children with Down syndrome are suing the state of Washington to try to prevent a cut in the hours of in-home care they receive, which is set to begin Wednesday because of state budget cuts.
Lawrence man earns doctorate despite injury 6.27.2009 : 3:24 pm
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Imagine you are thousands of miles away from your son. On a different continent, in fact. In a remote, sun-baked place with little in the way of communication to the world outside.
Military officer works with Kansas inmates 6.27.2009 : 3:13 pm
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- Sgt. 1st Class Aljournal "A.J." Franklin believes every individual should be treated with dignity and encouraged to become better — even if that person is on death row at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth.
Chopra: Drug concerns with Jackson since 2005 6.27.2009 : 3:10 pm
LOS ANGELES -- Spiritual teacher and medical doctor Deepak Chopra said Saturday he had been concerned since 2005 that Michael Jackson was abusing prescription painkillers and most recently spoke to the pop star about suspected drug use six months ago.
New laws take effect 6.27.2009 : 3:02 pm
in Nevada:
Clemson health officials confirm swine flu case 6.27.2009 : 2:31 pm
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Officials say a Clemson University student has come down with the school's first case of swine flu.
Nevada home foreclosure laws take effect Wednesday 6.27.2009 : 2:29 pm
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- More than 180 new laws take effect in Nevada on July 1, including several measures aimed at curbing a crisis that put the state at the top of a national list for home foreclosures.
NH comission on hospital care issues report 6.27.2009 : 2:27 pm
CONCORD, N.H. -- A commission that requires New Hampshire hospitals and surgical centers to share information about medical errors and infections has presented its fourth annual report to the governor and legislation leaders.
Saudi swine flu prevention during hajj examined 6.27.2009 : 12:37 pm
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Experts from the United Nations and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday toured entry points used by millions of Muslim pilgrims to assess how the kingdom plans to prevent the spread of swine flu.
3 Mich. arts camp orchestra members had swine flu 6.27.2009 : 9:09 am
BLUE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- All three western Michigan arts camp orchestra members whose illnesses grounded a planned European tour tested positive for swine flu.
ND observes HIV testing day 6.27.2009 : 9:00 am
BISMARCK, N.D. -- The North Dakota Health Department is urging people at risk for HIV/AIDS to get tested.
Green and fast MRI technology 6.27.2009 : 5:22 am
LONGMONT, Colo. -- With magnetic pull about 30,000 times the power of this planet's magnetic field, earlier magnetic resonance imaging scanners presented a certain science fiction-like intrigue.
Joe Scarborough to speak at health care conference 6.27.2009 : 2:59 am
CHICAGO -- A host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program is one of the featured speakers at a conference that starts Monday in Chicago.
Nurse says surgeon threw human tissue on her 6.27.2009 : 12:53 am
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A Colorado nurse says a heart surgeon tossed bloody human tissue at her during an operation, then the hospital demoted her after she complained.
Swine flu detected at Argentina pig farm 6.26.2009 : 10:40 pm
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Swine flu has been detected in numerous pigs at a farm near the Argentine capital, but the virus has not shown itself to be any deadlier to the animals than a normal flu, the government said Friday.
Western author Don Coldsmith dies at 83 6.26.2009 : 10:06 pm
EMPORIA, Kan. -- Don Coldsmith, a family physician who gained fame as the author of the Spanish Bit Saga novels about the Plains Indians, left something for his readers after his death.
Swine flu confirmed at Missouri camp 6.26.2009 : 9:24 pm
BRANSON, Mo. -- Five swine flu cases have been confirmed at a Kanakuk Kamp in southwest Missouri.
Florida senator in Haiti to study drug trafficking 6.26.2009 : 9:18 pm
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is in Haiti researching the impoverished country's drug-trafficking problem.
Interim studies reflect political goals 6.26.2009 : 9:10 pm
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Members of the Oklahoma House will be busy this summer and fall as they convene hearings on 120 government studies that have been authorized by House Speaker Chris Benge.
Attorney says suits against BNSF will proceed 6.26.2009 : 8:42 pm
CALDWELL, Texas -- Although two juries have sided with BNSF Railway Co. in separate lawsuits claiming a plant's chemicals caused cancer, dozens of similar lawsuits will go forward, an attorney said Friday.
Bismarck medical center buys Minot land 6.26.2009 : 7:54 pm
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Bismarck's St. Alexius Medical Center has bought 20 acres of land on Minot's northwest edge.
NJ's Rowan University could get new medical school 6.26.2009 : 6:36 pm
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. -- Gov. Jon S. Corzine has laid the groundwork for an expanded medical school in Camden that would be operated by Rowan University, fulfilling a promise the state made decades ago.
Former Browns WR Jurevicius sues team over staph 6.26.2009 : 6:03 pm
CLEVELAND -- Former Cleveland Browns receiver Joe Jurevicius sued the team and the Cleveland Clinic on Friday, saying the team misrepresented the cleanliness of its training facility and blaming doctors with negligence over a staph infection in his right knee that kept him from playing last year.
Coconino County reports death from swine flu 6.26.2009 : 5:05 pm
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A southern Coconino County teenager who tested positive for swine flu has died, bringing the death toll statewide to nine.
All Hawaii students in South Korea to be released 6.26.2009 : 4:56 pm
HONOLULU -- Four of the five Hawaii students who were initially quarantined in South Korea because of swine flu fears have been released from a Seoul hospital.
Nobelist Hartwell to leave cancer research post 6.26.2009 : 4:29 pm
SEATTLE -- Nobel Prize winner Leland H. "Lee" Hartwell is stepping down as head of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Nestle refused FDA information, reports show 6.26.2009 : 4:27 pm
NEW YORK -- Inspection reports from a Nestle USA cookie dough factory released Friday show the company refused several times in the past five years to provide Food and Drug Administration inspectors with complaint logs, pest-control records and other information.
NTSB: Metro signal system didn't detect test train 6.26.2009 : 4:16 pm
WASHINGTON -- The signaling system for the Washington-area transit agency failed to detect a test train stopped in the same place as one that was struck during a deadly crash this week, federal investigators said Thursday.
PTSD measure included in defense bill 6.26.2009 : 4:00 pm
HELENA, Mont. -- U.S. Sen. Max Baucus says this year's defense authorization bill includes a measure that would provide mental health assessments to returning combat troops to help identify and treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
Analysis: Liberals prod Obama on their health bill 6.26.2009 : 3:48 pm
WASHINGTON -- Presidents quickly learn that legislative showdowns on tough issues, such as overhauling the nation's health care system, must be dealt with eventually. Some liberal Democrats worry that President Barack Obama may be waiting too long to face down Republicans on one of the issue's knottiest questions.
Work center inmate in Idaho gets swine flu 6.26.2009 : 3:28 pm
BOISE, Idaho -- A work center inmate in Idaho has come down with the swine flu, prompting correction officials to place him in an isolation unit.
Canada court upholds Jehovah's Witness transfusion 6.26.2009 : 3:19 pm
TORONTO -- Canada's top court on Friday dismissed the case of a young Jehovah's Witness who claimed that her rights were violated when she was forced to get a blood transfusion against her wishes because she was a minor.
Montana finds no chronic wasting disease in 2009 6.26.2009 : 3:00 pm
HELENA, Mont. -- Montana wildlife officials tested about 2,000 deer, elk and moose collected during the 2008-2009 hunting season and did not detect chronic wasting disease in any of the animals tested.
UI's presidential digs get $100K upgrade 6.26.2009 : 2:38 pm
MOSCOW, Idaho -- The University of Idaho is spending just under $100,000 for repairs and asbestos abatement to ready the residence of the school's new president, Duane Nellis, and his wife, Ruthie.
Hoy en la Historia para el 7 de julio 6.26.2009 : 2:20 pm
5 - Muere Pedro de Amiens, el Ermitaño, organizador de las Cruzadas.
Official: Shooting suspect's release not his fault 6.26.2009 : 2:09 pm
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A county mental health official said Friday he is not to blame for the release of a man accused of killing a beloved high school football coach.
Michael Jackson was much more than the King of Pop 6.26.2009 : 1:15 pm
NEW YORK -- When Michael Jackson anointed himself "King of Pop" over two decades ago, there was considerable rumbling about his hubris: Yes, he may have become a world sensation with record-setting sales of "Thriller," and yes, he may have had a string of No. 1 hits with smashes like "Billie Jean" and "Beat It," but the KING OF ALL POP MUSIC?
Doc in Philly VA hospital controversy takes leave 6.26.2009 : 12:56 pm
PHILADELPHIA -- An oncologist involved in treating veterans who received botched prostate cancer therapy in Philadelphia has taken a leave of absence from the University of Pennsylvania's medical school.
Swine flu test not back on Neb. festival attendee 6.26.2009 : 12:47 pm
LINCOLN, Neb. -- A state spokeswoman says officials are still awaiting results of a swine flu test for a youth attending the annual International Thespian Festival on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.
Guyana plans pork feast to fight swine flu scare 6.26.2009 : 12:45 pm
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Members of Guyana's Cabinet are attending a feast Friday night to show it's safe to eat pork despite the global swine flu outbreak.
U of M to survey Iron Range for cancer study 6.26.2009 : 11:41 am
EVELETH, Minn. -- A random sample of current and former Iron Range taconite workers will soon receive letters inviting them to participate in a screening program for a rare lung disease.
2 more rabid raccoons found in WVa county 6.26.2009 : 7:33 am
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- Two more rabid raccoons have been found in Greenbrier County, including one that was killed by a man with a shovel after it aggressively blocked his path.
Minn, Iowa ag officials seek help for pork farmers 6.26.2009 : 7:28 am
MINNEAPOLIS -- The top agriculture officials in Minnesota and Iowa are asking U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to help struggling pork farmers by spending $50 million to buy pork products for federal food programs.
South Africa confirms 2nd swine flu case 6.26.2009 : 7:09 am
JOHANNESBURG -- Health officials have confirmed South Africa's second swine flu case, a 29-year-old man visiting from France.
Walkers to raise money for suicide prevention 6.26.2009 : 6:58 am
CHICAGO -- The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is holding a walk to raise money for suicide research and awareness.
Chattanooga nursing home again allowed admissions 6.26.2009 : 6:38 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The state health department has lifted a suspension of new admissions at a Chattanooga nursing home.
Autopsy set after Michael Jackson's sudden death 6.26.2009 : 6:29 am
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson, defined in equal parts as the world's greatest entertainer and perhaps its most enigmatic figure, was about to attempt one of the greatest comebacks of all time. Then his life was cut shockingly — and so far, mysteriously — short.
Boston hospitals promise better accessibility 6.26.2009 : 5:33 am
BOSTON -- Two major Boston teaching hospitals are pledging to spend millions of dollars to make their facilities more accessible and their staff more sensitive to the needs of the disabled.
Personal trainer convicted of beating 6-year-old 6.26.2009 : 4:36 am
NEW YORK -- A personal trainer featured on TV for helping a police officer lose nearly half his body weight has been found guilty of beating his girlfriend's 6-year-old son with weightlifting belts.
Tiny baby gets help in overcoming health odds 6.26.2009 : 3:00 am
PHOENIX -- High-tech medical technique and cooperation between hospitals came together to save the life of tiny Madeline Mosqueda, who was born at 28 weeks, weighing 1 pound 5 ounces.
Solano County man with swine flu dies 6.26.2009 : 1:10 am
FAIRFIELD, Calif. -- A Solano County man suffering from swine flu has died
Obituaries in the news 6.25.2009 : 10:50 pm
Farrah Fawcett, a sex symbol and 1970s TV star in "Charlie's Angels," died Thursday. She was 62.
Yellowstone County rabies quarantine extended 6.25.2009 : 10:25 pm
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The rabies quarantine in Yellowstone County has been extended again after a skunk with the potentially fatal viral disease was trapped and killed in the Heights area of Billings.
Michael Jackson's health woes took center stage 6.25.2009 : 10:20 pm
LOS ANGELES -- Over Michael Jackson's chart-topping music career, his health has commanded as much publicity as his hit songs.
Missouri boy, 3, leaves hospital after 2 years 6.25.2009 : 10:06 pm
ST. LOUIS -- Kyle McCarty's photo album looks different from other children's: One picture shows him riding in a red wagon down a hospital corridor. In another, he drapes a stethoscope around his neck. A third shows him sporting a dinosaur Halloween costume, in the company of nurses.
A look at what happened in the legislative session 6.25.2009 : 9:48 pm
A $28 billion budget for next year that cuts public colleges, health services and most areas of state government was worked out in the final hours of the legislative session. The cuts were far fewer, however, than the original budget proposal submitted to lawmakers by Gov. Bobby Jindal. And despite the cuts, lawmakers tacked in $34 million of pet projects for their local districts in the 2009-10 spending plan. The new fiscal year begins next week. Still to be determined is how much tax breaks passed by lawmakers will cost the state next year and in the future, since most of the tax break bills passed in the final hour of the session with lawmakers unable to describe their full financial impact. Legislative leaders said they were unclear how many tax breaks they passed or what it will cost the state.
4 US teens on Cambodian trip have swine flu 6.25.2009 : 8:24 pm
DALLAS -- Four American teens who went on a mission trip to Cambodia to help the needy, wound up needing help as they became the first cases of swine flu in that Southeast Asian country, officials with the youth ministry said Thursday.
Swine flu arrives in Cole County 6.25.2009 : 8:16 pm
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Cole County has its first confirmed swine flu case.
Notes from La. Legislature 6.25.2009 : 8:13 pm
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Lawmakers signed off on $798 million in surplus spending plans before wrapping up their work Thursday.
Minn, Iowa ag officials seek help for pork farmers 6.25.2009 : 8:10 pm
MINNEAPOLIS -- The top agriculture officials in Minnesota and Iowa are asking U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to help struggling pork farmers by spending $50 million to buy pork products for federal food programs.
Canada PM worries about swine flu on reserves 6.25.2009 : 7:54 pm
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday officials cannot explain why the Aboriginal community in northern Canada appears to be getting hit harder by swine flu.
Coalition announces program to fight AIDS 6.25.2009 : 7:52 pm
WASHINGTON -- A group of large corporations says it will help Washington fight the spread of HIV and AIDS with campaigns that include appearances by professional basketball players.
NC House approves bill to keep funding government 6.25.2009 : 7:24 pm
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Legislature isn't going to meet a deadline to get a final North Carolina state government budget approved before the new fiscal year begins, House and Senate leaders acknowledged Thursday as they went home for the weekend.
Study blames alcohol for half 1990s Russian deaths 6.25.2009 : 7:02 pm
MOSCOW -- A new study by an international team of public health researchers documents the devastating impact of alcohol abuse on Russia — showing that drinking caused more than half of deaths among Russians aged 15 to 54 in the turbulent era following the Soviet collapse.
Baby opossum rescued from NY gym's soda machine 6.25.2009 : 6:08 pm
JOHNSON CITY, New York -- A baby opossum's instinct to play dead evidently didn't help matters after it got wedged inside a soda machine at an upstate New York fitness club.
Rogue NY Dem senator's health center owes back tax 6.25.2009 : 5:34 pm
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The dissident Democrat who made a New York state Senate coup possible runs a health care center in the Bronx that owes the state at least $162,000 in taxes and may owe the IRS more than $185,000.
Rising toll at US military hospital in Afghanistan 6.25.2009 : 4:49 pm
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- The urgent call came in: Roadside bombs had ripped through two Humvees and wounded eight or nine U.S. soldiers.
Mass. bill would let doctors ID bad drivers 6.25.2009 : 4:42 pm
BOSTON -- A bill that would encourage doctors to report the names of patient they don't think should be allowed to drive has cleared an initial hurdle on Beacon Hill.
Small companies need holistic midyear checkups 6.25.2009 : 4:35 pm
NEW YORK -- Small business owners might want to put two important items at the top of their midyear to-do lists: get a financial checkup, and do more networking.
2 more Michigan residents dead from swine flu 6.25.2009 : 3:59 pm
LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan officials are reporting two more state residents have died from swine flu.
Montana reports increase in new HIV diagnoses 6.25.2009 : 3:39 pm
HELENA, Mont. -- A state health agency reports an increase in new HIV cases and is encouraging people to be tested.
CDC: Shortage of childhood infection vaccine over 6.25.2009 : 3:11 pm
ATLANTA -- The government declared an end to a shortage of a childhood vaccine that protects against bacterial meningitis, pneumonia and other serious infections.
SD gov. says reform can't boost taxes, ration care 6.25.2009 : 3:07 pm
PIERRE, S.D. -- Gov. Mike Rounds says he and other governors told President Barack Obama and congressional leaders that states cannot afford to bear the bulk of the cost of national health care reform.
BC-NA--Editorial Roundup, NA 6.25.2009 : 2:51 pm
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DC hospitals, rescuers to run training drill 6.25.2009 : 1:13 pm
WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia hospitals, clinics and nursing homes are planning an emergency drill with the fire department and city agencies to test their preparedness to handle a major crisis.
Wash summer camp helps mend broken hearts 6.25.2009 : 1:03 pm
STANWOOD, Wash. -- On the first day of camp, Kayla Zilko tacked a photo of her late father to the cabin wall beside her bed.
Texas companies urged to help workers quit smoking 6.25.2009 : 12:27 pm
AUSTIN, Texas -- Health and business groups are urging Texas employers to offer help to workers who want to stop smoking.
Costa Rica reduce a la mitad casos de dengue y malaria 6.25.2009 : 11:35 am
SAN JOSE -- Costa Rica reportó una reducción del 50% en la incidencia del dengue y la malaria durante el primer semestre del año en comparación al 2008, informó el jueves la ministra de Salud, María Luisa Avila.
Hand-foot-mouth disease closes 100 Chinese schools 6.25.2009 : 10:35 am
BEIJING -- More than 100 kindergartens have been shut down in a northern Chinese city in a bid to stop the spread of hand-foot-mouth disease among children, state media reported Thursday.
Mental health facilities may face budget crunch 6.25.2009 : 10:04 am
JACKSON, Miss. -- Mental health facilities across Mississippi are making contingency plan for future possible cuts in state funding.
Police: Man dons bustier, can't skirt drug charges 6.25.2009 : 9:20 am
TUSTIN, Calif. -- Police say a California man donning a bustier and watching porn on a computer in an apartment complex gym was arrested after officers found drugs in his backpack.
Poison control at risk in California, other states 6.25.2009 : 9:20 am
SAN FRANCISCO -- Each day, skeleton crews of doctors, nurses and pharmacists field almost 900 calls a day around California from people such as a mother whose child swallowed flea repellant and an elderly man who accidentally doubled up on his medication.
Fargo-based hospice lays off 11 workers 6.25.2009 : 9:02 am
FARGO, N.D. -- Fargo-based Hospice of the Red River Valley has laid off 11 employees, citing the poor economy.
Former hospital, house added to Va landmarks list 6.25.2009 : 8:51 am
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Two historic buildings in Newport News have been added to the Virginia Landmarks Register.
Legislative floor actions 6.25.2009 : 6:53 am
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Legislative floor actions in the House of Representatives and Senate from Wednesday, June 24.
Free dental clinic to serve 1,000 WVa patients 6.25.2009 : 6:11 am
HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. -- Hedgesville High School is turning into a free dental clinic, where volunteers will tend to 1,000 people with oral health needs.
Wash U. labs get funding for biodefense research 6.25.2009 : 5:01 am
ST. LOUIS -- A center based at Washington University's medical school will receive $37 million over five years to continue its research into biodefense and infectious diseases.
China report outlines quake rebuilding problems 6.25.2009 : 4:56 am
BEIJING -- A Chinese government report says problems ranging from a shortage of bank loans to lingering mental health issues are hampering the recovery from last year's devastating Sichuan earthquake.
Ore. killing suspect, 93, released to care home 6.25.2009 : 3:57 am
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The husband of a woman fatally shot while sleeping, allegedly by her 93-year-old father, left a courthouse this week feeling that justice wasn't served.
Police arrest man in miniskirt viewing porn at gym 6.25.2009 : 1:14 am
TUSTIN, Calif. -- Police say a Tustin man wearing racy woman's clothing and watching porn on a computer in an apartment complex gym was arrested after officers found drugs in his backpack.
Bachelet llega a México y lamenta trato injusto por influenza 6.25.2009 : 12:15 am
MEXICO -- La presidenta chilena Michelle Bachelet inició el miércoles una visita oficial a México con un gesto de solidaridad por la emergencia sanitaria provocada por la gripe porcina, y lamentó que algunos incurran en tratos que son considerados discriminatorios frente al nuevo virus.
Prostate cancer found in pastor Jack Graham 6.24.2009 : 9:57 pm
PLANO, Texas -- The Rev. Jack Graham, pastor of a Plano megachurch and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has had surgery for prostate cancer and is taking a two-month sabbatical.
New veterans clinic to open in Fremont in 2010 6.24.2009 : 9:22 pm
FREMONT, Calif. -- Local veterans will soon have access to medical and mental health services at a new Fremont clinic slated to open in January.
Grand Canyon fraught with peril for unprepared 6.24.2009 : 8:07 pm
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona -- Frank Poole worked out at a gym and hiked around his Mississippi home carrying a weighted pack for months in preparation for his trip to the Grand Canyon.
Senator: Use of faulty insurance data 'pervasive' 6.24.2009 : 7:43 pm
WASHINGTON -- Congressional investigators said Wednesday two-thirds of the U.S. health insurance industry used a faulty database that overcharged patients for seeing doctors outside their insurance network, costing Americans billions of dollars in inflated medical bills.
Tentative deal would replace brucellosis rules 6.24.2009 : 7:22 pm
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Federal officials and livestock agencies in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana have reached a broad agreement to fundamentally alter the government's approach to brucellosis, a costly animal disease that causes pregnant cattle and other animals to miscarry.
Conn. governor signs keepsake ultrasound ban 6.24.2009 : 7:12 pm
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell has signed a bill that bars anyone from performing ultrasounds on pregnant women unless a doctor orders them for medical or diagnostic purposes.
Wyoming confirms 72 swine flu cases 6.24.2009 : 6:58 pm
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- The Wyoming Department of Health has confirmed 72 swine flu cases in the state.
Former Argentina plant workers sue DuPont 6.24.2009 : 6:58 pm
WILMINGTON, Del. -- Three men who worked at a DuPont Co. nylon plant in Argentina sued the chemical manufacturer Wednesday, claiming that it failed to protect them from asbestos that has left them seriously ill.
Granholm, union leaders push health care reform 6.24.2009 : 6:38 pm
LANSING, Mich. -- Royal Oak resident John Dick will never forget having to go through bankruptcy after a serious motorcycle accident left him with a leg broken in 11 places.
Doctor in dramatic South Pole rescue dies in US 6.24.2009 : 6:22 pm
BOSTON -- Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald, who diagnosed and treated her own breast cancer before a dramatic rescue from the South Pole, has died at age 57.
Michigan House approves expanded autism coverage 6.24.2009 : 6:16 pm
LANSING, Mich. -- The Democrat-led Michigan House has voted to require better insurance coverage for autistic children.
Jefferson County records first swine flu case 6.24.2009 : 6:13 pm
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Swine flu has been confirmed for the first time in Jefferson County in northeast Kansas.
New Okla. health center named after Tisdale 6.24.2009 : 5:49 pm
ARDMORE, Okla. -- University of Oklahoma regents voted Wednesday to name a $20 million clinic planned for north Tulsa after former Sooner basketball star Wayman Tisdale.
Iowa football coach fatally shot in high school 6.24.2009 : 5:49 pm
PARKERSBURG, Iowa -- A gunman shot and killed a prominent Iowa high school football coach in the school's weight room early Wednesday and was taken into custody shortly afterward, authorities said.
Christie's deferred prosecutions in NJ 6.24.2009 : 5:45 pm
John Ashcroft. Christie's former U.S. Justice Department boss made $28 million to $52 million or more in 18 months for monitoring Zimmer Holdings, one of five medical device manufacturers accused of giving kickbacks to surgeons for using their replacement hips and knees.
RI hospitals adopt same routine for every surgery 6.24.2009 : 5:34 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Surgeons in Rhode Island will soon follow the same procedures before their surgeries, no matter which hospital in the state they are working in.
Senators seek health care for sick 9/11 workers 6.24.2009 : 4:59 pm
WASHINGTON -- New York and New Jersey lawmakers are asking Congress to provide $12 billion in long-term medical care and monitoring to thousands of Sept. 11 workers who became sick after being exposed to toxic dust and debris at the World Trade Center site.
2 lawsuits blame hotel for Legionnaires' disease 6.24.2009 : 4:31 pm
OXFORD, Ala. -- Two Jefferson County employees have filed lawsuits claiming they became seriously ill with Legionnaires' disease as a result of using a hot tub at an Oxford hotel.
Nobel prize-winning immunologist Jean Dausset dies 6.24.2009 : 4:26 pm
PARIS -- Jean Dausset, a Nobel prize-winning French immunologist and pioneer behind organ transplants and mapping of the human genome, has died. He was 92.
Woman with swine flu dies in Altamonte Springs 6.24.2009 : 4:14 pm
SANFORD, Fla. -- A 30-year-old woman with swine flu has died, likely becoming the second fatality in Florida since a worldwide outbreak began in April.
Jobs' liver transplant shows power of the rich 6.24.2009 : 4:11 pm
and true medical need.
Record-setting steer has cancer, owner says 6.24.2009 : 3:48 pm
GASSVILLE, Ark. -- Lurch, the Watusi steer with world-record horns, is suffering from suspected cancer, and his owner says she doesn't want to prolong any suffering for the animal.
WVU expert worries about incomplete suicide data 6.24.2009 : 3:31 pm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A potentially important source of data about suicide is being neglected, according to a West Virginia University researcher who fears the lack of detail on death certificates could have negative consequences for suicide prevention strategies.
Federal advisory panel: Just 4 rabies shots needed 6.24.2009 : 3:13 pm
ATLANTA -- People exposed to rabies need only four vaccinations, not the five currently recommended, a vaccine advisory committee said Wednesday.
Ala. justices turn down Jefferson Co. tax appeal 6.24.2009 : 3:09 pm
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Financial problems are getting worse and threatening critical medical care in Alabama's most populous county, which was barred by the state Supreme Court from spending revenues from a tax that provides a big part of its budget.
Health prevention often costs more than it saves 6.24.2009 : 3:03 pm
CHICAGO -- When it comes to health care spending, an ounce of prevention is seldom worth a pound of cure.
Top senator calls for structural changes at VA 6.24.2009 : 2:48 pm
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday called for more centralized control of the VA medical system after recent breakdowns in cleaning colonoscopy equipment exposed thousands of veterans to the risk of contracting HIV and other infections.
Swine flu testing to be required at sports event 6.24.2009 : 2:22 pm
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Thousands of athletes who will be competing in next month's World University Games in Serbia will be required to provide a certificate saying they do not have swine flu, or they will be quarantined, the government said Wednesday.
Afghan girl burned by white phosphorus heads home 6.24.2009 : 2:03 pm
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- A nurse fixed a black wig on Razia's scarred and disfigured scalp before the 8-year-old took off around the emergency room to bid farewell to the staff who cared for her after white phosphorous scorched her head, face, neck and hands.
Cypriot ambulance driver infected with swine flu 6.24.2009 : 1:32 pm
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- A Cyprus health ministry official says an ambulance driver who took a British swine flu patient to a hospital has been confirmed as the island's sixth case.
Medicinal marijuana dispensaries open in Wash. 6.24.2009 : 1:31 pm
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Now that marijuana can be legally used to ease patients' pain, dispensaries are opening in Spokane to provide it.
3 swine flu cases prompt closure of WVa kids camp 6.24.2009 : 1:03 pm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A children's day camp in Kanawha County is voluntarily closing for the rest of the week after health officials confirmed three swine flu cases.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck: No merit to plagiarism claim 6.24.2009 : 12:35 pm
BOSTON -- "The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck says a claim that she plagiarized parts of her best-selling diet book is "without merit."
Kosovo is urged to shut contaminated camp for Roma 6.24.2009 : 11:46 am
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- A human rights group has urged Kosovo's authorities to shut down a lead-contaminated camp that has housed persecuted Gypsies since the end of the Kosovo war in 1999.
Co-owners of Kent County deer farm plead guilty 6.24.2009 : 11:35 am
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A 52-year-old Grand Rapids-area man has been sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months' probation after pleading guilty to violating the state's chronic wasting disease quarantine.
Swine flu closes summer camp 6.24.2009 : 11:23 am
LAKE DELTON, Wis. -- A summer camp in Lake Delton has closed for two weeks because one of its counselors has a confirmed case of swine flu.
Colo lawsuit blames girl's E. coli on Nestle dough 6.24.2009 : 10:47 am
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- A south Denver family has sued Nestle USA in federal court, saying their 6-year-old daughter got E. coli bacteria from eating the company's Toll House cookie dough raw.
Iowa coach shot in high school weight room 6.24.2009 : 10:16 am
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Aplington-Parkersburg High School officials say athletic director Ed Thomas has been shot in the school's weight room.
Australia records 3rd swine flu-related death 6.24.2009 : 9:12 am
MELBOURNE, Australia -- A 50-year-old woman with life-threatening cancer became the third Australian with swine flu to die on Wednesday, as Indonesia and Cambodia reported their first confirmed cases.
Stanford Hospital cuts noise so patients can rest 6.24.2009 : 9:09 am
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Anyone who has spent time in a hospital knows they are the one of the worst places to do what doctors usually prescribe for recovering patients — getting plenty of rest.
First 2 swine flu cases in Erie County confirmed 6.24.2009 : 9:01 am
ERIE, Pa. -- The Erie County Health Department says tests have confirmed two children are the first to be diagnosed with swine flu in the county.
Afghan children getting medical care in NC city 6.24.2009 : 8:05 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A group of 34 children from Afghanistan are in North Carolina for six weeks to receive medical care donated by local doctors.
LA company replaces teen's stolen diabetes device 6.24.2009 : 7:33 am
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. -- A medical device company has given a 17-year-old boy a new diabetes monitor to replace one that was stolen while he played basketball at a Connecticut park.
Air has elevated cancer risk in 600 neighborhoods 6.24.2009 : 6:38 am
WASHINGTON -- Millions of people living in nearly 600 neighborhoods across the country are breathing concentrations of toxic air pollutants that put them at a much greater risk of contracting cancer, according to new data from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Report: Neb. health-care costs rising 6.24.2009 : 6:15 am
LINCOLN, Neb. -- A report from the Nebraska Appleseed Center says health-insurance premiums for working families in the state rose 69 percent between 2000 and 2007.
Doctors fear swine flu spreading among Aborigines 6.24.2009 : 6:03 am
CANBERRA, Australia -- The government must make a greater effort to protect vulnerable Aboriginal communities from swine flu, a medical advocate said Wednesday after an indigenous Australian from a remote, impoverished town became the country's first swine-flu-related death.
LSU offers free health programs 6.24.2009 : 5:22 am
NEW ORLEANS -- Faculty and students from the professional health schools at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans will offer free health education and screenings as part of a community outreach.
MoDOT trucks to be retrofitted to cut emissions 6.24.2009 : 5:01 am
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation is retrofitting some of its trucks to reduce diesel pollution in urban areas.
Former Mountain Home man gets gift of new sight 6.24.2009 : 5:00 am
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. -- The Hagar family gave up everything, including health insurance, to live as missionaries in a remote area of Brazil called Belem. The tropical heat there causes eyeglasses, especially bottle-thick glasses like the ones Earl Hagar has worn since he was four, to slide down sweaty noses.
Blind Iraqi girl gets new set of eyes in London 6.24.2009 : 4:33 am
BAGHDAD -- A 3-year-old Iraqi girl who was blinded and disfigured in a 2006 Baghdad car bombing has returned home to Baghdad with a new set of prosthetic eyes after a trip to London for medical treatment.
SC hospital opens new children's surgery center 6.24.2009 : 4:06 am
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Palmetto Health Children's Hospital is celebrating the opening of a new facility to help South Carolina children who need surgery.
US teen says he's angry about continuing chemo 6.24.2009 : 1:03 am
SLEEPY EYE, Minnesota -- A 13-year-old boy with cancer who fled Minnesota to avoid chemotherapy said he is angry a judge has ordered him to continue the treatment because doctors say it has significantly shrunk the size of his tumor.
California's 10th death from swine flu reported 6.23.2009 : 9:18 pm
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- San Mateo County and Sacramento health officials Monday reported California's 9th and 10th deaths from swine flu.
Obama health czar was medical company director 6.23.2009 : 8:57 pm
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's White House health care czar earned at least $2.3 million working for health care companies in 2008 and early 2009, including several that lobby in Washington.
Marion County child dies from swine flu 6.23.2009 : 8:49 pm
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon health officials say a young child in Marion County has died from the swine flu.
Swine flu means no camp for Jerry's Kids 6.23.2009 : 8:44 pm
TUCSON, Arizona -- Thousands of Jerry's Kids won't be going to summer camp this year because of the swine flu.
UW breaks ground on expanded vet lab 6.23.2009 : 8:38 pm
LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The University of Wyoming is constructing an addition to its Veterinary Laboratory that will enable more study of diseases that affect livestock and wildlife.
Legislature backs refusal of health care bill 6.23.2009 : 8:34 pm
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Doctors, nurses and pharmacists would be protected from penalties for refusing to provide health care on religious or moral grounds, under a bill sent to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk with a vote Tuesday from the Louisiana House.
Prescription drug fight goes before appeals court 6.23.2009 : 7:58 pm
NEW YORK -- So-called data-mining companies that collect information about the drugs doctors prescribe asked an appeals court Tuesday to stop Vermont from enacting a law next week restricting their work.
Rabies cases on the rise in Nebraska animals 6.23.2009 : 7:24 pm
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Skunks are spreading more than bad odors in Nebraska: Rabies cases are on the rise and the striped animals are largely the cause.
Crowded animal shelters fight against parvovirus 6.23.2009 : 7:22 pm
JACKSON, Miss. -- Animal shelters around the country are fighting outbreaks of a highly contagious and deadly dog virus in a situation made worse by recession-driven overcrowding and lack of vaccinations.
Health care board approves changes to save $115M 6.23.2009 : 6:16 pm
BOSTON -- The board overseeing the state's landmark health care law is trying to close a $115 million budget gap in part by ending dental coverage for some of the state's poorest residents.
Felony charges follow home renovation for NH woman 6.23.2009 : 6:14 pm
KEENE, N.H. -- A Keene, N.H., woman faces two felony charges alleging that she illegally disposed of asbestos.
Report: Daughter says Thatcher is recovering well 6.23.2009 : 5:44 pm
LONDON -- The daughter of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's says her mother is recovering well from her operation and should be released from the hospital within days.
Cleveland sex ed program working, study finds 6.23.2009 : 5:10 pm
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A new study has validated the effectiveness of a comprehensive sex education program undertaken in Cleveland city schools, supporters said Tuesday.
More than 200 rally against Conn. Medicaid cuts 6.23.2009 : 4:41 pm
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Bernard Fulcher has relied on state-funded dental care under Connecticut's Medicaid program for the past 10 years, ever since he was first diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and could no longer work.
Brazil: Avoid Argentina, Chile amid swine flu 6.23.2009 : 4:14 pm
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil's government is warning citizens to avoid traveling to Chile or Argentina as the swine flu pandemic spreads.
Police: 24 Paris schoolchildren have swine flu 6.23.2009 : 3:42 pm
PARIS -- French police say 24 children in primary school and pre-kindergarten at two southwest Paris schools have swine flu.
9 Mexican burn victims now at Calif. hospital 6.23.2009 : 2:27 pm
SACRAMENTO -- Nine children burned at a day care center in Mexico are now being treated at a pediatric burn center in Sacramento.
Md. officials announce swine flu-related death 6.23.2009 : 2:24 pm
BALTIMORE -- Maryland health officials are announcing the state's first confirmed swine-flu related death.
Texas town welcomes tainted Hudson River sludge 6.23.2009 : 2:14 pm
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Later this month, the first trainloads of PCB-tainted sludge dredged from the Hudson River will arrive and, in the eyes of critics, will turn a stretch of West Texas into New York's "pay toilet."
"View" co-host Hasselbeck accused of plagiarism 6.23.2009 : 1:45 pm
BOSTON -- "The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck has been accused of plagiarism.
Weekend auction in alleged Ohio cancer scam 6.23.2009 : 1:19 pm
DELAWARE, Ohio -- Authorities plan to auction electronics, jewelry and other items seized from an Ohio couple accused of stealing $800,000 in an alleged cancer scam.
6 horses killed in Isabella County, owner arrested 6.23.2009 : 12:41 pm
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Police say six sick and starving horses have been put down in Isabella County and their owner will face charges of animal cruelty.
Maine records 72 swine flu cases 6.23.2009 : 12:28 pm
AUGUSTA, Maine -- Maine health officials say 72 swine flu cases have been confirmed in the state, including 16 affecting nonresidents.
Clinic shutting down after eye doctor's death 6.23.2009 : 10:53 am
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- A northern Indiana eye clinic run by a doctor who died with his wife in an apparent murder-suicide is being shut down.
Del. hospital promoting cord blood donation 6.23.2009 : 10:39 am
WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Wilmington hospital and two community organizations are promoting the donation of umbilical cord blood in hopes of advancing stem cell research.
21 cases of pertussis this year in Walker County 6.23.2009 : 10:36 am
JASPER, Ala. -- Authorities say Walker County has reported 21 cases of pertussis — or whooping cough —so far this year, with the worst outbreak in the Carbon Hill area.
Missoula County offers Rx disposal 6.23.2009 : 10:09 am
MISSOULA, Mont. -- The Missoula City-County Health Department is offering residents a safe way to dispose of unused prescription medication.
SKorean in landmark case taken off life support 6.23.2009 : 9:29 am
SEOUL, South Korea -- Doctors removed a life-supporting respirator from a comatose woman at the center of a landmark right-to-die case on Tuesday as her family and two judges looked on.
NH health club manager charged with consumer fraud 6.23.2009 : 8:55 am
NASHUA, N.H. -- A former manager and president of a New Hampshire health club has pleaded guilty to using another person's credit card without consent to charge $14,000 worth of carpeting for the club.
Swine flu fears prompts cancellation of Colo. camp 6.23.2009 : 8:45 am
EMPIRE, Colo. -- A western Colorado summer camp scheduled this weekend for children with muscular dystrophy has been canceled over swine flu fears.
Medco adding cancer drugs center to Ind. facility 6.23.2009 : 8:41 am
WHITESTOWN, Ind. -- Medco Health Solutions Inc. says it is adding about 160 more jobs to the automated pharmacy facility it is building in central Indiana.
No signs of H1N1 flu in babies at NC hospital 6.23.2009 : 8:33 am
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Officials say seven of the 33 babies who may have been exposed to H1N1 swine flu have been sent home from a North Carolina hospital and that none show flu symptoms.
First E. coli advisories of year issued at Presque 6.23.2009 : 8:11 am
ERIE, Pa. -- Officials at Presque Isle State Park have issued the first swimming advisories of the season after elevated levels of E. coli bacteria were found in the water.
More whooping cough cases in NE Iowa 6.23.2009 : 7:41 am
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa -- More cases of the whooping cough are showing up in Buchanan County in northeast Iowa.
Swiss suicide group warns against law change 6.23.2009 : 5:49 am
BERN, Switzerland -- Swiss government proposals to restrict the practice of assisted suicide in the Alpine nation could lead to greater suffering for patients and their loved ones, a group that helps people to die said Tuesday.
Health officials think death was hantavirus 6.23.2009 : 4:49 am
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Coconino County health officials believe the death of a Minnesota woman is linked to the hantavirus.
Group travels to SC to offer free HIV testing 6.23.2009 : 4:02 am
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolinians are getting the opportunity to get an HIV test, free of charge.
NY Assembly OKs tax, jobs, texting, enviro bills 6.23.2009 : 2:04 am
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Despite the power struggle that has gridlocked the state Senate for the past two weeks, the Assembly has quietly passed hundreds of bills as this year's legislative session winds down.
US wife allegedly had sick husband killed 6.22.2009 : 10:35 pm
SANTA ANA, California -- A woman and her son went on trial Monday on charges they had her cancer-stricken husband killed a decade ago to avoid the cost of his medical treatment.
SoCal woman accused of killing ill husband 6.22.2009 : 10:03 pm
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Trial began Monday for a woman and her son who are charged with having her cancer-stricken husband killed to avoid the cost of treatment.
MSU gets $2.1M US grant for national autism study 6.22.2009 : 9:31 pm
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State University has received a three-year, $2.1 million federal grant to help coordinate a large epidemiological study of autism.
Alaska officials report 13 new swine flu cases 6.22.2009 : 8:45 pm
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska health officials are reporting 13 new cases of swine flu, bringing the total for the state to 36.
Swine flu reported in L&C County, Butte-Silver Bow 6.22.2009 : 8:08 pm
N1 strain, or swine flu, have been reported in 13 Montana counties.
Permit issued for coal drying plant 6.22.2009 : 7:31 pm
BISMARCK, N.D. -- State health officials have issued an air quality permit for a company building a coal-drying plant in southwestern North Dakota.
OSHA seeks $1.1M in penalties from Wis. company 6.22.2009 : 7:20 pm
WAUSAU, Wis. -- The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking $1.14 million in penalties from a Wisconsin whey processing plant cited for violating federal workplace safety regulations.
Bovine TB scare rattles Nebraska cattle producers 6.22.2009 : 7:05 pm
BASSETT, Neb. -- Two positive tests for tuberculosis in one of the most productive ranching regions in the country are nothing to fret about, Monte Strelow claims.
Editorials from Wisconsin newspapers 6.22.2009 : 6:50 pm
008, after a renaissance season, the iconic quarterback tearfully retires at a press conference in Green Bay. A few months later, after reportedly waffling on coming out of retirement, he declares he's ready to play again. The Packers, moving forward with Aaron Rodgers under center, say "no thanks" and offer to buy Favre a new lawn tractor to keep him busy. Unwilling to supplant Rodgers but fearful of Favre signing with a division rival, the Packers trade their future Hall-of-Famer to the New York Jets.
Drug deal valid if Congress overhauls health care 6.22.2009 : 6:13 pm
WASHINGTON -- Hailed by President Barack Obama, a multi-billion-dollar promise by drug companies to narrow a Medicare drug coverage gap for seniors is valid only if Congress succeeds in passing a comprehensive health care bill encountering strong opposition from Republicans, an industry spokesman said Monday.
WVU Stroke Center plans to upgrade services 6.22.2009 : 6:07 pm
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The West Virginia University Stroke Center is getting a $9 million infusion that officials say will allow it to better serve people when they most need help.
Obama, citing his smoking woes, signs tobacco law 6.22.2009 : 6:01 pm
WASHINGTON -- Lamenting his first teenage cigarette, President Barack Obama ruefully admitted on Monday that he's spent his adult life fighting the habit. Then he signed the nation's toughest anti-smoking law, aiming to keep thousands of other teens from getting hooked.
Tunisia reports its first 2 swine flu cases 6.22.2009 : 5:12 pm
TUNIS, Tunisia -- Tunisia's official news agency says health authorities have confirmed the country's first cases of swine flu — in two Tunisians who had traveled to the U.S.
Visiting hours suspended at Forrest City prison 6.22.2009 : 5:10 pm
FORREST CITY, Ark. -- Authorities say visits with inmates have temporarily been suspended at the federal prison in Forrest City because of an illness outbreak.
Jamaica parish closes schools over swine flu fears 6.22.2009 : 4:56 pm
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Schools across a rural Jamaican parish have been ordered closed after two students tested positive for swine flu.
South Dakota urology clinic: dismiss Iowans' suit 6.22.2009 : 4:39 pm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Lawyers for a South Dakota urology clinic have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by five Iowans who might have been exposed to blood-borne infections such as hepatitis and HIV.
Business 101: Must Apple discuss CEO Jobs' health? 6.22.2009 : 4:26 pm
NEW YORK -- This week, Apple Inc. wasn't shy about touting the sales of its latest mobile device. But the company didn't say anything confirming reports from over the weekend that co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago.
Officials: NC plant had previous safety violations 6.22.2009 : 4:25 pm
LUMBER BRIDGE, N.C. -- Workplace safety inspectors found 15 violations, nine of them serious, earlier this year at a North Carolina poultry plant where one worker died this weekend in an ammonia leak, according to inspection reports and officials.
Report: Ex-Scientologist had evidence destroyed 6.22.2009 : 3:21 pm
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- A former high-ranking Scientology official who handled the case of a mentally ill member who died under church care ordered the destruction of incriminating evidence to cover up missteps, a newspaper reported Monday.
KU Hospital plans new building for doctors 6.22.2009 : 3:13 pm
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The University of Kansas Hospital is scheduled to open a new six-story addition in 2011 that will house most of the doctors serving the hospital and the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Honduras reports first swine flu fatality 6.22.2009 : 2:51 pm
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- A woman who was six months pregnant has become the first confirmed swine flu fatality in Honduras.
Big US study will test vitamin D, fish oil 6.22.2009 : 2:19 pm
vitamin D and fish oil — will be tested in a large, government-sponsored study to see whether either nutrient can lower a healthy person's risk of getting cancer, heart disease or having a stroke.
South Louisiana residents say 'adieu' to meat 6.22.2009 : 1:59 pm
HOUMA, La. -- They get odd looks when they focus on the corn and potatoes at the crawfish boil, ask for meat-less tacos at La Casa del Sol and dribble just a bit of juice from the chicken-and-sausage gumbo onto their bowls of plain rice.
In US, HIV rates are highest in the South 6.22.2009 : 1:54 pm
ATLANTA -- A new Internet data map offers a first-of-its-kind, county-level look at HIV cases in the U.S. and finds the infection rates tend to be highest in the South.
Ore. storms make pollen tougher on the allergic 6.22.2009 : 1:43 pm
ALBANY, Ore. -- Thunderstorms this spring have driven an unusual number of allergy sufferers in the Willamette Valley to the hospital.
Man dying of cancer enjoys gardening 6.22.2009 : 1:35 pm
LONGVIEW, Texas -- Dencil Marsh's wife calls him a billy goat the way he scrambles over leaf-strewn ledges and through deep, dry washes. Somehow, he said, he never loses his footing.
Boren proposes $1.48B OU budget, no tuition hike 6.22.2009 : 1:12 pm
OKLAHOMA CITY -- University of Oklahoma President David Boren has proposed a $1.48 billion operating budget for OU for the upcoming fiscal year.
First case of swine flu confirmed in Montenegro 6.22.2009 : 1:08 pm
PODGORICA, Montenegro -- Montenegro's health minister says the country's first case of swine flu has been confirmed in a student who returned from the United States.
Dental care for poor, pregnant woman not provided 6.22.2009 : 12:55 pm
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A lack of funding has stalled a program that was meant to provide dental care to low-income pregnant women in Kansas.
Son of BSU prez loses battle with cancer 6.22.2009 : 12:53 pm
BOISE, Idaho -- Officials at Boise State University have confirmed the 37-year-old son of school president Bob Kustra has lost his lengthy battle with cancer.
RI test results negative for West Nile, EEE 6.22.2009 : 12:48 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Environmental officials say the first Rhode Island mosquitoes trapped this season aren't carrying West Nile virus or Eastern equine encephalitis.
Chile: sexto muerto por influenza porcina, 4.000 contagiados 6.22.2009 : 11:43 am
SANTIAGO DE CHILE -- El fallecimiento de una mujer elevó a seis los muertos en Chile por la influenza humana, que registra 4.315 contagiados oficialmente.
Newborn abandoned in NY apartment lobby 6.22.2009 : 11:31 am
NEW YORK -- A newborn is in a hospital, but healthy, after being found abandoned in a shoebox in the lobby of a Long Island apartment building.
Chile reports 6th swine flu death 6.22.2009 : 11:23 am
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile's health ministry says a 45-year-old woman is the sixth person to die of swine flu in the South American country.
Philippines reports 1st swine flu-related death 6.22.2009 : 11:16 am
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines confirmed Monday its first swine flu-related death — a 49-year-old woman who died from congestive heart failure but who also tested positive for the H1N1 virus.
Carbon monoxide suspected in 2 Cache County deaths 6.22.2009 : 10:13 am
LOGAN, Utah -- Authorities say carbon monoxide poisoning may have killed two people who were found dead over the weekend in Cache County.
Sec'y Sebelius argues US health care too expensive 6.22.2009 : 7:40 am
WASHINGTON -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the country has no choice but to revamp its health care program because current costs are "crushing families and businesses."
Pancake breakfast raises $3,000 for girl 6.22.2009 : 7:20 am
SUDBURY, Vt. -- A pancake breakfast organized as a benefit for a 9-year-old girl stricken with cancer raised $3,000.
Mass. General surgery residents working too much 6.22.2009 : 6:15 am
BOSTON -- Surgery residents at Massachusetts General Hospital have violated patient safety rules by working too many hours.
Newspapers: VA in Penn. botched cancer treatments 6.21.2009 : 11:59 pm
PHILADELPHIA -- Ninety-two veterans were given incorrect radiation doses in a common surgical procedure to treat prostate cancer during a six-year period at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia, according to newspaper reports Sunday.
Environmentalists: Elk refuge among 10 imperiled 6.21.2009 : 7:15 pm
JACKSON, Wyo. -- An environmental group has listed the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole among what it says are the nation's 10 most imperiled wildlife refuges.
Louisiana man faces HIV charge 6.21.2009 : 6:11 pm
HOUMA, La. -- Authorities say an HIV-positive Houma man is accused of failing to inform an undercover officer about his infection during a prostitution bust.
Conference aims to ease refugee return to work 6.21.2009 : 4:07 pm
DETROIT -- When Salah Hashem slipped out of Iraq and into Turkey in 2006, he carried with him a host of papers, diplomas and official documents proving he had graduated from Baghdad University and had completed his medical residency.
Extra ultrasounds offer a peek, but are they safe? 6.21.2009 : 3:39 pm
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Crystal Streit is a first-time mother two months into her pregnancy when her husband left for Iraq. The 25-year-old Milford woman wasn't even showing yet at the beginning of Brian Streit's Marine deployment.
NC family share rare hereditary form of cancer 6.21.2009 : 3:10 pm
LEXINGTON, N.C. -- When a doctor asks for your family medical history, he or she is not just being nosy — it can mean the difference between life and death.
Missouri man remembers nuclear blast 6.21.2009 : 3:09 pm
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- On the Fourth of July weekend of 1957, Darrell Robertson was on a train from Fort Lewis, Wash., to southern Nevada. He was one of hundreds of young men with orders in hand to take part in a training exercise that they were told was crucial to the fight against communism.
Legislative schedule 6.21.2009 : 2:01 pm
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Legislative schedule for the House of Representatives and Senate for the week of June 22.
Industry insiders: Size matters in health care 6.21.2009 : 1:31 pm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Size matters in health care, and that could be one reason Sanford Health of South Dakota and MeritCare of North Dakota are considering a merger, industry insiders say.
Critics say tough to keep fragile patients home 6.21.2009 : 1:23 pm
AUSTIN, Texas -- Disability rights advocates are criticizing how state officials interpret a two-year old provision designed to keep medically fragile people from being forced into lower-cost facilities when they would be safer in their own homes.
Biologists try to help an endangered woodpecker 6.21.2009 : 12:58 pm
WAYCROSS, Ga. -- A pair of adult red-cockaded woodpeckers angrily squawked as wildlife biologist Dean Easton walked through a stand of pine trees in the northwest corner of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge last week.
Colombia reports second swine flu death in Bogota 6.21.2009 : 12:56 pm
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombian health officials are reporting the country's second swine flu death, bringing the number of confirmed local cases of the virus to 68.
Wis. testing finds mostly youth ill from swine flu 6.21.2009 : 12:25 pm
WAUSAU, Wis. -- The death of a 12-year-old Wausau area girl — the fourth person and second child to die of swine flu in Wisconsin — continues a pattern of the virus sickening more youths than adults, according to state health officials.
GF County to give employees flu masks 6.21.2009 : 10:30 am
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Grand Forks County is spending $9,000 to buy masks and disinfectant sprays and wipes for all county employees and offices because of the threat of swine flu.
Conn. mental health commissioner to retire 6.21.2009 : 9:43 am
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Thomas A. Kirk Jr., Connecticut's commissioner of mental health and addiction services, is the latest top state official to announce retirement plans.
12 students home from China after swine flu scare 6.20.2009 : 11:34 pm
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- A dozen Pacific Ridge School teachers and students have returned to California after people they were traveling with tested positive for swine flu during a trip to China.
Buffalo middle-schooler dies of swine flu 6.20.2009 : 10:07 pm
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo school officials say a middle-schooler has died of swine flu, and a union leader says a second pupil is hospitalized in critical condition.
Obama praises drug deal, declares 'turning point' 6.20.2009 : 9:31 pm
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama praised the agreement that has been reached between Sen. Max Baucus and the nation's pharmaceutical companies intended to reduce costs of prescription drugs for millions of America's seniors.
7 kids, 3 adults had swine flu at MDA Minn. camp 6.20.2009 : 9:31 pm
MINNEAPOLIS -- Seven children and three adults attending a Minnesota camp for kids with muscular dystrophy contracted swine flu, but organizers say all had mild cases and recovered.
Inauguran centro para investigar el cáncer 6.20.2009 : 7:18 pm
SAN JUAN -- Puerto Rico cuenta desde el sábado con la primera institución médica en Estados Unidos que se dedicará a estudiar e investigar tratamientos sobre el cáncer dirigidos exclusivamente a la población hispana.
Man, 100, to finally meet sick great-grandaughter 6.20.2009 : 6:51 pm
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- Since his great-granddaughter was 6 months old, 103-year-old Harry Gillespie has been preparing himself for news of her death.
Ore. lawmakers nix beer, cigarette taxes 6.20.2009 : 6:36 pm
SALEM, Ore. -- Proposed beer and cigarette tax hikes have been shelved by Democratic legislative leaders who say they don't want to increase the tax burden on working class people in these tough economic times.
Cruise crew to end swine flu quarantine in Aruba 6.20.2009 : 6:27 pm
ORANJESTAD, Aruba -- Authorities say 400 crew members will disembark next week from a cruise ship that docked in Aruba after a swine flu outbreak.
ID, Wyo seek control over animal disease zone 6.20.2009 : 6:26 pm
CODY, Wyo. -- Wyoming and Idaho officials are asking the federal government to give their states control over future efforts to contain the animal disease brucellosis.
Weekend visitation suspended at Jetson 6.20.2009 : 6:02 pm
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Two cases of Type A influenza have been diagnosed and a total of six youth are exhibiting flu symptoms at the Jetson Center for Youth, prompting state officials to suspend visits this weekend as a precaution.
Reports: Apple CEO Steve Jobs had liver transplant 6.20.2009 : 6:02 pm
NEW YORK -- Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, whose recovery from pancreatic cancer appeared less certain when he had to take medical leave in January, received a liver transplant two months ago but is recovering well, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
NM ranchers worry that sick cows could cross to US 6.20.2009 : 5:36 pm
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Longtime New Mexico cattle rancher Judy Keeler is keenly aware of how tough it is to raise livestock in the dusty desert near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Lewiston gym closes abruptly; members angry 6.20.2009 : 4:55 pm
LEWISTON, Maine -- Members of a Lewiston, Maine, gym are looking for answers after 'Fitness World' abruptly closed.
Baucus, White House in deal with drug industry 6.20.2009 : 4:09 pm
WASHINGTON -- The pharmaceutical industry agreed Saturday to spend $80 billion over the next decade improving drug benefits for seniors on Medicare and defraying the cost of President Barack Obama's health care legislation, capping secretive negotiations with the White House and key lawmakers.
Will Medicaid holdup hurt doctors? 6.20.2009 : 3:18 pm
JACKSON, Miss. -- The president of the Mississippi State Medical Association disagrees with the governor's statement that delaying Medicaid reimbursements won't affect services.
Contact solution maker failed to report problems 6.20.2009 : 1:40 pm
WASHINGTON -- Complaints about a contact lens solution linked to a 2007 outbreak of eye infections that blinded several people went unreported by the manufacturer for more than a year, government documents show.
Women feeling the stress in Ohio layoff zone 6.20.2009 : 1:00 pm
WILMINGTON, Ohio -- Lora Walker's small horse farm has been a refuge since losing her job at ABX Air.
Ethiopia confirms its first cases of swine flu 6.20.2009 : 12:52 pm
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Ethiopia's health minister says the country's first cases of swine flu have been confirmed in two students.
State rejects expansion plans at Spokane hospital 6.20.2009 : 12:50 pm
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The state Health Department has rejected plans for a $175 million expansion at Spokane's Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center.
Blue Cross settles case in Mich. on autism therapy 6.20.2009 : 9:51 am
DETROIT -- Nonprofit health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has agreed to a $1 million settlement of a federal lawsuit that sought coverage for behavioral therapy for young children with autism.
Schools to get money for nutrition 6.20.2009 : 6:02 am
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma Department of Education has awarded 200 Oklahoma schools more than $1.5 million in federal economic stimulus money for child nutrition.
Mosquitos in LA park test positive for West Nile 6.20.2009 : 12:41 am
LOS ANGELES -- County officials say mosquitoes caught near Griffith Park in Los Angeles tested positive for West Nile virus.
Mankato area reports 1st case of swine flu 6.19.2009 : 9:10 pm
MANKATO, Minn. -- Mankato health officials have confirmed the area's first case of swine flu.
Nestle halts cookie dough production at Va. plant 6.19.2009 : 7:53 pm
DANVILLE, Va. -- Nestle USA has halted production of refrigerated cookie dough at its Danville facility pending an investigation into whether the product is responsible for a national outbreak of bacteria-triggered illness.
'Data mining' for drug companies goes to courts 6.19.2009 : 7:34 pm
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The prescription drugs you take are on the minds of a lot of people: judges on two federal courts, legislators in several states, countless doctors and, at the center, the companies that make money by figuring out who's prescribing what.
Calif regulators find pot smoke causes cancer 6.19.2009 : 7:20 pm
SAN FRANCISCO -- Marijuana smoke has joined tobacco smoke and hundreds of other chemicals on a list of substances California regulators say cause cancer.
Army veteran accused of scheme to avoid deployment 6.19.2009 : 7:13 pm
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- An Army veteran from southwestern Illinois is facing federal fraud charges that accuse him of faking paralysis after a car wreck to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq.
Tests indicate salmonella at 2 ND events 6.19.2009 : 6:53 pm
BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota health officials say preliminary tests show salmonella bacteria sickened at least 40 people, leaving two in intensive care, after two private events last weekend.
Hospital: Ohio doctor likely meningitis source 6.19.2009 : 6:29 pm
Kristopher Weiss, a state health department spokesman.
Food safety tips 6.19.2009 : 6:19 pm
E. coli — triggered the voluntary recall Friday by Nestle USA of its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported related illnesses in dozens of people who ate the dough.
Curacao confirms first swine flu cases 6.19.2009 : 6:15 pm
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao -- Swine flu has reached the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao.
NC regulators investigating 10 firms in blast 6.19.2009 : 6:05 pm
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina safety regulators said Friday they are investigating 10 companies in the natural gas explosion that killed three people at a Slim Jim plant, including two cited in a lawsuit brought by injured workers.
Scout, adult leader at Colo. camp have swine flu 6.19.2009 : 5:42 pm
RYE, Colo. -- Swine flu has been confirmed in a Boy Scout and an adult Scout leader attending a camp in southern Colorado.
Philly sports anchor Papa dies after cancer battle 6.19.2009 : 5:32 pm
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia TV sports anchor Gary Papa has died following a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 54.
Ky. training program not ready as deadline nears 6.19.2009 : 5:29 pm
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- An online course on medical and safety issues required by law after a teen football player died practicing on a hot summer day hasn't been made available, with less than a month left before the deadline for Kentucky high school coaches to complete it.
Appalachian dental disease study expanded 6.19.2009 : 5:24 pm
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- A federal grant of $750,000 will expand the largest-ever study of dental disease in Appalachia, recruiting 150 more families for the research.
FBI identifies body found at Isleta Pueblo 6.19.2009 : 5:21 pm
ISLETA PUEBLO, N.M. -- Authorities identified a woman whose body was found on Isleta Pueblo and are looking into whether her case is connected with 11 human remains found on a desert mesa west of Albuquerque.
Recent state activities on drug data mining 6.19.2009 : 5:17 pm
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'Data mining' for drug companies goes to courts 6.19.2009 : 5:15 pm
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The prescription drugs you take are on the minds of a lot of people: judges on two federal courts, legislators in several states, countless doctors and, at the center, the companies that make money by figuring out who's prescribing what.
Kansas court upholds exposure law 6.19.2009 : 5:10 pm
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a law making it a crime to knowingly infect someone with a life-threatening communicable disease.
Boy, 9, becomes first swine flu case in Antigua 6.19.2009 : 5:03 pm
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua -- Health officials in Antigua say the 9-year-old son of a professional volleyball player has become the island's first swine flu case.
Idaho State conducting alcohol-abuse study 6.19.2009 : 5:01 pm
POCATELLO, Idaho -- An Idaho State University researcher looking for gender-specific differences in how alcohol affects the brain says experiments on rats appear to show physiological stress responses are much higher in females.
WSU scientist prepares for new disease 6.19.2009 : 4:53 pm
PULLMAN, Wash. -- A scientist at Washington State University is keeping watch for a wheat disease that has the potential to wipe out much of the U.S. crop.
Man arrested in death of 7-year-old girl in Ajo 6.19.2009 : 4:42 pm
AJO, Ariz. -- Pima County Sheriff's detectives have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the death of a 7-year-old girl found in a wash in Ajo on Thursday evening.
Md. confirms 334 cases of swine flu 6.19.2009 : 3:47 pm
BALTIMORE -- Maryland health officials say they've confirmed 334 cases of swine flu in the state.
Wyo. pair quarantined in China 6.19.2009 : 3:15 pm
POWELL, Wyo. -- A Powell girl and her mother discovered recently that you don't actually have to catch the flu to suffer from it.
Chicago couple with swine flu marries in masks 6.19.2009 : 3:05 pm
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. -- The bride wore white — and a face mask.
Swine flu confirmed in Flathead County 6.19.2009 : 3:04 pm
KALISPELL, Mont. -- The Flathead City-County Health Department says a 6-year-old child is ill with Flathead County's first confirmed case of swine flu.
NJ gets additional federal money for NJ FamilyCare 6.19.2009 : 2:58 pm
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says New Jersey will finally receive its fair share of federal dollars for uninsured children this year, as its allocation increases to $505 million.
Chicago couple with swine flu says 'I do' 6.19.2009 : 2:40 pm
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. -- The bride wore white — and a face mask.
5 suspected cookie E-coli cases in Washington 6.19.2009 : 2:02 pm
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The state Health Department says Washington had five of the 66 E-coli cases nationally that may be related to eating Toll House cookie dough.
Slovenia reports 1st case of swine flu 6.19.2009 : 1:41 pm
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- The Slovenian Health Ministry has confirmed the country's first case of swine flu in a young woman who recently visited New York.
Richard Simmons promotes health at City Hall 6.19.2009 : 1:15 pm
NEW YORK -- Fitness guru Richard Simmons is teaming up with a Democratic mayoral candidate to promote a healthy lifestyle for children.
Abortion issue draws 200 to Pasco planning meeting 6.19.2009 : 12:09 pm
PASCO, Wash. -- The abortion issue drew about 200 people to a Pasco planning commission meeting for a proposed Planned Parenthood clinic.
WHO: Swine flu cases worldwide near 45,000 6.19.2009 : 11:27 am
GENEVA -- The World Health Organization says the number of confirmed swine flu cases worldwide has reached 44,287.
5 Colo. cases of E. coli linked to cookie dough 6.19.2009 : 11:19 am
DENVER -- Colorado has reported five cases of an E. coli strain linked to raw cookie dough, and one person has developed a severe complication.
Man with autism gets to "graduate" after all 6.19.2009 : 7:01 am
MORRSVILLE, Vt. -- A high school senior who suffers from autism got to participate in his school's graduation ceremony, thanks to a court order.
Medics from Minn. unit to deploy to Afghanistan 6.19.2009 : 6:54 am
MINNEAPOLIS -- A deployment ceremony at Fort Snelling will mark the departure of another group of soldiers from Minnesota in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch undergoes surgery 6.19.2009 : 6:54 am
NEW YORK -- Former Mayor Ed Koch is having surgery to replace a heart valve.
Company making cancer-screening tool moves to Wis. 6.19.2009 : 6:46 am
MADISON, Wis. -- A company developing new technology to screen for colorectal cancer is moving from Massachusetts to Madison.
Hearings focus on electronic medical records 6.19.2009 : 6:44 am
MADISON, Wis. -- Five hearings are planned across Wisconsin next month to get input on how to implement a statewide system for sharing patient medical records.
3 swine flu cases confirmed at Md. juvenile center 6.19.2009 : 5:29 am
BALTIMORE -- Maryland health officials say three teenagers at the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center have swine flu and another 18 teens and two staffers are reporting flu-like symptoms.
SC troopers to honor highway accident victims 6.19.2009 : 4:01 am
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is helping organizing a blood drive in memory of those killed in accidents on the state's highways.
Blood drive set for NC town of Slim Jim explosion 6.19.2009 : 4:00 am
GARNER, N.C. -- A community blood drive will be held in the North Carolina town where a Slim Jim processing plant exploded last week.
Feed costs, swine flu put small hog farms in peril 6.19.2009 : 3:44 am
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Marty Malecek got a business degree intending to take over the Minnesota hog farm that his father started nearly 20 years ago. Instead, they are selling their 1,700 hogs and auctioning off land after it became clear that they could no longer cover their costs.
$196 billion; little proof UN health programs work 6.19.2009 : 1:31 am
LONDON -- In the last two decades, the world has spent more than $196 billion trying to save people from death and disease in poor countries.
Texas church group falls ill; swine flu suspected 6.19.2009 : 1:25 am
PLANO, Texas -- Health officials suspect swine flu has sickened at least 30 children in a Texas church's youth choir group on a bus trip in Colorado.
Swine flu suspected among youth group 6.19.2009 : 12:53 am
PLANO, Texas -- Health officials suspect swine flu has sickened at least 30 children in a Plano church's youth choir group on a bus trip in Colorado.
Dentist license revocation bill signed by Lingle 6.19.2009 : 12:19 am
HONOLULU -- Gov. Linda Lingle has signed legislation allowing the state Board of Dental Examiners to revoke or suspend the licenses of dentists who engage in false or misleading advertising.
Former execs of autism agency sue Nebraska auditor 6.18.2009 : 11:08 pm
OMAHA, Neb. -- The two co-founders of the Autism Center of Nebraska say state Auditor Mike Foley misled the public about problems at their agency last summer and cost them their jobs.
Medical records of boy who refused chemo are open 6.18.2009 : 10:27 pm
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota judge has denied a request to seal the medical records of a 13-year-old boy who gained national attention when he fled the state last month to avoid chemotherapy to treat his Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Gov. Schwarzenegger's testicle sculpture a flop 6.18.2009 : 9:27 pm
SACRAMENTO, California -- It was a gift no girlie man would give.
Calif. board orders revisions to heat rules 6.18.2009 : 9:21 pm
FRESNO, Calif. -- California officials refused to take a vote on emergency workplace safety rules on Thursday that were aimed at preventing heat-related deaths among California farmworkers and others who work outside.
Texas woman dies in pool year after children did 6.18.2009 : 9:21 pm
COPPELL, Texas -- A medical examiner's office in Texas has determined that a woman found dead at the same swimming pool where her two children drowned less than a year ago committed suicide.
2 diseased horses taken from Mo. stables 6.18.2009 : 8:19 pm
RAYTOWN, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Agriculture says two horses under quarantine for a blood-borne disease were illegally taken from stables in Raytown.
Quinn signs law on health insurance coverage 6.18.2009 : 7:59 pm
CHICAGO -- Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation designed to make health insurance coverage for workers laid off from small businesses more affordable.
Schwarzenegger's testicle sculpture a flop 6.18.2009 : 7:50 pm
SACRAMENTO -- It was a gift no girlie man would give.
Swine flu sends cruise ship home early to Aruba 6.18.2009 : 7:32 pm
ORANJESTAD, Aruba -- A cruise ship that found itself shunned by two Caribbean ports this week because of a swine flu outbreak headed back to its home base of Aruba on Thursday after dropping off some of its passengers in Venezuela.
Spokane hospital closing Parkinson's clinic 6.18.2009 : 7:31 pm
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane is closing its movement disorder clinic next month to cut costs.
NJ bill requires fuller hospital error disclosure 6.18.2009 : 7:17 pm
TRENTON, N.J. -- A measure to require New Jersey hospitals to make public more detailed information on medical errors is headed to Gov. Jon Corzine's desk.
Legislative agency pans Fla. Medicaid experiment 6.18.2009 : 7:14 pm
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida Legislature's watchdog agency on Thursday recommended against expanding an experimental Medicaid program, once touted by former Gov. Jeb Bush as a national model, unless more data can be obtained.
NC House panel considers medical marijuana bill 6.18.2009 : 6:14 pm
RALEIGH, N.C. -- People who say they smoke marijuana to relieve chronic pain asked House members Thursday to legalize its possession and cultivation for medicinal use, but a bill discussed in committee isn't likely to be considered again this year.
Cook County announces 2 more swine flu deaths 6.18.2009 : 5:44 pm
CHICAGO -- Two young adults have died in suburban Cook County from swine flu, bringing the state's total fatalities from the illness to 10.
Asbestos-coated Libby, Mont., gets federal cleanup 6.18.2009 : 5:42 pm
LIBBY, Mont. -- Yvonne Resch remembers thinking as a child that the vermiculite mine only added to the area's natural beauty — its lights on Zonolite Mountain looked like a castle.
NJ dentist accused of prescription violations 6.18.2009 : 5:26 pm
TRENTON, N.J. -- A New Jersey dentist who allegedly prescribed hundreds of doses of painkillers to his girlfriend could face disciplinary action.
ND official says merger talks a good thing 6.18.2009 : 5:23 pm
BISMARCK, N.D. -- The president of a group representing North Dakota hospitals says merger talks involving the Dakotas' two largest health care systems are no surprise and others may follow.
Swine flu sends cruise ship home early to Aruba 6.18.2009 : 5:21 pm
CARACAS, Venezuela -- A cruise ship that was turned away from two Caribbean ports due to a swine flu outbreak headed back to its home base of Aruba on Thursday after dropping off some of its passengers in Venezuela.
NM health dept. reports year's 2nd hantavirus case 6.18.2009 : 5:17 pm
SANTA FE, N.M. -- The New Mexico health department says a man from San Miguel County is hospitalized in Albuquerque with hantavirus.
Brandon Marshall attends camp _ his own 6.18.2009 : 4:52 pm
AURORA, Colo. -- Holdout wide receiver Brandon Marshall reported to camp — his own.
VA awards $2.2M for pilot health project in region 6.18.2009 : 4:50 pm
PORTLAND, Maine -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is awarding nearly $2.2 million for a pilot project designed to allow more veterans in Maine and Vermont to access health care through their primary care physicians close to home.
Fla. officials struggle to reform foster system 6.18.2009 : 4:32 pm
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Kimberly Foster was on psychotropic medications every day during the decade she spent in foster care.
Jacksonville lawmaker gets good prognosis 6.18.2009 : 4:25 pm
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Longtime Florida legislator and former state Senate president Jim King says he's on the road to recovery after surgery to remove cancerous tumors from his pancreas.
Court upholds settlement in asbestos lawsuits 6.18.2009 : 4:24 pm
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to let an insurance company settle some asbestos lawsuits for about $500 million in exchange for blocking any future litigation resulting from its long relationship with Johns Manville Corp., once the world's largest producer of asbestos.
Swine flu confirmed at north Georgia camp 6.18.2009 : 4:07 pm
CLAYTON, Ga. -- State health officials have confirmed three cases of swine flu at a Jewish summer camp in north Georgia.
Meltdown 101: Why high health costs hurt economy 6.18.2009 : 3:52 pm
more than any other industry.
Saudi cleric: Swine flu not obstacle to hajj 6.18.2009 : 3:08 pm
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- An influential Saudi cleric voiced his opposition Thursday to any travel bans for the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage because of the scare over the swine flu pandemic.
Del. announces 36 new swine flu cases, 220 total 6.18.2009 : 2:52 pm
DOVER, Del. -- The Delaware Public Health Laboratory says there have been 36 new cases of swine flu in the last week.
Plan would regulate Michigan stem cell research 6.18.2009 : 2:14 pm
LANSING, Mich. -- The first test of how much control state lawmakers might try to exert over embryonic stem cell research in Michigan is surfacing at the Capitol.
Healthcare providers: NH can't take $110M surplus 6.18.2009 : 2:07 pm
LACONIA, N.H. -- A coalition of more than 200 healthcare providers and policyholders has gone to court, saying the state has no right to take a $110 million surplus from a New Hampshire fund that underwrites malpractice insurance and use it for other purposes in the state budget.
Mass. students quarantined in China 6.18.2009 : 2:02 pm
SHREWSBURY, Mass. -- A Massachusetts high school student has been admitted to a Beijing hospital for a possible case of swine flu while 14 other students and two chaperones have been quarantined in China.
Medtronic paid $850,000 to author of bogus study 6.18.2009 : 1:18 pm
WASHINGTON -- Medical device maker Medtronic paid about $850,000 over nearly 10 years to a former Army surgeon accused of forging signatures and falsifying data for a study touting the benefits of one of the company's implants.
Swine flu concern shuts down Mobile Bible School 6.18.2009 : 12:26 pm
MOBILE, Ala. -- Christ United Methodist Church in Mobile has closed it's vacation Bible school after the mother of one student reported that her 5-year-old daughter had been diagnosed with influenza.
Fla. city to workers: Wear underwear, deodorant 6.18.2009 : 12:12 pm
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. -- A Florida city is cleaning up with a new dress code that requires city workers to wear underwear and use deodorant.
Dutch to buy 34 million doses of swine flu vaccine 6.18.2009 : 12:07 pm
AMSTERDAM -- The Dutch Health Ministry says the government will buy 34 million doses of swine flu vaccine.
Sanford, MeritCare merger talks began during flood 6.18.2009 : 11:45 am
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Merger talks between the two largest hospitals in the Dakotas, made public this week, started three months ago, during Red River flooding in Fargo, N.D.
4 Governor's Schools students with flu sent home 6.18.2009 : 11:18 am
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Four high school students are being sent home from a special science and engineering summer program at the University of Tennessee after coming down with a flu-like illness.
3 more swine flu cases in Hungary 6.18.2009 : 10:59 am
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Hungary has reported three new swine flu cases.
Cambodian authorities evict HIV-affected families 6.18.2009 : 10:58 am
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodian authorities on Thursday evicted 20 families afflicted with HIV from their homes in the capital, forcing them to move to a tiny settlement on its outskirts in an action critics called discriminatory.
State sen. to work part-time at Salisbury hospital 6.18.2009 : 10:13 am
SALISBURY, Md. -- State Sen. Andy Harris, who lost a close race for Congress in Maryland's 1st District, is taking a part-time job at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.
CU student says he and mom held in flu quarantine 6.18.2009 : 9:29 am
BOULDER, Colo. -- A University of Colorado student says he and his mother have been quarantined in China because of concerns about the spread of swine flu.
3 arrested in steroid bust at fitness gym 6.18.2009 : 8:05 am
OXFORD, Ala. -- The commander of the Calhoun/Cleburne County Drug Task Force says three people have been arrested in a steroid drug bust at Dynabody Fitness in Oxford.
4th rabies case reported in Summers County 6.18.2009 : 7:49 am
JUMPING BRANCH, W.Va. -- A fourth rabies case has been confirmed in Summers County after a raccoon killed by a dog tested positive for the virus.
1st swine flu case confirmed in the Florida Keys 6.18.2009 : 7:12 am
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Health officials have confirmed the first case of swine flu in the Florida Keys.
Poll: Many worried about paying for health care 6.18.2009 : 7:10 am
WASHINGTON -- Health care costs are weighing heavily on Americans, with nearly half of those polled in a new survey saying they're worried about paying for future care.
Master renews warnings on Maine mental health care 6.18.2009 : 6:50 am
AUGUSTA, Maine -- The latest progress report from a court master monitoring Maine's mental health system says progress can't be taken for granted.
Meeting helps companies deal with workers' cancer 6.18.2009 : 6:00 am
CHICAGO -- Changing how cancer affects the workplace is the focus of a two-day conference in Chicago.
Text message can reveal nearest AIDS test center 6.18.2009 : 5:03 am
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A text message can show you where to go in Illinois to be tested for HIV/AIDS.
UAMS opens children's psychiatric unit 6.18.2009 : 5:03 am
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- For the first time in 30 years, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is accepting children in need of psychiatric care as inpatients.
NH seeks out seniors eligible for Medicare savings 6.18.2009 : 5:00 am
CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire health officials say they're seeking out eligible seniors for programs that will help reduce their Medicare expenses.
Ill. promotes men's health week 6.18.2009 : 3:21 am
CHICAGO -- This week is men's health week in Illinois and state officials are pushing exercise and medical checkups to help keep men in tiptop shape.



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