Health News

Singapore haze at worst yet, Malaysia schools shut

Thursday, Jun 20, 1:40 am
SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically.... Read more...
Officials: Urban Outfitters pulls pill glasses

Wednesday, Jun 19, 3:35 pm
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. has responded to a multi-state campaign and stopped selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles,... Read more...
HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls

Wednesday, Jun 19, 3:17 pm
ATLANTA (AP) - A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus cut infections in teen girls by half in the first study to measure the shot's impact since it came on the market. The results impressed... Read more...
Pa. girl who fought for lung transplant improving

Wednesday, Jun 19, 3:10 pm
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The mother of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation led to debate over how organs are allocated says she's improving after her double-lung... Read more...
New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS

Wednesday, Jun 19, 2:24 pm
LONDON (AP) - A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating... Read more...
Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs

Wednesday, Jun 19, 11:43 am
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse... Read more...
EU fines pharma firms over generics delay

Wednesday, Jun 19, 6:24 am
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union has fined Danish pharmaceuticals multinational Lundbeck and several other producers a combined 146 million euros ($195 million) for delaying the market entry of cheaper... Read more...
Singapore fumes as air pollution hits 16-year high

Tuesday, Jun 18, 7:16 pm
SINGAPORE (AP) - Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in... Read more...
18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

Tuesday, Jun 18, 7:10 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Phoenix and 14 other American cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In... Read more...
Especially grim encephalitis toll feared in India

Tuesday, Jun 18, 5:49 pm
GORAKHPUR, India (AP) - A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season in what officials worry could... Read more...
Nonprofit launches campaign to reach uninsured

Tuesday, Jun 18, 12:53 pm
CHICAGO (AP) - A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured... Read more...
Medicare: Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics

Tuesday, Jun 18, 11:56 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar _ but it also may cause some... Read more...
Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2:10 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause. A... Read more...
Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent

Tuesday, Jun 18, 1:55 am
ATLANTA (AP) - Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says. Last year, about 18 percent of adults participating in a national health survey described themselves as current... Read more...
Gender report of Shah Rukh Khan baby investigated

Tuesday, Jun 18, 12:06 am
NEW DELHI (AP) - Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife know the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate mother. Sex... Read more...