Health News

Flesh-eating disease victim gets prosthetic hands

Friday, May 17, 7:12 pm
ATLANTA (AP) - A metro Atlanta woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease was on her way back from Ohio Friday after being fitted with prosthetic... Read more...
14-year term for Calif. doc promising cancer cure

Friday, May 17, 2:16 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles doctor was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for bilking patients out of more than $1 million by promising them that an herbal supplement she hawked... Read more...
Correction: Drunken Driving-Zero Deaths story

Friday, May 17, 10:47 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story May 17 about a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation on a blood alcohol threshold for drivers, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the definition of... Read more...
WHO says single yellow fever shot is enough

Friday, May 17, 2:08 am
GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary. The U.N.'s global health agency said Friday that its... Read more...
Wash. state releases draft rules for legal pot

Thursday, May 16, 5:33 pm
SEATTLE (AP) - Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults. Among... Read more...
AP PHOTOS: Path to legal pot a long, wild trip

Thursday, May 16, 4:28 pm
SEATTLE (AP) - It's one thing to legalize marijuana. It's another to figure out how to sell it, grow it, regulate it, test it and tax it. Voters in Washington state and Colorado made pot use... Read more...
Correction: New Virus story

Thursday, May 16, 12:04 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths... Read more...
Tiny preemies get a boost from live music therapy

Thursday, May 16, 1:16 am
CHICAGO (AP) - As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes. This is therapy in a newborn... Read more...
Details of Jolie's breast treatment revealed

Wednesday, May 15, 5:36 pm
(AP) - Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer _ strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress... Read more...
AP Exclusive: Health reforms penalize some Indians

Wednesday, May 15, 1:29 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - When Liz DeRouen needs any kind of health care services, from diabetes counseling to a dental cleaning, she checks into a government-funded clinic in Northern California's... Read more...
Shrinks, critics face off over psychiatric manual

Wednesday, May 15, 11:35 am
CHICAGO (AP) - In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one's death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums get a fancy name. And... Read more...
Obama planning June 3 mental health conference

Wednesday, May 15, 10:55 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is planning a mental health conference next month in response to gun violence. Presidential spokesman Jay Carney said Obama and Vice President Joe Biden... Read more...
St. Louis doctor with cerebral palsy offers hope

Wednesday, May 15, 12:27 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez gently but sternly admonishes a teenage cerebral palsy patient who clearly hasn't been doing his exercises, stressing the importance of keeping muscles... Read more...
Healthy You with Pamela Hughes: Angelina Jolie

Tuesday, May 14, 6:49 pm
Many of us are hearing the term "BRCA1" for the first time thanks to Angelina Jolie. That's one of the genes responsible for breast cancer. If it mutates, you have a much higher risk of developing... Read more...
Women have more options for breast cancer surgery

Tuesday, May 14, 1:28 pm
CHICAGO (AP) - One of the world's most glamorous women had an operation that once was terribly disfiguring _ removal of both breasts. But new approaches are dramatically changing breast surgeries,... Read more...