Health News

Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury

Wednesday, May 22, 8:46 am
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time... Read more...
More doctors, hospitals using electronic records

Wednesday, May 22, 7:45 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tipping point" in America. A... Read more...
Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

Wednesday, May 22, 12:12 am
NEW YORK (AP) - The American Cancer Society _ one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups _ is 100 years old this week. Back in 1913 when it was formed, cancer... Read more...
Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation

Tuesday, May 21, 11:58 pm
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water. With more than 80 percent of the expected ballots counted... Read more...
More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

Tuesday, May 21, 2:15 pm
(AP) - A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts: Q. Is global warming to blame? A. You can't blame a single weather event on global... Read more...
France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths

Tuesday, May 21, 10:35 am
NANTERRE, France (AP) - The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's... Read more...
New rice contamination reported in China

Tuesday, May 21, 6:00 am
BEIJING (AP) - Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic... Read more...
After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead

Tuesday, May 21, 12:09 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidemic is running... Read more...
Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy

Monday, May 20, 9:11 pm
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins... Read more...
Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device

Monday, May 20, 4:16 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf... Read more...
Feds: NYU researchers took bribes from Chinese co.

Monday, May 20, 12:40 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - Three researchers are charged with taking bribes from a Chinese government-supported institution in exchange for access to restricted research from a New York University lab. The... Read more...
What do we eat? New food map will tell us

Monday, May 20, 7:34 am
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. Until now, the only way to find out what people... Read more...
Measles surges in UK years after flawed research

Monday, May 20, 7:34 am
LONDON (AP) - More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health... Read more...
Court: woman can seek lawyer fees in vaccine case

Monday, May 20, 7:21 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says a woman can seek lawyers' fees from the government even though her lawsuit over damage she said was caused by a vaccine was ruled untimely. The high... Read more...
Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

Sunday, May 19, 8:45 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite... Read more...