Recent Outbreaks Prompt Country Labeling on Food

2008/09/29 03:24:10

No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Sta...

Nurse Accused of Killing 6 Patients

2008/09/26 09:44:26

A state report says a former nurse at a Woodstock home gave "medication cocktails" to patients she t...

Pigs Could Help Cure Cystic Fibrosis

2008/09/26 09:41:11

Pigs have been bred with cystic fibrosis, providing scientists with a powerful animal model that wil...

Report: FDA Struggles to Combat Food-Borne Illnesses

2008/09/26 07:47:58

The Food and Drug Administration's efforts to combat food-borne illness are hampered by infrequent i...

Warning: Do Not Flush Pharmaceuticals

2008/09/26 07:34:32

The state of California has a warning for its 36 million residents: Do not flush pharmaceuticals dow...

CDC: West Nile Season Mildest in 7 Years

2008/09/26 03:55:20

The West Nile virus season is on track to be the mildest in seven years, with less than a third the ...

CDC: 'Every' Child, Elderly Must Get Flu Shot

2008/09/24 11:55:44

The CDC this year for the first time is recommending that virtually every child age 6 months to 18 y...

Man Survives Killer Flesh-Eating Bacteria

2008/09/24 10:25:54

A 34-year-old man from the U.K. has overcome the odds and survived a potentially killer infection th...

Man Accuses Maryland Doctor of Stapling Buttocks Shut

2008/09/26 10:05:39

Arguments began Monday in a federal lawsuit alleging that a Maryland doctor stapled a man's rectum s...

Feds: California Firm's Cancer Claim Lured Investors

2008/09/26 09:42:42

Federal regulators on Thursday charged that a California biotech company lured 300 investors in 25 s...

Mirror Trick May Help Speed Recovery From Stroke

2008/09/26 08:47:09

A Japanese researcher says using a mirror to create the illusion that a person's paralyzed limb move...

China Milk Scandal Hits Japan Firm, Taiwan Victims

2008/09/26 07:39:28

China's tainted milk scandal continues to expand beyond its borders as three Taiwanese children and ...

Government Investigating Heart Disease Study

2008/09/26 07:29:44

The largest alternative medicine study the government has ever launched has stopped enrolling people...

Rise in N.D. Kids With Diabetes Linked to Obesity

2008/09/26 02:17:22

A dramatic rise in the number of North Dakota children with Type 2 diabetes — a form of diabetes no...

Comic Book Teaches 6-Year-Olds About Sex

2008/09/24 11:05:49

A comic book that teaches 6-year-olds about sex was launched this week in the United Kingdom....