FDA Allowed Blood Testing Despite Risk of Death, Report Says

2008/04/28 11:18:43

Experimental blood substitutes raised the risk of heart attack and death, yet U.S. regulators allowe...

Medicaid Won't Cover Surgery for Girl's Deformed Face

2008/04/28 09:56:53

A 22-year-old woman with a deformed face is trying to convice Medicaid to pay a for corrective surge...

Rare Genetic Disease Attacks White Brain Matter of Girl

2008/04/28 09:07:42

Lexi Drumm, 5, suffers from a rare type of Leukodystrophy, a congenital hypomyelination, reports the...

Rock Band Helps Woman, 26, Fight Cystic Fibrosis

2008/04/28 07:53:45

Emily Schaller, 26, can barely breathe because of cystic fibrosis - but she plays in smoke-filled ba...

FOXSexpert: Successful, Yet Single. A Female Dilemma

2008/04/28 04:43:03

Females may be flourishing more than ever in their careers, but that success may be jeopardizing the...

Study Disputes Notion That You Can Be Fat and Fit

2008/04/28 03:56:11

New research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that being active can lower ...

Transplant Standards Tough on Medical Pot Users

2008/04/26 01:06:41

With the scarcity of donated organs, transplant committees use tough standards, including whether th...

Report: Contaminated Vaccines Spotted at Merck Plant

2008/04/25 09:38:50

Contaminated children's vaccines and other potentially serious concerns were spotted by federal regu...

ACLU: Peace Corps Fired Volunteer for Having HIV

2008/04/28 11:04:23

Jeremiah Johnson, 25, of Colorado, has filed a complaint with the ACLU against the Peace Corps, who ...

Doctor: Shiny Lip Balms May Increase Risk of Cancer

2008/04/28 09:56:23

Christine White of Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas says glossy lip balms may attract ultr...

Pregnant Women With Pre-Existing Diabetes Doubles

2008/04/28 08:14:59

The number of pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes has more than doubled in seven years, a Cali...

Gene Therapy Improves Vision in Nearly Blind

2008/04/28 07:42:23

Scientists for the first time have used gene therapy to dramatically improve sight in people with a ...

China Virus Sickens 1,200, Kills 20

2008/04/28 04:01:44

A viral outbreak in eastern China has sickened almost 1,200 children, killing 20 of them, health off...

Concerned About Lasik? There Are Other Options

2008/04/28 03:50:50

Frightened by headlines about Lasik side effects? Lasik gets all the advertising, but there are half...

Fury, Despair at FDA Hearing on Lasik Surgery Grievances

2008/04/25 09:47:48

Lost in the hoopla of ads promising that laser vision surgery lets you toss your glasses is a stark ...