CHICAGO (AP) ---- It happened to nurse Jane Byron years after an in-line skating fall, business owner Haralee Weintraub while doing "men's" push-ups, and avid cyclist Gene Wilberg while lifting a heavy box.
Feb 29, 2012 | 12:00 pm | Loading…
Last week, I read of the death of psychiatrist William Lamers Jr. I did not recognize his name, but the fact that he was the founder of the first hospice movement in the United States caught my attention.
Feb 29, 2012 | 6:00 am | Loading…
CHICAGO (AP) ---- More Americans are turning to the emergency room for routine dental problems ---- a choice that often costs 10 times more than preventive care and offers far fewer treatment options than a dentist's office, according to an analysis of government data and dental research.
Feb 29, 2012 | 7:00 am | Loading…
The government wants to start regulating face and hand transplants just as kidneys, hearts and other organs are now, with waiting lists, a nationwide system to match and distribute body parts and donor testing to prevent deadly infections.
Feb 29, 2012 | 9:00 am | Loading…
DURHAM, N.C. ---- A good set of headphones and a little Bach may ease the pain and anxiety of getting a prostate biopsy, according to a recent study published by Duke Cancer Institute researchers.
Feb 29, 2012 | 6:00 am | Loading…
A scientist who created an easier-to-spread version of bird flu said his work isn't as risky as people fear. The U.S. is asking its biosecurity advisers to reconsider if the research should be made public.
Feb 29, 2012 | 8:18 am
The Obama administration has summoned Syria's senior envoy in the U.S. to express outrage over a Syrian government offensive in the city of Homs.
Feb 29, 2012 | 9:34 am
The Nasdaq composite index briefly touched 3,000 on Wednesday for the first time since the collapse in dot-com stocks more than a decade ago. Stocks ended lower, but it was still the best February on Wall Street in 14 years.
Feb 29, 2012 | 1:19 pm
Federal health officials have approved the first vaccine that protects against four strains of the common flu, offering one additional layer of protection against the influenza virus that affects millions each year.
Feb 29, 2012 | 3:18 pm
A former Maryland resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping al-Qaida plot attacks from his native Pakistan, reaching a plea deal with the U.S. government that spares him from a potential life sentence in exchange for helping to convict fellow prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
Feb 29, 2012 | 3:22 pm
ATLANTA ---- More and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get out and exercise, according to government survey released earlier this month.
Feb 28, 2012 | 10:00 am | Loading…
More Americans are turning to the emergency room for routine dental problems _ a choice that often costs 10 times more than preventive care and offers far fewer treatment options than a dentist's office, according to an analysis of government data and dental research.
Feb 28, 2012 | 3:34 am
Counterfeit versions of the popular cancer drug Avastin obtained by European regulators contain a variety of chemicals, but not the active ingredient found in the genuine drug, according to drugmaker Roche.
Feb 28, 2012 | 2:38 pm
Federal health officials are adding new safety warnings about risks of memory loss and elevated blood sugar to statins, the most widely prescribed group of cholesterol-lowering medications.
Feb 28, 2012 | 2:20 pm
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 29, the 60th day of 2012. There are 306 days left in the year. This is Leap Day.
Feb 28, 2012 | 9:00 pm
Early diagnosis is considered key for autism, but minority children tend to be diagnosed later than white children. Some new work is beginning to try to uncover why _ and to raise awareness of the warning signs so more parents know they can seek help even for a toddler.
Feb 28, 2012 | 12:05 am
In a story Feb. 25 about the cost of cancer care, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a lung cancer drug made by Pfizer Inc. It is Xalkori, not Zalkori.
Feb 27, 2012 | 10:43 am
A 27-year-old Turkish man who underwent the world's first would-be quadruple limb transplant died Monday, hours after the limbs were removed due to metabolic failure, the hospital said.
Feb 27, 2012 | 3:34 pm
For 60 years, doctors have believed women were born with all the eggs they'll ever have. Now Harvard scientists are challenging that dogma, saying they've discovered the ovaries of young women harbor very rare stem cells capable of producing new eggs.
Feb 27, 2012 | 12:41 am
CHICAGO (AP) ---- It happened to nurse Jane Byron years after an in-line skating fall, business owner Haralee Weintraub while doing "men's" push-ups, and avid cyclist Gene Wilberg while lifting a heavy box.
Feb 29, 2012 | 12:00 pm | Loading…
Last week, I read of the death of psychiatrist William Lamers Jr. I did not recognize his name, but the fact that he was the founder of the first hospice movement in the United States caught my attention.
Feb 29, 2012 | 6:00 am | Loading…
CHICAGO (AP) ---- More Americans are turning to the emergency room for routine dental problems ---- a choice that often costs 10 times more than preventive care and offers far fewer treatment options than a dentist's office, according to an analysis of government data and dental research.
Feb 29, 2012 | 7:00 am | Loading…
The government wants to start regulating face and hand transplants just as kidneys, hearts and other organs are now, with waiting lists, a nationwide system to match and distribute body parts and donor testing to prevent deadly infections.
Feb 29, 2012 | 9:00 am | Loading…
DURHAM, N.C. ---- A good set of headphones and a little Bach may ease the pain and anxiety of getting a prostate biopsy, according to a recent study published by Duke Cancer Institute researchers.
Feb 29, 2012 | 6:00 am | Loading…
A scientist who created an easier-to-spread version of bird flu said his work isn't as risky as people fear. The U.S. is asking its biosecurity advisers to reconsider if the research should be made public.
Feb 29, 2012 | 8:18 am
The Obama administration has summoned Syria's senior envoy in the U.S. to express outrage over a Syrian government offensive in the city of Homs.
Feb 29, 2012 | 9:34 am
The Nasdaq composite index briefly touched 3,000 on Wednesday for the first time since the collapse in dot-com stocks more than a decade ago. Stocks ended lower, but it was still the best February on Wall Street in 14 years.
Feb 29, 2012 | 1:19 pm
Federal health officials have approved the first vaccine that protects against four strains of the common flu, offering one additional layer of protection against the influenza virus that affects millions each year.
Feb 29, 2012 | 3:18 pm
A former Maryland resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping al-Qaida plot attacks from his native Pakistan, reaching a plea deal with the U.S. government that spares him from a potential life sentence in exchange for helping to convict fellow prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
Feb 29, 2012 | 3:22 pm
ATLANTA ---- More and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get out and exercise, according to government survey released earlier this month.
Feb 28, 2012 | 10:00 am | Loading…
More Americans are turning to the emergency room for routine dental problems _ a choice that often costs 10 times more than preventive care and offers far fewer treatment options than a dentist's office, according to an analysis of government data and dental research.
Feb 28, 2012 | 3:34 am
Counterfeit versions of the popular cancer drug Avastin obtained by European regulators contain a variety of chemicals, but not the active ingredient found in the genuine drug, according to drugmaker Roche.
Feb 28, 2012 | 2:38 pm
Federal health officials are adding new safety warnings about risks of memory loss and elevated blood sugar to statins, the most widely prescribed group of cholesterol-lowering medications.
Feb 28, 2012 | 2:20 pm
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 29, the 60th day of 2012. There are 306 days left in the year. This is Leap Day.
Feb 28, 2012 | 9:00 pm
Early diagnosis is considered key for autism, but minority children tend to be diagnosed later than white children. Some new work is beginning to try to uncover why _ and to raise awareness of the warning signs so more parents know they can seek help even for a toddler.
Feb 28, 2012 | 12:05 am
In a story Feb. 25 about the cost of cancer care, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a lung cancer drug made by Pfizer Inc. It is Xalkori, not Zalkori.
Feb 27, 2012 | 10:43 am
A 27-year-old Turkish man who underwent the world's first would-be quadruple limb transplant died Monday, hours after the limbs were removed due to metabolic failure, the hospital said.
Feb 27, 2012 | 3:34 pm
For 60 years, doctors have believed women were born with all the eggs they'll ever have. Now Harvard scientists are challenging that dogma, saying they've discovered the ovaries of young women harbor very rare stem cells capable of producing new eggs.
Feb 27, 2012 | 12:41 am
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