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Govt. gene sleuths stop superbug that killed 6
LAURAN NEERGAARD,AP Medical Writer In this photo taken Aug. 21, 2012, Dr. Tara Palmore, deputy hospital epidemiologist at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, left, and Dr. Julie Segre, a geneticist More...
New AIDS-like disease in Asians, not contagious
MARILYNN MARCHIONE,AP Chief Medical Writer Dr. Sarah K. Browne,right, talks with patient Kim Nguyen at National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. Researchers have identified a mysterious More...
Infected tattoos traced to tainted ink
MIKE STOBBE,AP Medical Writer In this Jan 2012 photo provided by the Monroe County (N.Y.) Department of Public Health a persons arm is seen after receiving a tattoo covered with a red bubbly rash. As more people More...
CDC: Alarming increase seen in West Nile cases
MIKE STOBBE,AP Medical Writer An undated pictue of a mosquito "Anopheles quadrimaculatus" EPA/U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. health officials say there’s been More...
10 people die of suspected Ebola in Congo
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The World Health Organization says an outbreak of suspected Ebola in eastern Congo has infected at least 15 people, 10 of whom died. WHO said in a statement on Tuesday that two of the cases More...
UK man who failed to overturn euthanasia law dies
MARIA CHENG,AP Medical Writer In this family photo released in Jan. 2012 by Tony and Jane Nicklinson, former corporate manager, rugby player, skydiving sports enthusiast Tony Nicklinson sits at his home in Wiltshire, More...
Indiana melons linked to US salmonella outbreak
Health officials in Indiana and Kentucky say they are investigating farms, distributors and retailers after an outbreak of salmonella that has killed two and sickened at least 141 people nationwide was linked to More...
New ad campaign portrays caregivers’ call for help
LAURAN NEERGAARD,AP Medical Writer This undated frame screen shot from video, provided by AARP and the Ad Council, is from a new public service announcement illustrating the frustration that family members can feel More...
Blood type might be a clue to heart disease risk
JAMIE STENGLE,Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Here’s another reason to know your blood type — it might be a clue to your risk of heart disease. People who have blood types A, B, or AB have a slightly higher More...
Anti-Medicaid states: Earning $11,000 is too much
CARLA K. JOHNSON,Associated Press KELLI KENNEDY,Associated Press Sandra Pico, 52, holds medications she takes, at her home in North Miami Beach, Fla., Thursday, July 26, 2012. Pico makes about $15,000 a year working More...
Study: Junk food laws may help curb kids’ obesity
LINDSEY TANNER,AP Medical Writer In this May 3, 2006 photo, a student purchases a brown sugar Pop-Tart from a vending machine in the hallway outside the school cafeteria, in Wichita, Kan. According to the first More...
Boy eyes offer after Pa. school changes HIV policy
MARK SCOLFORO,Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A 9th-grader from the Philadelphia area was considering an admissions offer by a private boarding school after it announced a new policy to treat HIV-positive More...
J&J, Pfizer to drop intravenous Alzheimer’s drug
NEW YORK (AP) — Pfizer Inc. and Johnson & Johnson said Monday they are ending development of an intravenous formulation of a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease after the treatment failed in two late-stage More...
USDA: Number of farmers markets up due to demand
TRACIE CONE,Associated Press In this Aug. 29, 2008, file photo, Benina Burroughs of Merced, Calif., looks over a display of cherry tomatoes by Farmers with ALBA from Salinas, Calif., at a farmer's market during More...
China arrests nearly 2,000 in fake drug crackdown
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Ministry of Public Security says it has detained nearly 2,000 people in a nationwide crackdown on counterfeit drugs, including some to treat cancer. It said in a statement on its More...
CDC: Whooping cough rising at alarming rate in US
MIKE STOBBE,AP Medical Writer This Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 file photo shows an empty bottle of Tetanus, Diphthera and Pertussis, (whooping cough) vaccine at Inderkum High School in Sacramento, Calif. Health officials More...
Trans fat ban made fast food a bit healthier in NY
LAURAN NEERGAARD,AP Medical Writer In this Monday, Oct. 30, 2006 file photo, a Kentucky Fried Chicken employee uses tongs to hold up an sample of the company's trans fat-free Extra Crispy fried chicken More...
Retailers sue Pfizer, charge generic Lipitor delay
LINDA A. JOHNSON,AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Five large drug and grocery chains are suing Pfizer Inc. and a second drugmaker, alleging they conspired to delay sales of cheap generic versions More...
