Tainted food may have been served in schools
Monday, Apr. 08, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of thousands of pounds of frozen food recalled amid an E. coli scare may have been served in schools, according to the company that manufactured the items.
Good news for women who drink moderately
Monday, Apr. 08, 2013
SEATTLE -- Drinking alcohol can increase a woman's risk of getting breast cancer. But now it turns out that moderate drinking before or after diagnosis also appears to increase longevity, researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and other centers reported Monday.
Fight over morning-after pill is risky for Obama
| |Saturday, Apr. 06, 2013
The president should not get trapped in a side issue, a strategist says.
Judge: Woman of any age should be able to buy morning-after pill
| |Friday, Apr. 05, 2013
The administration is considering whether to appeal the judge's ruling.
Months after meningitis outbreak, compounding pharmacies are still falling short
| |Friday, Apr. 05, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Six months after a U.S. meningitis outbreak that killed 51 people put the spotlight on their industry, specialty pharmacies that mix their own drugs are falling short of safety and sanitation requirements.
Diet Detective: From sailing to belly dancing, be actively invested
| Friday, Apr. 05, 2013
It's easier to keep exercising when we love what we're doing
Is CPR always the best response - or even a good one?
| |Monday, Apr. 08, 2013
What would I have done? That was the question I found myself pondering when I heard the 911 call made in early March from a California independent-living facility about an 87-year-old resident who had collapsed. In the recording, which gained national attention, an emergency dispatcher implores the caller -- an employee of the facility -- to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the barely breathing woman. The caller refused, saying, "We can't do CPR at this facility." The woman died, and public outrage ensued. Pundits wondered: How could anyone be so callous?
Alzheimer's is the costliest ailment in U.S., study finds
| |Wednesday, Apr. 03, 2013
The disease costs families and society up to $215 billion a year.
North Texas senator hopes troubled cancer institute will rebound with restructuring
| |Wednesday, Apr. 03, 2013
Sen. Jane Nelson says that she was “livid” over the CPRIT scandal but that her bill can help get it back on track.
Walking until it hurts
| |Wednesday, Apr. 03, 2013
Doctors say wearing heels higher than 2 inches can cause knee and back pain, shorten tendons, exacerbate arthritis, and create all sorts of other problems.
