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U.S.

New York finds more probable cases, more schools closed

New York  - Authorities confirmed Thursday a total of 49 swine flu cases in New York City and...
» read full story April 30th, 2009 - 23:10
Federal Panel: California Must Release 58,000 Inmates

Federal Panel: California Must Release 58,000 Inmates

Federal judges ruled yesterday that the state of California must reduce the number of inmates in...
» read full story February 10th, 2009 - 14:01
Seven States Sue over Bush Anti-Abortion Rule

Seven States Sue over Bush Anti-Abortion Rule

  Thursday, seven states sued the federal government over a rule that further expands...
» read full story January 18th, 2009 - 14:51
First Face Transplant In The U.S.

First Face Transplant In The U.S.

Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic have performed the nation’s first partial face transplant. The...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 13:45
The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

For many people trying to kick the noxious habit of smoking, the Great American Smokeout is a...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 14:38
Many Primary Care Doctors Not Satisfied with Their Work, Want to Quit

Many Primary Care Doctors Not Satisfied with Their Work, Want to Quit

A survey released this week by the Physicians’ Foundation, a non-profit group of state medical...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 15:30
Overworked Doctors Looking For Alternative Careers

Overworked Doctors Looking For Alternative Careers

It’s no secret that life as a doctor is hard and tiresome. The sheer pressure of responsibility is...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 13:38
Survey: Many United States Doctors Consider Quitting

Survey: Many United States Doctors Consider Quitting

A survey released Tuesday revealed that many primary care doctors in the United States were...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 21:29

Obama's Speech in Chicago

Chicago - Following is the text of US president-elect Barack Obama's victory speech Tuesday night...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 09:43
Sarah Palin’s Health "Excellent", Shows Letter From Physician

Sarah Palin’s Health "Excellent", Shows Letter From Physician

Just hours before the long awaited Election Day, the McCain campaign made public a summary of...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 14:30
Drug Prescriptions For Children Rising At Alarming Rates

Drug Prescriptions For Children Rising At Alarming Rates

More and more children in the United States are prescribed medication for chronic diseases,...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 12:26
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Business

Vicks VapoRub Linked To Breathing Problems In Infants

Vicks VapoRub Linked To Breathing Problems In Infants

A new study has recently revealed that Vicks VapoRub, a popular cold remedy, could cause airway...
» read full story January 14th, 2009 - 08:08
Amylin Shares Drop as FDA Warns about Byetta’s Pancreatitis Risk

Amylin Shares Drop as FDA Warns about Byetta’s Pancreatitis Risk

The United States Food and Drug Administration issued Monday warnings to doctors and patients as...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 15:49
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Science

Researchers Find Simple Checklist To Be Really Useful For Surgical Teams

Researchers Find Simple Checklist To Be Really Useful For Surgical Teams

Researchers have just announced on Tuesday that a few simple steps may help doctors and nurses from...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 18:46
Racial Gap In Colorectal Cancer Is Widening

Racial Gap In Colorectal Cancer Is Widening

Colorectal cancer deaths have fallen in the United States this decade, but the racial gap in...
» read full story December 15th, 2008 - 23:23
Avastin Drug Linked To Blood Clots

Avastin Drug Linked To Blood Clots

Research conducted by United States scientists has revealed that the Avastin cancer drug...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 11:00
Melanoma Cases On The Rise Among Younger Women

Melanoma Cases On The Rise Among Younger Women

Researchers browsing through the cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, found that...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 10:30
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Specials

Doctors Testing New Warfarin Dosage System

Doctors Testing New Warfarin Dosage System

  Wednesday, researchers reported that they were testing a new system aimed at regulating the...
» read full story February 19th, 2009 - 17:14
EPIX Pharmaceuticals Says FDA Approved Vasovist

EPIX Pharmaceuticals Says FDA Approved Vasovist

U.S. federal regulators approved Vasovist, EPIX Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s blood pool magnetic...
» read full story December 25th, 2008 - 20:10
First US Face Transplant Completed

First US Face Transplant Completed

Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic have performed the nation’s first partial face transplant. The...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 08:53
Medical Residents Should Sleep More to Prevent Deadly Errors

Medical Residents Should Sleep More to Prevent Deadly Errors

A series of reports done on the medical field have revealed serious medical errors....
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 22:14
Experts Recommend More Sleep for Medical Residents

Experts Recommend More Sleep for Medical Residents

A panel of experts at the Institute of Medicine issued a recommendation to medical residents...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 17:22
Today Is Word AIDS Day: Do You Know Your HIV/AIDS Status? Get Tested!

Today Is Word AIDS Day: Do You Know Your HIV/AIDS Status? Get Tested!

The 1st of December is World AIDS Day. To honour the 20th anniversary of the first World Aids Day...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 16:00
The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 14:30
Take Your Statins To Prevent Heart Attack!

Take Your Statins To Prevent Heart Attack!

Half of heart attacks and strokes happen among apparently healthy men and women with normal or low...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 14:10
Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor

Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor

Intel Corp., the biggest computer chip maker, took a big step forward into health care Monday when...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:00
Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Crestor Benefic for Healthy People As Well

Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Crestor Benefic for Healthy People As Well

Statins of cholesterol-lowering drugs have been known to reduce heart risk in people with...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 14:30
Testosterone Patch Helps Postmenopausal Women Recover Their Libido

Testosterone Patch Helps Postmenopausal Women Recover Their Libido

Postmenopausal women may often suffer from no or low libido. On average, studies have shown that...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 14:10
Anne Pressly Dies After Brutal Attack

Anne Pressly Dies After Brutal Attack

Anne Pressly was an American actress and a very popular news anchor, working for KATV Channel 7 in...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 20:12
AHA Recommends Screening For Depression In All Heart Patients

AHA Recommends Screening For Depression In All Heart Patients

People suffering from some form of heart disease appear to be at a higher risk of depression as...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:13
David Blaine Puts His Life At Risk. Again.

David Blaine Puts His Life At Risk. Again.

United States illusionist and daredevil David Blaine has started another endurance challenge,...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 20:26
Medical Students Avoid Internal Medicine As A Specialty

Medical Students Avoid Internal Medicine As A Specialty

Internal medicine appears to be the last option of medical students when it comes to choose...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 16:30
When Going Out Of The U.S. It's Best To Leave Your Laptop At Home

When Going Out Of The U.S. It's Best To Leave Your Laptop At Home

A highly debated issue on this week’s agenda is the set of rules for the airport routine searches...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 14:14
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People

Autopsy Completed on Jett Travolta

Autopsy Completed on Jett Travolta

John Travolta’s 16-year-old son, Jett, died last week on Friday after he had suffered a...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 14:09
Barbara Bush, OK After Surgery

Barbara Bush, OK After Surgery

Born on June 8th, 1925, Barbara Bush is the wife of George H. W. Bush, who was the 41st President...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 17:56
Barbara Bush, Rushed To Hospital Yesterday Night

Barbara Bush, Rushed To Hospital Yesterday Night

Barbara Bush is the wife of George H. W. Bush, the former vice president and the 41st president of...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 14:31
Former First Lady Hospitalized After Suffering Fall Fractures

Former First Lady Hospitalized After Suffering Fall Fractures

Following a fall at her home last week, former first lady Nancy Reagan was admitted to a local...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:16
Famous US Heart Surgeon Dies at 99 Years of Age

Famous US Heart Surgeon Dies at 99 Years of Age

Michael DeBakey has been considered by many one of the parents of cardiovascular surgery thanks to...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 16:36
Kelsey Grammer Says Aloha to Hospital

Kelsey Grammer Says Aloha to Hospital

Kelsey Grammer, the actor well known for his leading role in "Frasier" and "Cheers", said aloha to...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 17:15
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Music

Disease Is Unforgiving with the Unforgettable Natalie Cole

Disease Is Unforgiving with the Unforgettable Natalie Cole

The daughter of the music legend Nat King Cole was admitted to a New York City hospital after she...
» read full story September 20th, 2008 - 14:35
Singer Emilio Navaira's Condition Is Improving

Singer Emilio Navaira's Condition Is Improving

After an initial worrying diagnosis, the condition of Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 15:04
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World

Taiwan checks suspected cases of swine flu

   Taipei - Taiwan on Monday was checking at least seven suspected cases of swine...
» read full story April 27th, 2009 - 17:30

Cuban Revolution Survives 50 Years Despite Changing World

Havana - Collapsed political systems, presidents who came and went, wars and attacks, broken...
» read full story December 29th, 2008 - 13:01

Smoking in Public Places Banned in India

New Delhi - India on Thursday banned smoking in public places after a medical study warned...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 16:17

China names injured teenage girl as terrorist suspect

China officials announced that a 15-year-old girl who is treated in hospital for injuries is the...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 14:36
Reactions To Sen. Kennedy’s Malignant Brain Tumor Diagnosis

Reactions To Sen. Kennedy’s Malignant Brain Tumor Diagnosis

US Senator Edward M. Kennedy has been diagnosed with malignant brain tumor. According to his...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 22:45
Nancy Reagan Not Out of the Hospital - Yet

Nancy Reagan Not Out of the Hospital - Yet

Nancy Reagan, wife of former President Ronald Reagan, was taken to the St. John’s Hospital in...
» read full story February 19th, 2008 - 17:31
Representative Julia Carson Has Terminal Lung Cancer

Representative Julia Carson Has Terminal Lung Cancer

Representative Julia Carson, of Indiana's 7th congressional district, has taken a medical leave and...
» read full story November 25th, 2007 - 18:35
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Technology

Microsoft Buys Thai Hospital Software Maker

Microsoft Buys Thai Hospital Software Maker

Microsoft Corp. announced it will buy Bangkok-based Global Care Solutions Ltd., or GCS, which...
» read full story October 29th, 2007 - 22:18
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Health

Belly Fat Tied to Increased Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome

Belly Fat Tied to Increased Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome

Excess fat around the waistline has long been blamed for increasing the risk of heart disease,...
» read full story April 07th, 2009 - 14:07

Hurricane Katrina Tied to Dramatic Increase in Heart Attacks

Tulane University research has shown that Hurricane Katrina has contributed to a dramatic rise in...
» read full story March 28th, 2009 - 22:24
Study Finds Possible Way of Curing Peanut Allergy

Study Finds Possible Way of Curing Peanut Allergy

Scientists have very good news for people suffering from peanut allergies. A recent research showed...
» read full story March 16th, 2009 - 14:54
Less Salt Would Lower Risk of Hear Disease

Less Salt Would Lower Risk of Hear Disease

A recent study in the United States shows that if Americans would change their eating habits in...
» read full story March 13th, 2009 - 14:48
Flu Viruses Mutate, Become Resistant to Tamiflu

Flu Viruses Mutate, Become Resistant to Tamiflu

A recent government study showed that the influenza A viruses that resist the antiviral drug...
» read full story March 02nd, 2009 - 21:09
Lawyers Say AstraZeneca Misinformed about Seroquel Risks

Lawyers Say AstraZeneca Misinformed about Seroquel Risks

On Friday lawyers said that AstraZeneca PLC had misinformed both patients and doctors with regards...
» read full story March 01st, 2009 - 13:52
Choosing a Healthier Living Could Save Us from Cancer

Choosing a Healthier Living Could Save Us from Cancer

How many times have you been told to adopt a healthy diet in order to improve your quality of...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 16:00

Woman Disfigured by Chimp Earlier This Week Admitted to Cleveland

Charla Nash, the woman who was attacked and disfigured by a friend’s chimpanzee this week...
» read full story February 20th, 2009 - 16:00
MRSA Infections Declining in Hospital Intensive-Care Units

MRSA Infections Declining in Hospital Intensive-Care Units

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections among some of the most...
» read full story February 18th, 2009 - 13:46
A Simple Urine Test Can Determine Prostate Cancer Severity

A Simple Urine Test Can Determine Prostate Cancer Severity

A new urine test that tracks a certain substance produced by prostate cancer cells may help...
» read full story February 17th, 2009 - 14:00
The Number of Kids in Need of Statins Lower than Expected

The Number of Kids in Need of Statins Lower than Expected

Fewer than 1 percent of American kids need cholesterol-lowering drugs, according to a new study...
» read full story February 17th, 2009 - 14:00
Stimulus Bill, Health Care Reform, Crucial Issues on Obama’s Agenda

Stimulus Bill, Health Care Reform, Crucial Issues on Obama’s Agenda

Health care reform and the controversial stimulus bill continue to be crucial issues on...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 16:03
Justice Ginsburg to Recover at Home after Cancer Surgery

Justice Ginsburg to Recover at Home after Cancer Surgery

The US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg left hospital Friday, a week after she underwent...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 13:46
Economic Stimulus Bill Raises Concern over Rationed Health Care

Economic Stimulus Bill Raises Concern over Rationed Health Care

Opponents to the new economic stimulus bill are concerned that the plan could result in the...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 17:28
FDA Seeks to Toughen Restrictions on Narcotics

FDA Seeks to Toughen Restrictions on Narcotics

Following new government figures showing a rise in nonmedical use of prescription painkillers...
» read full story February 10th, 2009 - 13:41
Hormone Therapy – Breast Cancer Link Once Again Confirmed

Hormone Therapy – Breast Cancer Link Once Again Confirmed

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms once again the link between hormone...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 14:00
Beach Vacations May be Linked with an Increased Risk of Skin Cancer

Beach Vacations May be Linked with an Increased Risk of Skin Cancer

Beach vacations during childhood may increase children’s future risk of deadly skin cancer...
» read full story February 04th, 2009 - 17:35
Weight Loss Improves Urinary Incontinence In Women

Weight Loss Improves Urinary Incontinence In Women

Doctors often advise patients to lose weight if they’re at risk of developing certain...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 15:42
Multiple Births – A Reason Of Concern Rather Than Joy

Multiple Births – A Reason Of Concern Rather Than Joy

Thanks to fertility treatments, multiple births have become more common in the last few decades,...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 13:50
Octuplets in California are “very well”

Octuplets in California are “very well”

 On Tuesday, a doctor at the hospital were the octuplets were born stated that the eight...
» read full story January 28th, 2009 - 06:58
Tamiflu-resistant Flu Strain Found in Salt Lake County

Tamiflu-resistant Flu Strain Found in Salt Lake County

Health officials from the Salt Lake Valley Health Department have found a recently mutated strain...
» read full story January 21st, 2009 - 15:33
January Is National Cervical Cancer Awareness & Screening Month

January Is National Cervical Cancer Awareness & Screening Month

January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness & Screening Month, a time of the year when any...
» read full story January 21st, 2009 - 14:22
Certain Facial Injuries Signal Cases of Domestic Violence

Certain Facial Injuries Signal Cases of Domestic Violence

Although we live in a free world where communication should settle any dispute, there are still...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 15:19
Community-Acquired MRSA Infections On The Rise Among Kids

Community-Acquired MRSA Infections On The Rise Among Kids

A study appearing in the Archives of Otalaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery reveals that rates of...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 13:35
Seven States Sue Over Bush Anti-Abortion Rule

Seven States Sue Over Bush Anti-Abortion Rule

  Thursday, seven states sued the federal government over a rule that further expands...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 14:15
UnitedHealth Group Agrees to Pay $350 Million in Health Care “Fraud”

UnitedHealth Group Agrees to Pay $350 Million in Health Care “Fraud”

UnitedHealth Group announced on Thursday its decision to pay a record $350...
» read full story January 18th, 2009 - 16:24
New Antipsychotics Also Raise Heart Failure Risk

New Antipsychotics Also Raise Heart Failure Risk

The medical world is forever focusing on developing new treatments, medications and searching for...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 21:55
Researchers Find Simple Steps To Be Really Useful For Surgical Teams

Researchers Find Simple Steps To Be Really Useful For Surgical Teams

Researchers have just announced on Tuesday that a few simple steps may help doctors and nurses from...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 16:44
New Device May Help Doctors Use Fewer Stents, Save Money

New Device May Help Doctors Use Fewer Stents, Save Money

New research suggests that using a medical device from Little Canada-based St. Jude Medical could...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 14:14
VapoRub, Severe Side Effects In Infants and Toddlers

VapoRub, Severe Side Effects In Infants and Toddlers

One of the most popular medical products in the United States is almost-pop-cult Vicks VapoRub....
» read full story January 13th, 2009 - 23:30
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Sports

Armstrong's fall leaves Astana to Contador uncontested

Valladolid, Spain - The lowly Vuelta of Castilla and Leon cleared up more issues than expected in...
» read full story March 24th, 2009 - 11:53

Olympic Swimmer Eric Shanteau Defies Testicular Cancer

U.S. Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau is defying his testicular cancer diagnosis and will compete...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 20:43
Tiger Woods Starts Recovery After Knee Surgery

Tiger Woods Starts Recovery After Knee Surgery

After yesterday’s surgery, Tiger Woods is expected to stay out of the game for at least four...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 16:00
French GP: Kubica To Race Again, Hamilton Looking For Third Win

French GP: Kubica To Race Again, Hamilton Looking For Third Win

Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica is fit to race in this weekend's French Grand Prix, FIA...
» read full story June 29th, 2007 - 14:04
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