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Studies: Statins don't lower cancer risk
Jan 3 2006 10:52PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Two new studies deal a double blow to hopes that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could help prevent cancer as well as heart disease.
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Government has 'dirty bomb' cleanup guide
Jan 3 2006 9:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government issued cleanup standards Tuesday for a "dirty bomb" terrorist attack that would in some cases be far less rigorous than what is required for Superfund sites, nuclear power plants and nuclear waste dumps.
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Rhode Island legalizes medical marijuana
Jan 3 2006 8:15PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island on Tuesday became the 11th state to legalize medical marijuana and the first since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that patients who use the drug can still be prosecuted under federal law.
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Minn. hospitals chill heart attack victims
Jan 3 2006 7:33PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A handful of Minnesota hospitals are now chilling some heart attack patients in an effort partly to protect their brains, a therapy that has produced results one doctor called "breathtaking."
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Heart failure drug maker relays new deaths
Jan 3 2006 7:25PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The manufacturer of the heart failure drug Natrecor reported two additional deaths in patients involved in a study carried out three years ago but said it was confident the cases don't mean an increased risk.
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Reaction to new Medicare drug plan mixed
Jan 3 2006 7:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some patients using Medicare's new drug benefit reported difficulties Tuesday in filling prescriptions, though the government and some large pharmacies and nursing homes said the program was off to a good start.
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Cheerleading injuries more than double
Jan 3 2006 9:37AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Cheerleaders catapult in the air, climb human pyramids and catch their tumbling teammates as they fall to the ground. They also make lots of emergency room visits.
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