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Study: H.S. football players overweight
Jan 23 2007 8:22PM (CT)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Heavy tackles and 300-pound nose guards are common in pro and college football. Now a study shows the trend toward beefier, overweight linemen is emerging at the high school level.
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Son of sick 9/11 cop seeks health care
Jan 23 2007 7:09PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The son of a sick former New York City police officer came to Congress Tuesday hoping to convince the government to do more for his father and thousands of other ground zero workers battling health problems.
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French doctors do new face transplant
Jan 23 2007 7:07PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - French doctors announced Tuesday that they had performed the world's third partial face transplant on a man whose face was disfigured by severe tumors, giving him a new nose, mouth and chin and replacing part of his cheeks.
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Experts use weather to predict disease
Jan 23 2007 7:06PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Doctors hoping to predict disease outbreaks may want to tune into more weather forecasts. Weather patterns can often be a key factor in finding out when an epidemic is imminent because they determine the conditions for germs and their carriers to breed.
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FDA weighs birth control drug standards
Jan 23 2007 7:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is considering setting higher standards for birth control drugs used by millions, saying that newer pills appear to be less effective at preventing pregnancy than those approved decades ago.
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White House menus showcase U.S. products
Jan 23 2007 1:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 30 heads of state, the nation's governors and a prince, among countless others, have dined with President Bush, on such delectables as rack of lamb with pistachio nut crust, celery broth with crispy shrimp and warm pear souffle with caramel sauce and chocolate macaroons.
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Texas plans $3B cancer study investment
Jan 23 2007 1:38AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Aiming to become a global leader in cancer research, Texas plans to invest $3 billion over the next decade in a bid to eradicate the disease, which kills more than a half-million Americans every year.
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Texas plans $3B cancer study investment
Jan 23 2007 1:38AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Aiming to become a global leader in cancer research, Texas plans to invest $3 billion over the next decade in a bid to eradicate the disease, which kills more than a half-million Americans every year.
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Texas plans $3B cancer study investment
Jan 23 2007 1:38AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Aiming to become a global leader in cancer research, Texas plans to invest $3 billion over the next decade in a bid to eradicate the disease, which kills more than a half-million Americans every year.
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