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Fruits, veggies don't stop cancer return
Jul 17 2007 10:25PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Hopes that a diet low in fat and chock-full of fruits and vegetables could prevent the return of breast cancer were dashed Tuesday by a large, seven-year experiment in more than 3,000 women.
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Administration fights cigarette tax hike
Jul 17 2007 8:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - As a Senate committee prepared to approve an additional $35 billion for children's health insurance, the Bush administration spelled out its objections to how the increase would be paid for _ a 61-cent increase on the excise tax for a pack of cigarettes.
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Army to educate troops on brain injuries
Jul 17 2007 8:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army is trying to teach all of its soldiers to recognize symptoms of brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder _ and not be ashamed of seeking treatment for the signature injuries of the Iraq war.
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Lawmakers decry FDA plans to close labs
Jul 17 2007 5:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Importers have learned to evade close federal scrutiny of the food they ship into the United States, putting consumers at increasing risk, congressional investigators said Tuesday.
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Lawmakers decry FDA plans to close labs
Jul 17 2007 5:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Importers have learned to evade close federal scrutiny of the food they ship into the United States, putting consumers at increasing risk, congressional investigators said Tuesday.
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Lawmakers decry FDA plans to close labs
Jul 17 2007 5:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Importers have learned to evade close federal scrutiny of the food they ship into the United States, putting consumers at increasing risk, congressional investigators said Tuesday.
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Puerto Rico to fix AIDS medicine program
Jul 17 2007 4:36PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rico's AIDS treatment program, hit by drug shortages in recent months, will be aggressively revamped to ensure patients in the U.S. territory receive medication without delays, the governor announced Tuesday.
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TB patient who sparked scare has surgery
Jul 17 2007 3:29PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Andrew Speaker, the tuberculosis patient who caused an international public health scare in May, underwent successful surgery Tuesday to remove a diseased portion of his right lung, hospital officials said in a statement.
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Envoy: China makes strides in AIDS fight
Jul 17 2007 3:21PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has taken significant steps to fight HIV and AIDS, but still must reach out to more patients in the vast country and overcome a lack of cooperation from some government officials, a U.N. AIDS official said Tuesday.
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Envoy: China makes strides in AIDS fight
Jul 17 2007 3:21PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has taken significant steps to fight HIV and AIDS, but still must reach out to more patients in the vast country and overcome a lack of cooperation from some government officials, a U.N. AIDS official said Tuesday.
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TB patient who fled Ark. hospital found
Jul 17 2007 3:13PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A man with tuberculosis who fled from medical isolation at a hospital was found Tuesday off Interstate 30 near Little Rock, authorities said.
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California gym caters to teenagers
Jul 17 2007 2:41AM (CT)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Stephen Wallace hopped off an elliptical machine and got a pep talk from his personal trainer about his bench-press goals. Wiping away sweat, he said social commitments can make it hard to get to the gym every other day.
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California gym caters to teenagers
Jul 17 2007 2:41AM (CT)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Stephen Wallace hopped off an elliptical machine and got a pep talk from his personal trainer about his bench-press goals. Wiping away sweat, he said social commitments can make it hard to get to the gym every other day.
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California gym caters to teenagers
Jul 17 2007 2:41AM (CT)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Stephen Wallace hopped off an elliptical machine and got a pep talk from his personal trainer about his bench-press goals. Wiping away sweat, he said social commitments can make it hard to get to the gym every other day.
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