Boy Who Got Brain Infection After Swimming Dies
A 14-year-old boy who developed a rare brain infection after swimming in a Minnesota lake died Thursday, his family said in a statement as health officials worked to determine whether it was caused by a water parasite that's more common in warmer southern states. The family... Read »
Jul 10, 2015
Cancer Doc Gets 45 Years for Scamming Hundreds of Patients
A Michigan oncologist who admitted to giving hundreds of patients painful cancer treatments — many of whom didn't... Read »
Jul 10, 2015
Liberia Confirms 2 New Ebola Cases, 120 Quarantined
Two new cases of Ebola have emerged from the same Liberian community where the virus resurged the other week, the... Read »
Jul 9, 2015
Some Anti-Depressants May Raise Birth Defects Risk: Study
A large new study by U.S. and Canadian researchers suggests the use of some anti-depressant drugs early in pregnancy... Read »
Jul 9, 2015
FDA Extends Deadline for Restaurant Calorie Labels Until 2016
Diners will have to wait until the end of 2016 to find calorie labels on all chain restaurant menus. Read »
Jul 9, 2015
Colon Cancer Deaths Down, But Not in These Areas
While colon cancer deaths are down in the U.S., three regions still grapple with persistent colon cancer in their... Read »
Jul 8, 2015
Heroin Deaths Quadruple Across U.S.: Report
Health officials say the number of U.S. heroin users has grown by about 300,000 over a decade. Watch »
Jul 7, 2015
Lightning Threat Looms as Storms Sweep U.S.
Severe thunderstorms are threatening a huge swath of the U.S. from eastern Texas to the Carolinas over the... Read »
Jul 4, 2015
Woman's Measles Death the 1st in U.S. Since 2003
A Washington woman died from measles in the spring — the first measles death in the U.S. since 2003 and the first in Read »
Jul 3, 2015
World Cup Collision Sparks Concussion Concerns
Like many contact sports only recently coming to terms with the long-term risks of concussions, soccer has struggled... Read »
Jul 1, 2015
Some People Seeking Sunburns - Just for the 'Art'
While most people avoid sunburns at all costs, there are some who welcome them, all in the name of "art." Watch »
Jun 30, 2015
Sugary Drinks May Kill 184,000 People Each Year: Study
Consumption of soda, energy beverages, and other sugary drinks may be linked to 184,000 adult deaths each year... Watch »
Jun 30, 2015
Why More Women Than Men Have Alzheimer's
Nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's disease are women, and now some scientists are questioning the... Read »
Jun 28, 2015
California Vaccine Bill Clears Major Hurdle
California's Assembly on Thursday approved a hotly contested bill requiring that nearly all public schoolchildren be... Read »
Jun 25, 2015
Man Wins $500K After Phone Records Doctors Mocking Him
A Vienna, Virginia, man was awarded $500,000 in court after suing doctors he recorded mocking and insulting him... Watch »
Jun 25, 2015
Nearly 10K Cases of Ranch Salad Dressing Recalled
A New Jersey-based company is voluntarily recalling nearly 10,000 cases of Wish-Bone Ranch salad dressing sold in... Read »
Jun 24, 2015
GMO Lamb With Jellyfish Protein Sold for Meat in France
France's national agricultural institute is investigating how a lamb whose mother had been genetically modified with... Read »
Jun 23, 2015
Action Needed Now to Slow Climate Change: WH
Failure to act on climate change could cause an estimated 57,000 deaths a year in the United States from poor air... Read »
Jun 23, 2015
Skinny Jeans Land "Fashion Victim" in Hospital for Days
An Australian woman was hospitalized for four days after her skinny jeans cut off the blood flow to her calves and... Read »
Jun 27, 2015
General Mills to Drop Artificial Ingredients in Cereal
General Mills is dropping artificial colors and flavors from its cereals, the latest company to respond to a growing... Read »
Jun 22, 2015
