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Raising money to ensure women have access to abortions 26 Aug 2013 | 09:52 am
As more states pass laws to restrict the procedure, nonprofit organizations step in to help people who can't afford multiple clinic visits or long trips. WASHINGTON — Sarah Tuttle led her bowling tea...
For nearly 1 in 5 Americans, BMI may tell the wrong story 23 Aug 2013 | 06:46 am
Obese is bad and lean is good. End of story, right?
Baby boys in Western states less likely to be circumcised in hospital 22 Aug 2013 | 05:45 pm
A baby boy born in Chicago or St. Louis is about 77% more likely to be circumcised in a hospital in his first days of life compared with an infant born in San Francisco or Seattle, according to new da...
A blood test for suicide? Biomarkers may identify people at risk 21 Aug 2013 | 03:34 am
A blood test can tell you if you’ve got HIV, high cholesterol or certain kinds of cancer. Now scientists are trying to create a blood test that would reveal whether someone was about to commit suicide...
Copper may play key role in Alzheimer's disease 20 Aug 2013 | 04:44 am
New research finds that copper in amounts readily found in our drinking water, the foods we eat and the vitamin supplements we take likely plays a key role in initiating and fueling the abnormal prote...
As healthcare overhaul nears, many consumers still in the dark 16 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
With health insurance enrollment set to begin soon, consumers want to know how the overhaul will affect them personally. So far, there have been far more questions than answers. Like many Californian...
Obesity's death toll could be higher than believed, study says 16 Aug 2013 | 05:40 am
Researchers find that 18.2% of premature deaths in the U.S. are associated with excessive body mass. The figure is almost four times higher than other estimates. The death toll of the nation's obesit...
Schools can administer insulin without licensed nurses, court says 13 Aug 2013 | 06:54 am
California Supreme Court says the law allows trained school employees to give insulin injections. A nurses' group calls the ruling 'a disturbing precedent.' SAN FRANCISCO — California schools may giv...
OxyContin maker closely guards its list of suspect doctors 11 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Purdue Pharma has privately identified about 1,800 doctors who may have recklessly prescribed the painkiller to addicts and dealers, yet it has done little to alert authorities. Over the last decade,...
Test of PfSPZ malaria vaccine encouraging 9 Aug 2013 | 06:19 am
A trial of an experimental malaria vaccine called PfSPZ gave protection to 12 of the 15 people who received it. But researchers caution that more work is needed. An experimental malaria vaccine is sa...
