Health
Medicare Cost-Control Scheme Begins
The program is running out of dough, but experts say the new system is unlikely to work
Feds Investigate Brain Cancer Patient Deaths in California
Three died after undergoing experimental treatments
South Becomes Latest Front for Medical Marijuana
It's all good, because Southern cooking has the munchies covered
Alabama Medicaid Faces Deep Cuts If Voters Reject Bailout
Like many such programs around the country, it's teetering on the edge of collapse
Planned Parenthood To Repay Medicaid Funds
The strapped federal-state medical program is clawing money back from everybody
Texas Regulators Fine Dallas County Public Hospital $1 Million
For not providing enough nursing staff, inadequate record-keeping and safety procedures, among other things
State Must Provide Sex Reassignment Surgery For Murderer, Says Judge
Michelle Kosilek killed his wife in 1990
The Death of Christopher Hitchens
The veteran journalist's last dispatch is from his deathbed.
Thalidomide Manufacturer Apologizes for Birth Defects 50 Years Later
The CEO of the Gurenthal Group apologized for manufacturing an anti-morning sickness pill that led to thousands of birth defects
10,000 at Risk of Hantavirus from Yosemite
CDC estimates how many people stayed in tents in park from June to August
Drug Company to pay $181 Million over Unauthorized Marketing
Janssen promoted antipsychotic drug as also helping with anxiety and anger management
Chocolate Reduces Stroke Risk, Study Says
More research is needed, so feel free to volunteer
Maryland Reports First West Nile Virus Death
Maryland has had 13 cases of West Nile virus so far this year.
Crackdown Threatens CA Marijuana Industry
Officials use every opportunity to chase away entrepreneurs
LA Could See Marijuana Dispensary Ban Repeal on Ballot
Supporters say they have twice as many signatures as they need, meaning the ban could also be temporarily suspended
Activists Try To Block LA Marijuana Ban
Fifty thousand petition-signers ask that the dispensaries be kept open
GOP Professes Love for Medicare
It's sort of like Love Story, ya know, because Medicare is friggin' doomed
Compulsory Health Insurance Scheme to Start in Liberia
Country where citizens are encouraged to grow their own food will require the purchasing of insurance
Rats Gnaw at Corpose of Dead Infant in India Hospital
Nine suspended for failing to hand over body to parents.
Two Have Died From Rodent Borne Disease in Yosemite
Visitors warned to check for flu-like symptoms
FDA Approves 4-in-1 HIV Pill
Combines four medicines to combat the virus that causes AIDS.
