Federal health officials say California cannot force Medi-Cal recipients to make a co-pay for doctor visits and prescription drugs, a decision that brings relief to low-income patients but complicates the state's effort to close a $9.2 billion budget deficit.
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Feds reject Brown's plan of Medi-Cal copayments
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:20pm CST
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A push for family input to detect dementia earlier
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:11pm CST
Dementia can sneak up on families because its sufferers are pretty adept at covering lapses early on.
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Fewer teens exposed to tobacco smoke in cars
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:01pm CST
Although fewer kids are being exposed to smoking while riding in cars, more than 20 percent of nonsmoking teens still are, U.S. health officials report.
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FDA questions Amgen drug for prostate cancer
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:42am CST
Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects.
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Rubio pushes back at contraception rules under health care law
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:27am CST
Sitting in his pew at St. Louis Catholic Church in Miami one recent Sunday, Sen.
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Your Health CDC: Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:13am CST
CHICAGO – Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.
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Diabetes 'raises birth defect risk'
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 9:58pm CST
Pregnant women with diabetes are almost four times more likely to have a baby with a birth defect, according to new research.
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Savannah university to enforce smoke-free campus
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 5:38pm CST
A Georgia university plans to ban smoking on its Savannah campus later this year.
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West Nile: It only takes 1 mosquito
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 1:24pm CST
The state Office of Public Health says that although drought kept the mosquito population down in Calcasieu last year, two people came down with encephalitis or meningitis from the virus.
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The cost of conscience
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 9:14am CST
Two of the top news stories this past week have revolved around reproductive rights, though both raise far more troubling issues than a woman's right to contraception or abortion.
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Mass. boxer on '05 reality TV show dies
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 5:00am CST
A boxer who appeared on the 2005 reality TV show "The Contender" has died after being struck by a Massachusetts commuter train while he was walking along the tracks.
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In Search Of The Six-Pack
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 12:50am CST
A: Bulging biceps are attention-grabbing and a well-defined chest is always impressive, but nothing screams sex appeal on a man like chiseled abdominal muscles.
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Excess alcohol 'raises cancer risk'
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 8:40pm CST
Regularly drinking two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples the risk of developing mouth cancer, a new Government campaign will say.
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Doctors pleased with Gibb's recovery
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 4:31pm CST
Bee Gees star Robin Gibb is celebrating a victory after his doctors told him his colon cancer is almost gone.
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New Inner-city Health Center Opens In Boston
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 12:26pm CST
Bob Thompson learned he had prostate cancer after routine screening at the Whittier Street Health Center, a community-based facility that has long served serving thousands of residents of the inner-city Roxbury neighborhood.
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Support grows to help Oakland immigrant get kidney transplant
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 8:11am CST
An effort to save the life of an Oakland father who was denied an organ transplant because of his immigration status has gained a legion of supporters across the country.
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Lottery couple defend benefit claim
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 3:57am CST
A couple who scooped a A 10.2 million lottery jackpot have defended their right to claim benefits more than six years later.
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Rachel Zoe Raises Awareness for HIV Vaccine
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 1:47am CST
Fortunata Kasege is telling her story through celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe's mouth.
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New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 9:28pm CST
The UK ranks 16th out of 27 countries in the European Union for the predicted rise in cases, according to the data from the World Cancer Research Fund issued to publicise World Cancer Day on Saturday.
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Santorum pushes discredited stroke claim
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 9:28pm CST
Professional medical groups have called such statements bogus. During a forum inside a church, Dobson cited an anonymous caller to a conservative radio show who said "for patients over 70 years of age, that advanced neurosurgical care was not generally indicated." The caller claimed that patients would be offered "comfort care" unless a panel of ... (more)
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More vaccine readied to battle whooping cough
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 5:28pm CST
More vaccine doses are being stockpiled in case an outbreak of whooping cough in the eastern Fraser Valley spreads further west.
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Questionnaire could help predict Alzheimer's
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:19pm CST
FRIDAY, Feb. 3 -- A series of specific "yes" or "no" questions could help doctors distinguish between people who have normal memory loss that comes with age and those with a condition known as amnestic mild cognitive impairment, according to a new study.
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Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 12:19pm CST
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate grants to Planned Parenthood.
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New map pinpoints Lyme disease risk areas
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 11:14am CST
This map released by the Yale School of Public Health on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 shows a map which indicates areas of the eastern United States where people have the highest risk of contracting Lyme disease based on data from 2004-2007. Researchers dragged sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks for the survey.
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Free tax help available for modest income earners
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 11:14am CST
Tax laws are so complex many taxpayers don't feel comfortable filing out their own returns, but getting professional help can be expensive.
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Viggo: I had to chain-smoke cigars
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:59am CST
Viggo Mortensen has admitted he had to get used to chain-smoking cigars on the set of A Dangerous Method.
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Cancer survivor suspended for hair switches school
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:59am CST
In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 photo, J.T. Gaskins, 17, sits in his home in Burton, Mich.
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Boehner: Feds should back off birth control order
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 10:50pm CST
The Obama administration scrambled Thursday to contain a growing election-year outcry over its decision that church-affiliated employers must cover birth control regardless of their religious principles.
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Maine Girl Bouncing Back After 6-organ Transplant
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 6:45pm CST
A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes - and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.
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Ease Sore Muscles After Physical Activity
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:45pm CST
How do you feel on Sunday night after working all weekend in your yard or after doing a marathon of home repair or house cleaning? As if you'd rather not move for hours, right? Move more - now: Even though you might want to flop onto the coach, cold drink in hand, first move a little more.
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Food poisoning link to watermelons
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 1:46pm CST
Watermelons may be the source of a salmonella outbreak across the UK which has affected 35 people, leading to one death.
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Lack of sunlight may raise stroke risk
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 11:41am CST
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 -- The amount of sunlight you are exposed to might play a part in determining your stroke risk, new research suggests.
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Planned Parenthood Sees Fundraising Spike
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:36am CST
Planned Parenthood reported on Wednesday raising $400,000 in the 24 hours following its announcement that a major backer, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, was ending its partnership with the group.
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Smoking in cars with children would be illegal under Ohio Senate bill
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:36am CST
The measure's sponsor says the idea is to safeguard youngsters from secondhand smoke.
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How Alcohol Affects Your Brain?
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:25am CST
It's no secret that alcohol has numerous effects on your brain - beyond creating the illusion that you are the most interesting and attractive person in the room.
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Who Feeds Their Kid a Smartie Sandwich?
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:24am CST
In the English county of Lincolnshire, a parent set off a nutritional firestorm in the local school system when she sent her child to school with a Smartie sandwich for lunch .
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Winter Survival Tips!
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:23am CST
As a Canadian, I can assure you that I've seen my fair share of winters.A Though I appreciate the change in seasons as much as anyone, the one thing I don't appreciate or look forward to is suffering from the symptoms of the common cold .
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Do Magic Mushrooms Have Role in Treating Depression?
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:22am CST
In a throwback to the 60s, psychedelic mushrooms may give hope to depression sufferers, as 2 minor MRI brain imaging studies hint that psilocybin, the magic in mushrooms, affects our brains for good.
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Lung Cancer Gene Tests to Screen for Risk?
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:21am CST
Finding cancerous cells and tumors is relatively easy. Knowing how best to treat them is very difficult.
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The Hidden Deaths from Power Blackouts?
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:21am CST
The massive electricity outage that occurred in New York state and Canada in 2003 caused far more deaths than the official estimate of 6 as initially thought at the time.
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Working too many Hours Causes Depression?
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:20am CST
If you have got your work life balance wrong and you are spending too much time in the office you are running a higher risk of suffering depression .
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Merck & Co. swings to Q4 profit on lower charges
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 8:31am CST
Drugmaker Merck & Co. swung to a fourth-quarter profit because of lower acquisition and restructuring charges and slightly higher sales.
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Novo Nordisk Results Soar On Diabetes Drug Sales
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 7:26am CST
Sales of its blockbuster diabetes drug helped boost fourth-quarter profits at Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk AS by 19 percent.
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Santorum Tells Sick Kid Market Should Set Drug Prices
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:12am CST
GOP contender Rick Santorum had a heated exchange with a mother and her sick young son Wednesday, arguing that drug companies are entitled to charge whatever the market demands for life-saving therapies.
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Vietnam reports 2nd bird flu death in a month
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 11:02pm CST
HANOI, Vietnam - A Vietnamese official on Thursday confirmed the country's second human death from bird flu in less than a month, after it went nearly two years with no reported fatalities.
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Cancer drug 'too expensive for NHS'
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 10:02pm CST
A drug hailed as a breakthrough in extending the lives of men with late-stage prostate cancer is too expensive for use on the NHS, a watchdog has said.
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House votes to repeal part of 2010 health care law
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 8:02pm CST
The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to repeal a financially troubled part of the 2010 health care law that was designed to provide affordable long-term care insurance.
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Pfizer recalls 1M birth control packs after mix-up
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 8:02pm CST
Birth control pills are known to be nearly 100 percent effective when taken properly, but a recall of the drugs could send a shudder through women of childbearing age.
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US Argues for Graphic Images on Cigs
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 3:58pm CST
The U.S. government fought an uphill battle Wednesday to convince a skeptical judge that tobacco companies should be required to put large graphic photos on cigarette packs to show that the habit kills smokers and their babies.
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Feds argue for graphic images on cigarette packs
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 1:53pm CST
The federal government is trying to convince a skeptical judge that tobacco companies should be required to put large graphic photos on cigarette packs to show that the habit kills smokers and their babies.