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West Nile virus kills 13 in Greece

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:33:59 EDT

West Nile Virus has killed 13 people in northern Greece and sickened another 143, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

A dying patient is not a battlefield

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:30:17 EDT

The patient, in his late 70s, had survived prostate cancer and had a new diagnosis of leukemia. A few days before, he'd been healthy and fine, but now his white blood cell count was so high that it was clogging his circulatory system, making it hard for him to breathe.

Breast, ovary removal cuts cancer risk in high-risk women

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:02:55 EDT

Women who have gene mutations that increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer can substantially reduce their chances of developing -- and dying from -- those cancers if they have their breasts or ovaries removed preemptively, according to a new study.

FDA reports numerous violations at egg farms

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:06:25 EDT

Rodents, leaking manure, uncaged birds and flies too numerous to count were found by investigators at Iowa farms at the heart of the recall of more than half a billion eggs, the Food and Drug Administration reported Monday.

In mine's confines, survival instincts prevail

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:40:39 EDT

The health of 33 trapped Chilean miners is authorities' top priority as crews this week began drilling in an effort to free them.

Weight-loss drug boosts heart, stroke risks for some

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:40:47 EDT

Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Flu 2010: 5 things you should know

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:03 EDT

Ohio State offensive lineman Andrew Miller wants to be first in line for a vaccine this year. Here are five things you should know.

Law requires New York landlords to tell tenants about bedbugs

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:01:55 EDT

Facing a sharp increase in bedbug cases, New York became the latest state Monday to require landlords to disclose an apartment building's bedbug infestation history within the previous year to potential tenants, according to a release from New York State Assemblywoman Linda B. Rosenthal, who sponsored the bill.

Justice appeals ruling that halted stem-cell research

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:47 EDT

The Justice Department moved Tuesday to block a court ruling preventing the use of federal funds for embryonic stem-cell research, warning that the decision could shut down life-saving research if allowed to stand.

FDA agents visit Iowa farms that recalled eggs

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:50:54 EDT

Federal agents visited Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg, which have recalled more than half a billion eggs in the wake of the salmonella outbreak, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said Wednesday.