
Health
Posted by Linda A. Johnson ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 9 4:45 a.m.
About one-fourth of American women getting early abortions last year did so with drugs rather than surgery, statistics show, as a new study reported improved safety in using the so-called abortion pill.
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Posted by Lauran Neergaard ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 9 4:46 p.m.
Eat less, live longer? It seems to work for monkeys: A 20-year study found that cutting calories by almost a third slowed their aging and fended off death.
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Posted by Jon Ward on July 9 4:46 p.m.
The Obama administration on Thursday said it a nationwide voluntary vaccination program will be necessary this fall to combat the return of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, and announced $350 million to help local ...
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Posted by Jennifer Haberkorn on July 9 4:46 p.m.
The nation's hospitals Wednesday became the latest industry group to promise voluntary cost cuts on the road to health care reform.
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Posted by Lauran Neergaard ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 9 4:46 p.m.
The government issued final rules Monday expanding taxpayer-funded research using embryonic stem cells, easing scientists' fears that some of the oldest batches might not qualify and promising a master list of all that do.
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Posted by Christina Bellantoni on July 9 4:46 p.m.
Democrats beware! If you're not fully supporting President Obama's health care overhaul, liberal advocacy groups have you in their sights.
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