| US face transplant patient promotes organ donation By MEGHAN BARR 2010-09-17T11:24:35ZCLEVELAND (AP) -- There is an initial shock upon first glance at Connie Culp, the woman who received the nation's first face transplant nearly two years ago. She taps her way through the hospital waiting room, feeling along the floor with a cane and smiling hesitantly at a visitor, even though she can only make out shadows and shapes.... hosted.ap.org |
Number of fat people in US to grow, report says By GREG KELLER 2010-09-23T20:49:04ZPARIS (AP) -- Citizens of the world's richest countries are getting fatter and fatter and the United States is leading the charge, an organization of leading economies said Thursday in its first ever obesity forecast.... hosted.ap.org |
Citation excerpts for 2010 Nobel medicine prize By The Associated Press2010-10-04T10:11:55ZExcerpts from the citation awarding the 2010 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine to Robert Edwards for the development of human in vitro fertilization, or IVF, therapy.... hosted.ap.org |
NHS pain will go on The health budget will rise this week, but tough times lie ahead bbc.co.uk |
Renewed pressure on WA over health deal The Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says Western Australia should sign up to the Federal Government's hospital funding overhaul if it wants to improve emergency department waiting times. abc.net.au |