Toy recall, report signal small-battery dangers
By LINDSEY TANNER 2010-09-20T20:02:19ZCHICAGO (AP) -- Swallowing button batteries can be fatal or cause serious harm, and research suggests that severe injuries in children, though relatively scarce, are on the rise.... hosted.ap.org |
5 infected with deadly pneumonic plague in Tibet
By 2010-09-26T06:59:04ZBEIJING (AP) -- Chinese authorities say five people have been sickened with pneumonic plague in Tibet and that the deadly disease has killed one of them.... hosted.ap.org |
Medicos testify at abortion trial
Medical experts are giving evidence at the far north Queensland trial of a couple charged over a home abortion in the Cairns District Court. abc.net.au |
Gift of life
Sperm donors deserve greater recognition, campaigner Laura Witjens argues bbc.co.uk |
CDC panel: Teens need another meningitis shot
By MIKE STOBBE 2010-10-27T17:45:55ZATLANTA (AP) -- Teens should get a booster dose of the vaccine for bacterial meningitis because a single shot doesn't work as long as expected, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday.... hosted.ap.org |