| China mass measles vaccination plan sparks outcry By GILLIAN WONG 2010-09-13T00:38:04ZBEIJING (AP) -- China's plans to vaccinate 100 million children and come a step closer to eradicating measles has set off a popular outcry that highlights widening public distrust of the authoritarian government after repeated health scandals.... 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 |
Pa. firm to pay $23M for illegal bone cement tests By MARYCLAIRE DALE 2010-10-04T22:22:27ZPHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A medical devices company will admit criminality and pay the maximum $23 million fine for illegally testing bone cement on about 200 spinal patients, three of whom died in surgery, U.S. prosecutors said Monday.... hosted.ap.org |
Well: Do Marathons Hurt Your Knees? New studies again raise that persistent question - and provide some surprising, new clues feeds.nytimes.com |
Number of diabetic Americans could triple by 2050 By MIKE STOBBE 2010-10-22T22:19:30ZATLANTA (AP) -- As many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have diabetes by 2050, federal officials announced Friday in a dramatic new projection that represents a threefold increase.... hosted.ap.org |