Promising Results in Trial of Heart Valve Procedure
Survival rates rose for those receiving the valve, though the incidence of strokes and other complications was higher for that group. feeds.nytimes.com |
Child nutrition bill stalls in House
By MARY CLARE JALONICK 2010-09-30T07:42:36ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama's campaign for healthier school lunches has stalled in Congress after anti-hunger groups and more than 100 Democrats protested the use of food stamp dollars to pay for it.... hosted.ap.org |
Virulent skin germ grates on Maine lobstering isle
By DAVID SHARP 2010-10-06T20:30:41ZPORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A strain of a drug-resistant skin disease that has afflicted sports teams, prisons and military units is now proving a persistent pest among lobstermen and their families on a Maine island.... hosted.ap.org |
Recipes for Health: Scrambled Eggs With Peppers
This dish, a classic French piperade, relies on vitamin-rich peppers. feeds.nytimes.com |
U.N. Reports Decrease in New H.I.V. Infections
Unaids said 2.6 million people became newly infected in 2009 with the virus that causes AIDS, almost 20 percent fewer than in the late 1990s. feeds.nytimes.com |