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Salmonella infects over 1,000; peppers now eyed
Jul. 9, 2008
More than 1,000 people now have become ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a sobering milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is warning certain people to avoid types of hot peppers, too.
School lunch programs hit hard by food prices
Jul. 9, 2008
Add schools to the list of places hit hard by rising food prices.
Study finds addictive drugs easily ordered online
Jul. 9, 2008
More than three-quarters of Web sites that offer highly addictive medications do not require a prescription, according to a study released Wednesday.
Group calls for zero tolerance of doctor bullies
Jul. 9, 2008
Bullying doctors can make nurses afraid to question their performance, resulting in medical errors, according to a hospital group that announced new requirements for cracking down on intimidating behavior.
Watch your waistline: Fat men have bad sperm
Jul. 9, 2008
Too many fatty foods are dangerous not only to men's waistlines, but to their sperm production.
Fringe autism treatment could get federal study
Jul. 9, 2008
Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.
Dental industry gets an earful on mercury
Jul. 8, 2008
People trust dentists with their health. Some members of Congress are more skeptical.
FDA calls for urgent warning on tendon risks
Jul. 8, 2008
Drug safety officials Tuesday imposed the government's most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they may lead to tendon ruptures, a serious injury that can leave patients incapacitated and needing extensive surgery.
Summary Box: US plans controversial autism study
Jul. 8, 2008
QUACK RESEARCH? The government wants to test chelation, a treatment for lead poisoning, on children with autism _ even though there's no evidence it leads to improvements.
Elderly may fare worse on prostate cancer drugs
Jul. 8, 2008
A prostate cancer study that could change how doctors treat some patients found that widely used hormone-blocking drugs did not improve survival chances for older men whose disease hadn't spread.
FDA issues warning on Cipro, similar antibiotics
Jul. 8, 2008
Federal drug safety officials have imposed the government's most urgent warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing risks that they can cause tendon ruptures, a serious injury that leaves some patients incapacitated.
Some accomplishments of athletes over 40
Jul. 7, 2008
A look at a few of the major accomplishments over the past quarter-century by athletes who were past the age of 40:
Torn ACLs, other big injuries hit little athletes
Jul. 7, 2008
A 14-year-old gymnast with a stress fracture in her lower back. A 12-year-old who tore his ACL in a soccer game. A 16-year-old runner with a leg stress fracture. A 15-year-old who tore his meniscus playing basketball.
Aging swimmer shows there's hope for rest of us
Jul. 7, 2008
Dara Torres jokes that she had trouble reading the scoreboard after winning the first of two events at the Olympic swimming trials.
Cholesterol drugs recommended for some 8-year-olds
Jul. 7, 2008
For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems.
