Mar 4 - By Jim Abrams, Associated Press Writer
The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday.

Feb 8 - By Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer
A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn in the U.S. — is facing an ethics attack.

Feb 8 - By Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer
A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn — is facing an ethics attack.
Jan 11 - By Associated Press
A Washington state blood center is offering donors a deal: Give a pint of blood, get a pint of beer. Cascade Regional Blood Services in Tacoma says its "Give blood, get beer" promotion has worked so well that it's being expanded.
Dec 22 - By Jay Root, Associated Press Writer
Texas health authorities will destroy more than five million blood samples taken from babies without parental consent and stored indefinitely for scientific research.
Nov 30 - By Associated Press
After years of discussion and development, the World Anti-Doping Agency is ready to begin a global program to monitor athletes' blood profiles for evidence of cheating.

Nov 13 - By Linda Carroll, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Eight-year-old Julia Balobeck needs to prick her fingers so many times each day that the tips of her digits have started to turn numb and black. Even at her age, she understands that the needle sticks are crucial to keep track of her blood sugar levels and manage her Type 1 diabetes, but she’d really like someone to find a better way.
Oct 19 - By Associated Press
Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Tuesday it will compare the blood thinner Plavix, the world's second-best selling drug, with the newer Effient.
Sep 19 - By Associated Press
A former track athlete at Central Connecticut State University has sued the school, saying a coach forced him to drink blood as a kind of "tribal ritual."

Sep 13 - By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Writer
When police officer Darryll Dowell is on patrol in the southwestern Idaho city of Nampa, he'll pull up at a stoplight and usually start casing the vehicle. Nowadays, his eyes will also focus on the driver's arms, as he tries to search for a plump, bouncy vein.
Sep 11 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Twinkle, a 14-year-old girl from the Indian city of Lucknow, apparently sheds blood instead of tears. Dr. George Buchanan, who examined her personally, said: “I think this is something that has been purposely brought on.”
Sep 10 - By Jean Ortiz, Associated Press Writer
A federal jury has acquitted a Nebraska crime-scene investigator accused of falsifying records in a 2006 double-murder case and depriving two men initially charged in the slayings of their rights.
Sep 7 - By Associated Press
A New York man is donating his 320th pint of blood this week, making him one of two people in the U.S. who has given 40 gallons.

Jun 10 - By Andy Dehnart, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Watching someone bounce off of a giant red rubber ball and then flip dramatically backwards through the air, bouncing off another red ball before splashing into water: that is not an example of complicated television.

Jun 1 - By Bill Briggs, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
As Victor Fabry napped in his hospital bed, a quiet symphony filled his room. The steady pulse of a cardiac monitor marked the progress of his mending heart. Over that beat, the swaying strains of a Brazilian guitarist pumped nearly nonstop from a CD player on the shelf.
May 11 - By Associated Press
A Nebraska man serving a life sentence for killing his 4-year-old son wants his conviction thrown out and is citing evidence-tampering charges against a crime scene investigator among his arguments.
Apr 24 - By Anna Jo Bratton, Associated Press Writer
A Nebraska crime scene investigator faces another lawsuit by a man who was wrongfully charged in a 2006 double-murder case.
Apr 23 - By Margery A. Gibbs, Associated Press Writer
The commander of the Douglas County crime scene investigations unit is facing federal and state charges over accusations that he planted evidence in the car of two wrongly accused suspects in a Nebraska couple's murder.
Apr 1 - By Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press Writer
Consumers buying iPods, Blackberries and cell phones should use their buying power to pressure electronics manufacturers to stop buying the minerals fueling one of Africa's deadliest wars, activists said Wednesday.
Mar 11 - By Associated Press
A blood oath isn't good enough for a California appeals court.

Mar 2 - By David Kohn, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Beth Leslie had gotten occasional migraines for years. She thought of them as a painful imposition, nothing more.

Feb 22 - By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Writer
The first extensive report into Britain's tainted blood scandal stopped short Monday of blaming individual doctors or companies for what is widely viewed as the National Health Service's worst treatment disaster.
Feb 5 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
One in four — or almost 80 million — Americans have some form of heart disease. It is the No. 1 killer disease in America, and up to half of those deaths could be prevented by changes in lifestyle, with diet leading the troops.

Feb 1 - By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Writer
In Japan, "What's your type?" is much more than small talk; it can be a paramount question in everything from matchmaking to getting a job.

Nov 23 - By Cynthia Joyce, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
You say you don’t understand the current resurgence of interest in vampires? Don’t worry—most of the characters (the mortal ones, anyway) on Alan Ball’s HBO hit series “True Blood” would probably sympathize. Ever since “mainstreaming” vampires came out of the coffin and took up residence in the tiny fictional town of Bon Temps, La., the locals there have been struggling to figure out the fascination with vampires, too, and, like you, they kind of resent the disruption. Moreover, they don’t know what it means now that this influx of newcomers has upset the status quo seemingly overnight, and now threatens to make them a minority in their own hometown.