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Missouri opts for untested drug for executions

The same anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug of choice for executions in Missouri, causing a stir among critics who question how the state can guarantee a drug untested for lethal injection won't cause pain and suffering for the condemned.

Tips to pick the best nursing home for a loved one

Finding the right nursing home for an elderly loved one is a daunting task. And it's one most of us will face, as two-thirds of people over 65 will need nursing home care, at least temporarily, according to AARP.

Person visited neonatal units before TB diagnosis

A person with an active case of tuberculosis who visited two Northern California neonatal intensive care units had a valid reason to be there and had not been diagnosed at the time, officials said Wednesday.

UN global health agency chief wins 2nd term

Dr. Margaret Chan, who has steered the World Health Organization through crises over bird flu and the respiratory SARS bug, has won a second five-year term as its director-general.

UN: Fukushima workers' deaths not from radiation

A year after an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima disaster, a United Nations agency preparing a report on the health effects says none of the six former reactor workers who have died since the catastrophe perished due to the effects of radiation.

Auction claims it's selling vial with Reagan blood

A Channel Islands auction house says it's selling a vial that allegedly contains blood residue from Ronald Reagan — a move denounced Tuesday by the late U.S. president's family and his foundation.

Auction claims it's selling vial with Reagan blood

A Channel Islands auction house says it's selling a vial that allegedly contains blood residue from Ronald Reagan — a move denounced Tuesday by the late U.S. president's foundation.

Boomers wonder: Why test ME for hep C?

Study: Fake malaria drugs common in Asia, Africa

More than a third of the malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either fake or bad quality, seriously undermining efforts to fight the disease, a study said Tuesday.

Health costs rising at twice rate of inflation

No routine PSA tests for men, panel rules

A top panel of U.S. medical experts has issued a final decision on a long-debated men’s health controversy, concluding that no man of any age should routinely be screened for prostate cancer using the popular PSA test.

Final advice: Panel against routine prostate test

Healthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screenings, says updated advice from a government panel that found the PSA blood tests do more harm than good.

Man says Ore. psychiatrist told him he wasn't gay

Max Hirsh says he sensed something wasn't quite right when the psychiatrist focused on his failures with sports and teenage girls, as well as his deficient relationships with older men, particularly his father.

Calif lettuce grower expands recall across nation

A California lettuce grower has expanded a recall of some bagged salads after routine sampling detected listeria contamination. No illnesses have been reported.

The making of the term 'pink slime'

"Pink slime" was almost "pink paste" or "pink goo."

Catholic heavyweights challenge Obama rule on contraception

Study: Simple scope exam cuts colon cancer deaths

A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study finds.

German court orders child support for failed contraceptive implant

Deep in the rainforest of south-east Cameroon, the voices of the men rang through the trees. "Where are the white people?" they shouted. The men, who begin to surround us, are poachers, who make their money from the illegal slaughter of gorillas and chimpanzees. They disperse b …

"Anti-Stress-Gesetz" soll Burn-out minimieren Die Sozialpartner sagen den psychischen Belastungen im Job den Kampf an und wollen die Arbeitnehmerschutzbestimmungen verschärfen.

Die Zahl der Burnout-Opfer unter Managern wächst rasant. Die Krankheit ist auch eine Folge schlechter Führung. Jetzt zeigt eine Umfrage: Gerade die Leistungsträger fühlen sich bei der Prävention von Unternehmen und Vorgesetzten im Stich gelassen.

Burnout: manager magazin berichtet über alarmierende Ergebnisse Oldenburg (ots) - Experten der Asklepios-Kliniken haben für das aktuelle und erste Burnout-Ranking des manager magazins die Zahl der Beschäftigten in Dax-Konzernen ermittelt, die sich ausgebrannt f& …

“Shut up and stop complaining, it doesn’t hurt so get over it.” – OB to mother who stated that the episiotomy and 4th degree tear was painful during the repair.

Personal patient Web sites transform the experience of illness, users say

Miss Emin, who gained notoriety for works with names such as Everyone I Have Ever Slept With, declared her sex life is mostly over. She added that her new show, at the Turner Contemporary gallery, reflects her feelings on becoming older and entering the menopause. 'It's about t …

Doctors have carried out the world's first successful womb transplant in a breakthrough that could allow thousands of young women to fulfil their dream of motherhood.

To all you manly men, you never know when life could change for you and, for you religious guys, how will the church look at this?

Pu’uhonua would provide reintegration and rehabilitation help to Kanaka Maoli and others with an emphasis on Hawaiian cultural programs such as Ho’oponopono and Aloha Aina along with community service to benefit the Hawaii island community.

Strategies to help you slim down for swimsuit season

Hospitalized patients who aren't fluent in English end up spending fewer days in the hospital when they get help from a language interpreter at certain crucial times, according to a new U.S. study. "We gather so much of the information about what is going on with the patient a …