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Study ties chemical to possible miscarriage risk
New research suggests that high levels of BPA, a chemical in many plastics and canned food linings, might raise the risk of miscarriage...
From the start, signs of trouble at health portal
WASHINGTON — In March, Henry Chao, the chief digital architect for the Obama administration’s new online insurance marketplace, told...
Execution drugs mixed by US pharmacies draw death row challenges
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Several U.S. states are turning to lightly regulated pharmacies for lethal injection drugs, prompting a host of court...
Costco recalls 40,000 pounds of rotisserie chicken for salmonella risk
A Costco wholesale store in South San Francisco, Calif., is recalling nearly 40,000 pounds of rotisserie chicken products because the...
31 in Fla. infected by bacteria in salt water
Patty Konietzky thought the small purple lesion on her husband's ankle was a spider bite. But when the lesion quickly spread across his...
Blue Cross plans jump to early lead
Color the new online insurance marketplaces Blue. On the first day that people could buy coverage under the federal health care law last...
Health act embraced in California
LOS ANGELES — There are radio and television commercials galore, along with Twitter and Facebook posts and scores of highway billboards....
Foster Farms makes changes, can stay open after salmonella outbreak, USDA says
Three Foster Farms poultry plants in California can remain open after the firm agreed to fix problems tied to an outbreak of salmonella...
Poll: Health exchange rollout gets poor review
The government's new health insurance marketplaces are drawing lots of rotten tomatoes in early reviews, but people are at least checking...
NIH enrolls a dozen critically ill patients despite shutdown
WASHINGTON - A few desperately ill patients have managed to get into clinical trials at the National Institutes of Health's famed ...
New California law lets nurses, midwives perform some abortions
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California's Democratic governor signed a law on Wednesday that will allow nurses and midwives to perform some...
Rare amoeba found in 1 water system in Louisiana
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say a rare amoeba that caused the August death of a child in south Louisiana has...
Obamacare FAQ: Dental and vision care part of 'essential benefits' for kids
One part of the Affordable Care Act is intended to improve dental coverage for children, an extension of effort by public health...
FDA investigates outbreak of non-viral hepatitis in Hawaii
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it is investigating a growing number of reports of non-viral...
Salmonella tied to Foster Farms chicken hospitalizes dozens, may be drug-resistant
Federal food safety workers who monitor dangerous bacteria have been recalled from furlough to track an outbreak of salmonella linked to...
Malaria vaccine protects children for a year or more
An experimental malaria vaccine helps protect children for as long as 18 months against the deadly parasite, researchers report. The...
Foster Farms chicken sickens nearly 300 with salmonella
Foster Farms raw chicken products made at three California sites may have sickened nearly 300 people in 18 states, according to a public...
Forced sexual contact common among teens, study suggests
From a hastily forced kiss to outright rape, violent or at least coerced sexual contact may be worryingly common among teens and young...
Boston bombing victims learning to run again
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Celeste Corcoran, in her yellow ''Boston Strong'' hat, navigated her way across the artificial turf on her artificial...
Health care holdouts: Uninsured but resisting
The health insurance market websites may be crashing under the weight of people trying to log in, but plenty of uninsured Americans...
Shutdown jeopardizes nutrition program for poor
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Jacob Quick is a fat and happy 4-month-old with a big and expensive appetite. Like millions of other poor women, Jacob’s...
Doctors ignore advice on sore throats, bronchitis
Repeated warnings that antibiotics don't work for most sore throats and bronchitis have failed to stop overuse: Doctors prescribed these...