Posts in category Health

By JOLEEN OSHIRO Honolulu Star-Advertiser HONOLULU (AP) _ If your head is telling you to start your day with a bowl of oatmeal but your …

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ The move to make cancer treatments gentler for children has paid a double dividend: More …

By KYLE POTTER ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Patients hoping to access medical marijuana may struggle to register for the medicine as doctors and hospitals …

NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland (AP) _ Northern Ireland’s leader says he suffered a heart attack this week because he lives on junk food, gets too little …

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) _ After six weeks of treating preregistered clients, a free health care clinic in Kearney is set to open to the public …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The District of Columbia’s mayor is challenging residents to join together to walk one billion steps. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the FitDC …

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ St. Joseph County health officials are seeking the state’s help to reduce the number of babies who never see their …

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ Having a little extra tissue taken off during breast cancer surgery greatly lowers the risk …

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ A federal appeals court in New York has ruled that drug manufacturer Actavis PLC’s attempted switch of patented Alzheimer’s medication violates …

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The state Department of Public Health reports the first positive test for West Nile virus this year has been reported in …