Carr family to raise awareness of pediatric brain cancer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) _ The family of 4-year-old with an inoperable brain tumor has announced a new foundation to raise public awareness. Chad Carr …
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Hearing set on adding autism to medical marijuana list
By ED WHITE VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) _ Lisa Smith says her son’s behavior was dangerous: hair pulling, kicks, punches, all related to a …
Democrats see skimpy insurance as the next health care issue
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) _ A different health care issue has emerged for Democrats, in sync with the party’s pitch to workers and middle-class …
NC conservation groups show cautionary films on fracking
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Environmental advocacy groups are touring North Carolina with a series of short cautionary films about hydraulic fracturing drilling. The groups are …
Dentist accused of running ‘house of horrors’ agrees to quit
By JASON DEAREN ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) _ A Florida children’s dentist accused of running a “house of horrors” that included performing surgical procedures without …
North Dakota health officials warn about hantavirus
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Spring cleaning season is here and the North Dakota Health Department says people should be aware of the risk of being …
Kingman passes ban on smoking in cars with kids present
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) _ Kingman drivers will have to put out their cigarettes if they have kids in the car under a new smoking ban …
Study: Severe vision loss is most common in the South
NEW YORK (AP) _ Health officials say bad eyesight in the U.S. is most common in the South. A new report found the South was …
Indiana approves 1st needle-exchange program under new law
By RICK CALLAHAN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Indiana’s health commissioner has approved a one-year needle-exchange program for a rural county at the center of the state’s …
WHO: Cholera kills 30 Burundi refugees in Tanzanian camp
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) _ A cholera outbreak has killed at least 30 people in a Tanzanian refugee camp for Burundians, a World …