Posts in category Health

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ The state has received a $50,000 grant from the South Dakota affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation to help provide …

By STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Poultry producers and scientists have been hoping warmer weather would knock down a virulent strain of bird flu that …

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ A top federal drug regulator says increased safety problems with homeopathic remedies contributed to the government’s …

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Florida’s Department of Health has confirmed two cases of measles in two unvaccinated adults in Indian River County. Officials said …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida is submitting a proposal to the federal government based on a Senate plan to extend funding for hospitals that treat …

By KELLI KENNEDY and GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida House leaders met behind closed doors Tuesday while Senate leaders held a …

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Women should get a mammogram every two years starting at age 50 _ and while routine …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican or Democrat, the next president will have the chance to remake the nation’s health care overhaul without fighting Congress. The law signed …

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Bethune-Cookman University is partnering with a Daytona Beach hospital to hold free sickle cell screenings. B-CU announced this week that …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida’s doctors and nurses are weighing in on the fight over Medicaid expansion. A group of health professional from Miami’s Jackson …