Posts in category Health

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ A proposal to make beverage companies place a health label on sugary drinks is advancing in the New York state Assembly. …

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS AP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ A record number of Ohio residents died from heroin-related overdoses in 2013, the state …

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Minnesota health officials say the state has three more presumed cases of bird flu. One flock is in Otter Tail …

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ To fight infections, hospital workers can hit the hand sanitizer a hundred times or more a …

By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON (AP) _ The House Thursday adopted a compromise GOP budget that promises to speed repeal of the President Barack Obama’s health …

By BRIAN SLODYSKO BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ A Senate committee has approved a bill that could make medical marijuana available to those suffering from …

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ State health officials say gonorrhea is spreading in Washington. The number of gonorrhea cases diagnosed rose by nearly 40 percent in …

HAMMONTON, N.J. (AP) _ Authorities say a chemical leak at a medical company in southern New Jersey has left several workers feeling ill. The refrigerant …

By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _ U.S. government records show Federal Aviation Administration officials questioned the mental fitness of the pilot who crashed …

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ German measles is officially gone from North and South America, the first region to rid …