Cancer patients testing drugs on mouse ‘avatars’
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE Scientists often test drugs in mice. Now some cancer patients are doing the same — with the hope of curing their own disease. …
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Your pet and why you should care about our changing world
No matter if you choose to believe it or not, our world is changing. This is not an attempt to sway your opinion of why …
Ebola fighters named Time Person of the Year
By KILEY ARMSTRONG NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors, nurses and others fighting Ebola through “tireless acts of courage and mercy” have been named Time’s 2014 Person …
Obama health adviser apologizes for ‘glib’ remarks
By CHARLES BABINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) — An economist who advised the Obama administration on health care is apologizing to Congress for his “thoughtless” remarks that …
Medicare Open Enrollment
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare’s “Extra Help” program helps people with limited income pay for their prescription medications Making ends meet should not …
Your pet and how they help us through the tough times
We were sitting, transfixed on the television like so many in the country. Seated faithfully as if in the pews on Sunday morning. Left to …
HIV infections rise among the young, gays throughout Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Health Ministry says that while HIV remains stable the rate of infection is growing among young people and homosexuals at …
Mayor: $130M to revamp NYC jails for mentally ill
By JAKE PEARSON NEW YORK — The New York City mayor wants to spend $130 million over four years to overhaul how the nation’s most populous …
Mindfulness helps teens cope with stress, anxiety
By GOSIA WOZNIACKA PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As the morning school bell rings and students rush through crowded corridors, teenagers in one Portland classroom settle onto …
Report:17 percent drop in hospital patient harm
By CARLA K. JOHNSON Hospitals can be perilous for patients because of preventable infections, drug errors and falls. But new data released Tuesday show the danger …