Articles filed under Health
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Frequent saunas may boost survival, Finnish study suggestsFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - Frequent sauna baths may help you live longer, a study of Finnish men suggests. It would be welcome news if proven true -- in Finland where hot, dry saunas are commonpla...
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No new measles cases in latest California outbreak updateFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - California health officials' latest update shows no new measles cases for the first time since the Disneyland outbreak began last year - an encouragin...
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Ebola drug shows some promise in first tests in West AfricaFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - An experimental antiviral drug shows some early, encouraging signs of effectiveness in its first human test against Ebola in West Africa, but only if pati...
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US stocks edge mostly lower, pulling Dow back from a recordFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - The slump in crude oil prices and disappointing U.S. home sales data helped nudge stocks mostly lower on Monday, pulling the market back from an all-time high reached la...
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Millions at risk of losing health coverage in Supreme Court caseFeb 22, 2015 6:42 am - Erin Meredith, a fifth-generation Republican who lives in Austin, Texas, was no fan of President Obama's Affordable Care Act, which she considered just another wasteful ...
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Rauner budget hits hospitals, nursing homesFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - CHICAGO - In proposing to cut Illinois' Medicaid program by $1.5 billion, Gov. Bruce Rauner has chosen to go toe-to-toe with three powerful business lobbies: retail phar...
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AP Interview: Liberia leader urges help in post-Ebola phaseFeb 21, 2015 10:00 pm - SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Liberia's leader on Sunday urged the United States and other countries to keep up their support to the West African nation as it rec...
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Fearing Ebola, N. Korea bars tourists from capital marathonFeb 21, 2015 10:00 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Further restricting travel to the already isolated country, North Korea barred foreigners from one of its most popular tourist events - the annual Pyongyang...
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Deaths in Saudi Arabia from MERS virus climb to 385Feb 21, 2015 10:00 pm - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry says two more people have died after contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS, pushing the total n...
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New woes for HealthCare.gov: Wrong tax info sent outFeb 20, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a new setback for the health care law and the people it's supposed to help, the government said Friday it made a tax-reporting error that's fouling ...