Articles filed under Health
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Genetically modified apples get federal approvalFeb 14, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Don't expect to see them too soon, but they could be coming to your local grocery store - two types of apples genetically modified to resist turning brown a...
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Correction: Health Overhaul-Penalties storyFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - In a story Feb. 14 about tax penalties assessed on those without health insurance, The Associated Press reported erroneously that taxpayers must...
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Snag affecting health law sign-ups gets a fixFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A technical problem that had been interfering with sign-ups for President Barack Obama's health care law has been fixed, officials say. Any consumer wh...
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Ebola cases prompt mini-quarantine in Sierra Leone capitalFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Sierra Leone imposed a quarantine in a fishing district of the capital city, Freetown, after at least five new Ebola cases were confirmed t...
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Does an anti-aging pill already exist?Feb 13, 2015 12:00 am - One afternoon in the early 1980s, Suren Sehgal brought a strange package home from work and stashed it in his family's freezer. Wedged beside the ice cream, it was wrapp...
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Texan convicted of duping investors over fake Disney parkFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - SHERMAN, Texas (AP) - A jury on Friday convicted a member of a Dallas-area real estate family of duping investors with tales of a fake Walt Disney theme park and resort ...
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AP Exclusive: Disney gave input on measles health messagesFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - As the measles outbreak spread last month, Disneyland executives sent a series of emails to California health officials asking them to emphasize t...
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Researchers test device to help deaf children detect soundsFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - At age 3, Angelica Lopez is helping to break a sound barrier for deaf children. Born without working auditory nerves, she can detect sounds for the fir...
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Berlin measles traced to refugees, but 2 cases linked to USFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - A spike of measles infections in Berlin has been traced to unvaccinated refugees, but at least two cases appear to have come from the United States, author...
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Veterans benefits explained Saturday at Des Planies American Legion postFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - Des Plaines American Legion Post 36 will host a program Saturday explaining the rights and benefits to which all veterans are entitled, organizers said. The free program...