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Liberty vs. terrorism splits Americans

By NANCY BENAC and JENNIFER AGIESTA, Associated Press | Sep. 7 at 12:07 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Surveillance cameras in public places? Sure. Body scans at airports? Maybe. Snooping in personal e-mail? Not so fast.

Doctors prescribe fewer antibiotics

BY MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press | Sep. 2 at 12:07 a.m.

ATLANTA — The push to get pediatricians to stop prescribing antibiotics for the wrong illnesses is paying off a bit, a new government report found.

End of COBRA subsidy hits the jobless

BY PHIL GALEWITZ, Kaiser Health News | August 31 at 12:08 a.m.

WASHINGTON — One of the key consumer benefits of the federal stimulus package — subsidies to help laid-off workers continue their health care coverage — draws to a close today, raising concerns about how the unemployed will cover those expenses.

Vaccines cleared in safety study

BY ROB STEIN, Washington Post | August 26 at 12:08 a.m.

Some vaccines can cause seizures, brain inflammation and other complications, but those side effects appear to be rare and there is no link between immunizations and autism or other serious medical problems, the National Academy of Sciences has concluded.

Medical device security flaws revealed

BY JANET MOORE, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) | August 25 at 12:09 a.m.

MINNEAPOLIS — Hundreds of cyber-security geeks watched recently as Jay Radcliffe stood on a Las Vegas stage and hacked into his own insulin pump, disabling its life-saving therapy.

Alcohol may cut risk of dementia

BY JEANNINE STEIN, Los Angeles Times | August 24 at 8:23 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — About to uncork that bottle of merlot? A study finds that moderate drinking may decrease the risk of dementia and cognitive decline in older people.

New computer chip mimics the brain

BY OLIVER RENICK, Bloomberg News | August 19 at 12:08 a.m.

NEW YORK — IBM has developed a computer chip inspired by the human brain that may predict tsunamis and highlight risks in financial markets, the company announced Thursday.

FDA approves new skin cancer drug

BY MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press | August 18 at 12:07 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind drug to treat the deadliest form of skin cancer by targeting a particular genetic mutation found in about half of patients.

Smoking more dangerous for women

BY SIMEON BENNETT, Bloomberg News | August 17 at 12:07 a.m.

GENEVA — Women who smoke are 25 percent more likely than their male counterparts to develop heart disease, and the risk increases the longer women maintain the habit, according to research published in the Lancet journal on Thursday.

Addiction redefined as brain disease

By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press | August 16 at 12:08 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Addiction isn't just about willpower. It's a chronic brain disease, says a new definition aimed at helping families and their doctors better understand the challenges of treating it.

Scientists test sensors that mimic skin

BY RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press | August 12 at 12:07 a.m.

WASHINGTON — One day monitoring a patient's vital signs like temperature and heart rate could be a simple as sticking on a tiny, wireless patch, sort of like a temporary tattoo.

Treatment promising against leukemia

BY STEPHANIE NANO, Associated Press | August 11 at 12:08 a.m.

NEW YORK — Scientists are reporting the first clear success with a new approach for treating leukemia — turning the patients' own blood cells into assassins that hunt and destroy their cancer cells.

Many genes influence intelligence

By ALICIA CHANG and MALCOLM RITTER, Associated Press | August 10 at 12:08 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — Scientists who hunt for "intelligence genes" used to think there were fewer than half a dozen of them.

A healthy diet is costly, study finds

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, Associated Press | August 5 at 12:08 a.m.

SEATTLE — A healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for Americans to meet new U.S. nutritional guidelines, according to a study published Thursday that says the government should do more to help consumers eat healthier.

Debt deal may boost college costs

CANDICE CHOI, Associated Press | August 4 at 12:07 a.m.

NEW YORK — College is already expensive. Now the government's 11th-hour agreement to raise the debt ceiling is set to push costs higher.

Workers quitting may be good sign

By Anna-Louise Jackson and Anthony Feld, Bloomberg News | August 3 at 12:08 a.m.

NEW YORK — Frustrated employees are voluntarily quitting their jobs at the highest level in almost three years as confidence they will find another stabilizes, even with unemployment at about 9 percent for more than two years.

More pregnant women suffering strokes

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, Associated Press | July 29 at 12:08 a.m.

Strokes have spiked in the U.S. among pregnant women and new mothers, probably because more of them are obese and suffering from high blood pressure and heart disease, researchers report.

No link seen for kids' cancer, cellphones

BY MELISSA HEALY, Los Angeles Times | July 29 at 12:08 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The first-ever study comparing brain cancer incidence in kids who use cellphones with those who do not has found no difference, suggesting that children's long-feared vulnerability to brain cancer with early cellphone use does not exist.

McDonald's lightens up kids' meals

BY CHRISTINA REXRODE, Associated Press | July 27 at 12:08 a.m.

NEW YORK — An apple a day may keep the doctor away. But when you put it in a Happy Meal, it might help keep regulators at bay too.

Calorie counts on menus lead to healthier orders — if people look at them

BY KAREN ZRAICK, Associated Press | July 26 at 8:40 p.m.

NEW YORK — Like any fitness program, it works only if you pay attention to it.

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