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October 22, 2009
Flu test results show transmission link from school children to rest of population
Results of tens of thousands of flu tests show what many already believed.
Atheists offer to care for pets left behind by rapture
ALSTEAD, N.H. (AP) - Christians who believe they’ll vanish from Earth in the rapture can now hire a company to care for their pets.
October 21, 2009
H1N1 and asthma sufferers a growing concern
20 million asthma sufferers fall into the high risk group for the H1N1 virus.
New recommendations made on making school breakfast, lunches more nutritious
Just weeks before Congress is set to take up the expired Child Nutrition Act, there are new recommendations on how the nation’s schools can make breakfast and lunch programs more nutritious.
Panel recommends 2nd cervical cancer vaccine
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal vaccine advisory panel has voted to recommend a second vaccine against cervical cancer for girls and young women.
WHO: Nearly 1 in 5 babies still missed by vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) - Global health officials are reporting a record 106 million infants were vaccinated last year against life-threatening diseases.
NY priest pleads guilty to stealing from parish
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A suburban New York City priest has pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from parish accounts, including a fund for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Attorney says Ten Commandments displays are legal
CINCINNATI (AP) - An attorney for two Kentucky counties says courthouse displays of the Ten Commandments are for educational and historical purposes.
October 20, 2009
Seniors combining video games, friendly competition to stay fit
Most people think video games are for kids, but what about those who are kids at heart?
October 19, 2009
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate is a question that’s becoming all the more common.
Planting the seeds of good nutrition
It’s no secret that childhood obesity has become an epidemic in this country.
October 16, 2009
Giving babies Tylenol may blunt vaccines’ effects
(AP) - A new study suggests that giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get vaccinated may make the shots a little less effective.
How your tongue tastes the bubbly: Sour taste buds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some scientific whizzes have been studying how people taste the fizz in their carbonated drinks.
October 15, 2009
Studies: Some nursing home elderly get futile care
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two new federally funded studies reveal a surprising number of frail, elderly Americans in nursing homes receive futile care at the end of their lives.
Swamp to sandwich: Fla. gators sliced and diced
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The knives are sharpened and the steel gurneys bloodied at All American Gator Products in south Florida. It’s the end of the line for about 1,000 alligators killed during this year’s hunting season.
Report: Smoking bans protect nonsmokers’ hearts
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new report is suggesting major health benefits to snuffing out public smoking.
SAfrica to limit trans fats as heart disease rises
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa’s health department says it will draft regulations aimed at reducing the trans fats South Africans consume.
Billy Graham’s son ends aid trip to North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea’s state media says that the son of evangelist Billy Graham has left the North after a three-day trip.
October 13, 2009
Report: Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 annually
NEW YORK (AP) - Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide. But unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women a year.
H1N1 may be more potent than first thought
There’s new information that the H1N1 flu virus could be more potent than experts thought.
October 12, 2009
3 new H1N1 studies offer new treatment option
Three new studies on the H1N1 flu are giving doctors a new understanding of who the virus attacks.
New surgery aids those with hearing loss
A new kind of surgery may help people who’ve lost their hearing.
H1N1 shot expected across the country this week
The first shipments of the shot version of the H1N1 vaccine are expected to arrive around the country this week.
October 08, 2009
Discovery heralded as breakthrough in fight against breast cancer
It’s a cancer that affects millions of Americans every year, but now canadian researchers say they’ve made a breakthrough discovery in the fight against breast cancer.
October 07, 2009
Interactive Web site to help quantify flu severity
WASHINGTON (AP) - So you think you’ve got swine flu? Now there’s help at the click of your computer mouse.
Sebelius: Americans must get swine flu vaccination
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is urging people to get their swine flu vaccine, calling it “safe and secure.“
Man walks from Texas to Washington state with 12-foot cross
ABERDEEN, Wash. (AP) - A man walking from Texas to his hometown in Washington state has had a cross to bear for months.
Supreme Court will consider legal fight over 8-foot cross in Mojave Desert
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is taking on a long-running legal fight today over an 8-foot cross that stands as a war memorial in the vast Mojave National Preserve in California.
Federal appeals court hears NYC dispute over school rentals by churches
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A federal appeals court in New Haven, Conn. has heard arguments about New York school officials’ refusal to rent public school buildings to churches for weekend worship services.
NY school district settles Bible club suit
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - A New York school district has reportedly settled a lawsuit filed by a student who said officials refused to let him form a Bible club.
