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HOSPITALS SEE SURGE OF SUPERBUG-FIGHTING PRODUCTS
NEW YORK (AP) -- They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn't have when th...
BAXTER DRUG FAILS TO SLOW ALZHEIMER'S IN BIG STUDY
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 pa...
CATHOLIC HOSPITAL TAKES SURPRISE STANCE IN LAWSUIT
DENVER (AP) -- It was a startling assertion that seemed an about-face from church doctrine: A Catholic hospital arguing in a Colorado court that twin fetuses that died in its care ...
First lady's anti-obesity campaign is prompting change
WASHINGTON (AP) - Walmart is putting special labels on some store-brand products to help shoppers quickly spot healthier items. Millions of schoolchildren are helping themselves to...
US SUICIDE RATE ROSE SHARPLY AMONG MIDDLE-AGED
NEW YORK (AP) -- The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the governme...
POLL: AGING US IN DENIAL ABOUT LONG-TERM CARE NEED
WASHINGTON (AP) -- We're in denial: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they get older - and are taking few steps to get ready. A new poll examine...
LEAVING HOSPITAL? HEED CARE TIPS OR YOU MAY RETURN
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Michael Lee knew he was still in bad shape when he left the hospital five days after emergency heart surgery. But he was so eager to escape the constant prodding...
MEDITERRANEAN-STYLE DIETS FOUND TO CUT HEART RISKS
Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: One of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of...
