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  • Ruling to strike down health law puts GOP in a quandary

    A ruling by a federal judge in Texas declaring the Obama health law unconstitutional has landed Republicans in a political quandary.

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• Dec 15

  • All evacuation orders lifted in deadly California wildfire

    All evacuation orders have been lifted in Paradise more than a month after a devastating wildfire that wiped out the Northern California town

    Dec 15

• Dec 15

  • Frequent sex associated with greater enjoyment of life for men, but not women: Study

    The study included almost 7,000 people, ages 50 to 89, in England.

    Dec 15

• Dec 15

  • Scientists getting ahead of Rift Valley fever after learning from Zika epidemic

    Hoping to prevent another epidemic, scientists are working on Rift Valley fever.

    Dec 15

• Dec 15

  • Sign-up deadline is Saturday for ACA health law coverage

    Saturday is the deadline for ACA health law coverage in most of the country

    Dec 15

• Dec 14

  • Federal judge in Texas rules Obama's health care overhaul unconstitutional

    Federal judge in Texas rules Obama's health care overhaul unconstitutional

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • Court: Testimony from OxyContin maker must be unsealed

    A Kentucky appeals court says the secret testimony from a former president of one of the world's largest manufacturers of dangerously addictive opioid...

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • J&J hammered by report it knew of asbestos in baby powder

    Johnson & Johnson reels on media report that it knew for decades about asbestos in its baby powder

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • Alaska groups sue EPA to enforce clean air law in Fairbanks

    Three Alaska groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for a fourth time, claiming the agency has not enforced federal clean air law in...

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • More schools are starting classes later to let students sleep

    A new study out of Seattle found that students who started school later were in better health and performed better on school work.

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• Dec 14

  • More schools are starting classes later to let students sleep

    Adequate sleep has been linked to better health and performance in school.

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce traced to California farm

    There have been 59 reported cases connected to the outbreak.

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • Priest crisscrosses US performing random acts of kindness

    Three years after the pope appointed Father Jim Sichko to a fleet of Catholic missionaries tasked with spreading joy throughout the world the...

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • 'Young miracle:' Baby recovers from Ebola in Congo outbreak

    Congo's health ministry calls the baby the youngest survivor of the outbreak.

    Dec 14

• Dec 14

  • How a breakthrough new fertility test offers hope for families struggling to conceive

    The test looks at the DNA of the mother to find the optimal time to conceive.

    Dec 14

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• Dec 14

  • Fentanyl driving increase in drug overdose deaths

    A new federal report shows the astonishing pace in which fentanyl rose to become the drug associated with the most overdose deaths in the United...

    Dec 14

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• Dec 13

  • New York sues Target and Walmart for selling toy jewelry kits high in lead

    New York sues Target and Walmart for selling Cra-Z-Jewelz toy kits.

    Dec 13

• Dec 13

  • Republican sparks pushback after vaccine comment

    A Tennessee physician recently elected to Congress is being criticized by top state leaders for alleging without evidence that vaccines may cause...

    Dec 13

• Dec 13

  • Woman writes letter about being targeted by parenting ads after stillbirth

    Gillian Brockell's tweet has been shared more than 25,000 times.

    Dec 13

• Dec 13

  • Tainted romaine lettuce traced to at least 1 California farm

    US officials trace E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce to at least 1 farm in California

    Dec 13

• Dec 13

  • Court: Trump can't let companies deny birth control coverage

    A U.S. appeals court has blocked rules by the Trump administration allowing more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control

    Dec 13

• Dec 13

  • The drugs behind the stunning 54% increase in drug overdose deaths in 6 years

    Fentanyl alone caused nearly a third of all overdose deaths in 2016.

    Dec 13

• Dec 13

  • Human heart prompts Southwest flight to return to Seattle

    Southwest Airlines says a Dallas-bound flight returned to Seattle last weekend because a human heart had been left onboard

    Dec 13

• Dec 13

  • 5 convicted in meningitis outbreak case; 1 acquitted

    Four former employees and an owner of the Massachusetts facility responsible for a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak that has killed more than 100...

    Dec 13

• Dec 13

  • With OK from Congress, US hemp market set to boom

    With federal legalization of hemp at hand, the US market is set to boom amid the popularity of CBDs, a non-psychoactive compound found in hemp as a...

    Dec 13

• Dec 13

  • US appeals court blocks Trump administration rules allowing more employers to opt out of providing free birth control

    US appeals court blocks Trump administration rules allowing more employers to opt out of providing free birth control

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• Dec 13

  • UNAIDS head to quit post early following scathing report

    The head of the U.N. agency AIDS says he'll leave his post in June, an early departure date that comes a week after an independent report looking into...

    Dec 13

• Dec 13

  • EU agency: Cocaine dealers' technology use complicates busts

    The European Union agency that monitors drug abuse says cocaine dealers are increasingly using social media and encrypted communications to do...

    Dec 13

• Dec 13

  • More sleep in Seattle: Later school start helps kids get zzz

    High school students are getting more sleep in Seattle thanks to a later start of the school day

    Dec 13

• Dec 13

  • Why one woman agreed to become an 'Immortal Corpse' for science

    Susan Potter, 87, had her body sliced 27,000 times for medical education.

    Dec 13

• Dec 12

  • Stethoscopes loaded with bacteria, including the one that causes Staph infection

    A new study suggests stethoscopes need to be cleaned more diligently.

    Dec 12

• Dec 12

  • Cuba health mystery: Diplomats had inner-ear damage early on

    Doctors: American diplomats affected by mysterious health incidents in Cuba showed damage in the inner ear shortly after they complained of weird...

    Dec 12

• Dec 12

  • Kotex recalls some tampons after reports of 'pieces left in the body'

    Some users had to "seek medical attention to remove tampon pieces left:" Kotex.

    Dec 12

• Dec 12

  • 'We're fighting for our lives': Diabetic activists take on drug companies

    Diabetic activists demand drug makers answer for sky-high insulin prices.

    Dec 12

• Dec 12

  • Health law sign-ups lagging as Saturday deadline is looming

    Health insurance sign-ups for the Affordable Care Act are down with just a few days left to enroll, and it's happening even though premiums are...

    Dec 12

• Dec 12

  • Minnesota lawmakers discuss reining in soaring insulin costs

    Minnesota lawmakers are considering steps they could take to rein in the soaring cost of insulin, which one couple says has become so expensive that...

    Dec 12

• Dec 12

  • This diet can cut your risk of developing heart disease

    You really do need to eat your vegetables.

    Dec 12

• Dec 12

  • When drinking to overcome social anxiety backfires the next day

    People who drink to overcome social anxiety may experience a rebound effect.

    Dec 12

• Dec 12

  • This workout is beloved by Victoria's Secret models

    P.Volve is a workout that many V.S. models swear by before the runway.

    Dec 12

• Dec 12

  • What does it really take to get a Victoria's Secret model body?

    Get runway ready with these 8 at-home Victoria's Secret workouts.

    Dec 12

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• Dec 12

  • Meth playing bigger role in US drug overdose crisis

    Methamphetamine is playing a bigger role in the U.S. drug overdose crisis, officials say

    Dec 12

• Dec 12

  • Water from sewage rivers used to grow vegetables in Bolivia

    What gets flushed down in Bolivia's capital city is used to irrigate crops.

    Dec 12

• Dec 11

  • Elderly man evicted over medical marijuana hits another snag

    A 78-year-old New York man who was evicted from federally subsidized housing because he uses medical marijuana says the conflicting state and federal...

    Dec 11

• Dec 11

  • A tale of 2 implants: How the price depends on who is picking up the tab

    Costs often depend on who is paying the bill.

    Dec 11

• Dec 11

  • Women having heart attacks wait longer to get help: Study

    Women with heart attack symptoms wait approximately 37 minutes longer than men before reaching out for potentially life-saving medical care,...

    Dec 11

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• Dec 11

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• Dec 11

  • Man alerted to life-threatening problem on his Apple Watch

    An Apple Watch feature detected a potentially deadly heart condition called AFib, which an estimated 700,000 people have but don't know it.

    Dec 11

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• Dec 11

  • Apple Watch alerts man to life-threatening heart problem

    Ed Dentel wasn't expecting an Apple Watch update to potentially save his life.

    Dec 11