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WASHINGTON - An Appeals Court panel yesterday struck down as unconstitutional the national health care law mandate that nearly every American buy insurance, the most prominent rejection yet of the key element of President Obamas ... “We have been able to provide something that will eventually turn into a very functional face,” Dr. Bodhan Pomahac, who led the plastic and orthopedic surgery team said. AP / August 13, 2011 GENEVA - World Health Organization officials said yesterday that famine-stricken Somalia faces a cholera epidemic as dirty water and poor sanitation are leading to an increase in outbreaks of the disease. Vampire bats are bats whose food source is blood, a dietary trait called hematophagy. (Getty Images) While enjoying a night boat ride on New Hampshires Lake Winnipesaukee with friends, Adam Giroux suddenly felt something crawling up ... Electronic tattoo. Wearing high-tech gadgets has never been so easy, thanks to the latest advance in bendy electronics. He may have had a laser in his watch and a radio in his lighter, ... The Obama administration has awarded more than $185 million in grants to California, 12 other states and the District of Columbia to help establish new state-based health insurance marketplaces where consumers can shop for insurance starting in 2014, ... THURSDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Depressed women may be at greater risk for stroke, new research suggests. We know that stroke can increase risk of depression, but depression itself may increase risk of future stroke, said study ... A new strategy for genetically bolstering the immune system proved surprisingly powerful against an advanced form of leukemia in a small study that could have broader implications for fighting cancer. WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- About 4000 people stood in line at First Baptist Church of Woodstock Friday morning for a free dental clinic. The clinic is providing free dental services to adults who cannot afford them, according to the Georgia Dental Association. Salmonella Was Spotted in Arkansas Plant and in Stores as Early as 2010; Legal Rules on Bug Prevented Recall Until Aug. 3 By BILL TOMSON Federal officials said they turned up a dangerous form of salmonella at a Cargill Inc. turkey plant last year, ... Toxic chemicals in tobacco smoke may have a more potent effect on women due to biological differences, scientists believe. Photograph: PA Smoking is more likely to give women heart disease than men, a study has found. Researchers at MITs Lincoln Lab have developed technology that may someday cure the common cold, influenza and other ailments. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the therapy that combines New Brunswick, New Jersey-based J amp;Js Edurant and Gileads Truvada, Foster City, California-based Gilead said today in a statement. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned of an alarming rise in attacks on medical facilities and personnel in conflict zones. Hundreds of community members gather at the Portland High School football field to fight back against cancer during Portlands Relay for Life, that started Friday. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced today that it will start covering the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for males. Health officials think theyll be able to prove deer droppings in a strawberry field caused an E. coli outbreak that killed one person and sickened 14 others. During a lunch break, Holly Watkins of West Bloomfield, left, looks on as Stephanie Cook of St. Louis stretches Friday, the first day of the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure walk. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Poultry farms that have made the transition from conventional to organic farming have significantly lower levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria than conventional poultry farms, a new study finds. The RR for ovarian cancer was six times higher for women with inactivating RAD51D mutations compared with controls, according to findings from an investigation of the genes role in cancer susceptibility.
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