Swine flu shots at school: Bracing for fall return
U.S. swine flu vaccinations could begin in October with children among the first in line - at their local schools - the Obama administration said Thursday as the president and his Cabinet urged states to figure out now how they'll tackle the virus' all-but-certain resurgence.
She runs, and then forgets
In the middle of the night, Diane Van Deren will leave her house against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. She will cut west through the dark canyons with her running shoes and a headlamp, but without a kiwi-sized part of her right temporal lobe.
Ovarian cancer can slip by tests
False reports are common among the only technologies available to detect ovarian cancer, a disease that killed an estimated 15,500 women last year in the United States.
As Congress argues, hospitals agree to payment cuts
The nation's hospitals agreed Wednesday to give up $155 billion in future government payments to help defray the cost of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, even as Congress got bogged down trying to pay for the plan.
Infection risk of abortion pill falls
Roughly a fourth of American women getting early abortions last year did so with drugs rather than surgery, statistics show, as a new study reported improved safety in using the so-called "abortion pill."
Richest nations vow to curb gases
Targeting global warming, President Barack Obama and other leaders of the world's richest industrial countries pledged Wednesday to seek dramatic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to slow dangerous climate change.
Geneticist tapped to lead NIH
President Barack Obama is choosing an influential scientist who helped unravel the human genetic code -- and who is known for finding common ground between belief in God and science -- to head the National Institutes of Health.
Drug shows promise against anthrax
An experimental drug helped monkeys and rabbits survive anthrax in studies suggesting it could be useful in case of another anthrax attack.
Unseen foe lurks behind 'botnet' attack
Investigators are piecing together details about one of the most aggressive computer attacks in recent memory, a powerful "denial-of-service" assault that overwhelmed computers at U.S.
Researchers say they grew sperm cells
British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells for the first time, an accomplishment they say may someday help infertile men father children.
Bacteria close two Falls Lake swimming areas
Wake County has closed the swimming areas at Beaverdam Beach and Sandling Beach on Falls Lake because of elevated levels of bacteria in the water.
White House, hospitals reach deal on health care
The nation's hospitals will give up $155 billion in future Medicare and Medicaid payments to help defray the cost of President Barack Obama's health care plan, a concession the White House hopes will boost an overhaul effort that's hit a roadblock in Congress.
Rabid animals in Orange and Durham
Durham County confirmed another case of rabies in a fox Tuesday, the fourth fox and the fifth animal overall to test positive for rabies in the county since January. The other animal was a skunk.
More troops' kids struggle with mental anguish
After nearly eight years of war, soldiers are not the only ones experiencing mental anguish. Their children are, too.
FDA orders overdose warnings for Darvocet
The government is letting the painkillers Darvocet, Darvon and their generic cousins stay on the market but ordered stronger warnings against deadly overdoses on Tuesday.
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