A large crowd is expected when legislators hold a public hearing in Raleigh about a bill that would pay $50,000 to people who were sterilized against their will.
Modified: 05/22/12 08:19:54 AMPups in her womb, a large eye visible behind the rib cage, one baby stuck in the birth canal: all fossilized evidence that this ancient marine beast, the Ichthyosaur, died in childbirth.
Modified: 05/22/12 08:15:54 AMThe popular screening test catches cancer, but federal panel says it causes more health problems than it prevents
Modified: 05/22/12 06:18:56 AMNorth Carolina's wildlife agency is considering new rules on hunting coyotes and feral hogs.
Modified: 05/22/12 08:40:47 AMMore than a third of the malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either fake or bad quality, seriously undermining efforts to fight the disease, a study said Tuesday.
Modified: 05/22/12 05:19:04 AMHealthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screenings, says updated advice from a government panel that found the PSA blood tests do more harm than good.
Modified: 05/21/12 05:29:20 PMA California lettuce grower has expanded a recall of some bagged salads after routine sampling detected listeria contamination. No illnesses have been reported.
Modified: 05/21/12 02:44:01 PMSea Launch AG says its oceangoing rocket pad and command ship have departed their Long Beach, Calif., home port for the equator to launch a communications satellite for Intelsat.
Modified: 05/21/12 02:04:03 PMContact the N&O newsroom
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