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UC hospitals in second day of worker walkout

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:53:40 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Workers at University of California hospitals around the state were on strike for a second day Wednesday over staffing and pension issues.

Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:50 -0400

WARSAW, Poland - A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation.

LA voters back measure to cap number of pot shops

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:14 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles voters have approved a proposition limiting the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.

Beaumont votes to ban medical marijuana shops

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:05 -0400

BEAUMONT, California - A Riverside County city has become the latest to try banning medical marijuana dispensaries in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling permitting prohibition.

Driver who uses medical marijuana wins appeal

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:20:52 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that medical marijuana users aren't automatically breaking the law if they're caught driving after using the drug.

Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:17:19 -0400

QUINCY, Massachusetts - Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild - from an acupuncturist.

France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:37:17 -0400

NANTERRE, France - The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's safety.

Program offers cancer survivors fitness, support

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:02:48 -0400

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana - Eight years ago, a breast cancer diagnosis hit Jenny Moss out of the blue.

Oberweis defends his vote for medical marijuana

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:09:16 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis says he broke ranks with most fellow Republicans and voted to legalize medical marijuana because it might help people in pain.

After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:11:23 -0400

WASHINGTON - The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts.

Hospitals treat more than 120 after Okla. tornado

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:34:05 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 120 patients, including about 50 children, since a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City.

Bill backs Calif. mental health treatment program

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:26:15 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - The state Senate approved legislation Monday making it clear that counties can use money from a special state tax on millionaires for programs that provide court-ordered mental health treatment for those who refuse to get help on their own.

Vermont is 4th state to legalize assisted suicide

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:27 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - After years of debate, Vermont became the fourth state in the country Monday to allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medicine to terminally ill patients seeking to end their lives.

Senate OKs regulations for medicinal marijuana

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:51:46 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - California would take steps to regulate the sale of medical marijuana under a bill approved Monday by the state Senate, restricting cannabis dispensaries that federal prosecutors say have grown out of control.

Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:35:24 -0400

NEW YORK - Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion that would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S. market.

Feds: NYU researchers took bribes from Chinese co.

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:20:35 -0400

NEW YORK - Three New York University researchers from China divulged results from a federally funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses, federal prosecutors said Monday.

Ducks' Beauchemin has reconstructive knee surgery

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:45:31 -0400

ANAHEIM, California - Anaheim Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin has undergone successful reconstructive surgery on a ligament in his right knee.

FDA has safety concerns with Merck insomnia drug

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:44:14 -0400

WASHINGTON - Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking.

Illinois governor reviewing medical marijuana bill

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:38 -0400

CHICAGO - Gov. Pat Quinn says he's reviewing a bill that would legalize the medical use of marijuana.

US adviser on board of firm that sold anthrax drug

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:58:30 -0400

WASHINGTON - Former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, who has served as a bio-warfare adviser to the president, the Pentagon, and the Department of Homeland Security, urged the government to stockpile an anti-anthrax drug while serving as a director for the company that supplied it, according to a report published Sunday.

NH Senate to vote on amended medical pot bill

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:56:05 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - New Hampshire could be on its way to joining 18 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing the medical use of marijuana by people with serious illness.

Pa. woman fights cancer while pregnant

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:42:14 -0400

ERIE, Pennsylvania - Jenise Kaliszewski had been trying to get pregnant for less than a month when she first noticed a painful lump near her left armpit in June 2012.

Law requires 1 form for authorization of medicine

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:02:04 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - A new Michigan law calls for the creation of a universal form that doctors can use when patients need prior authorization for coverage of prescription drugs.

State Drug Court conference to be held in Tunica

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:34:44 -0400

TUNICA, Mississippi - Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. will speak Wednesday at the opening of a three-day conference in of the Mississippi Association of Drug Court Professionals.

Vilanova returning to NY for more cancer treatment

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:11:04 -0400

BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will return to New York next week to "undergo further cancer treatment" after having a second tumor in two years removed from his throat in December.