Congress Intervenes to Keep Florida Woman Alive
In an effort to keep alive a severely brain-damaged Florida woman, federal lawmakers worked out a bill on Saturday aimed at restoring her feeding tube and pushing the right-to-die case back into court.
Canadians Face Long Waits for Health Care
A letter from the Moncton Hospital to a New Brunswick heart patient in need of an electrocardiogram said the appointment would be in three months. It added: "If the person named on this computer-generated letter is deceased, please accept our sincere aplogies."
Schiavo Mom Seeks Action on Feeding Tube
The mother of Terri Schiavo appealed Saturday to politicians to take action requiring reconnection of the feeding tube that was removed from the severely brain-damaged woman on court order.
Armed and Ready for Allergy Season
It may seem cold now, but in a few short weeks trees, bushes and flowers will bud as allergy season kicks into high gear.
Allergy Medicine Under The Tongue May Be Preferred Method
Placing an allergy drug under a child's tongue instead of giving a shot may become an option for thousands of patients in the United States.
Corticosteroid Treatment Effective for Children's Asthma
New studies are confirming the benefit of treating young asthmatic children with inhaled corticosteroids.
British government orders review of relaxation of cannabis laws
The British government asked its top drugs advisory body to review a controversial decision downgrading the criminality of cannabis, citing evidence linking the drug to mental illness.
Eritrean youth debate female circumcision in dramatic fashion
At the end of a dirt track around a stage on the village square here outside Asmara, about 100 Eritreans impatiently await a public performance about a once taboo subject.
Ethiopia's food needs underestimated
Ethiopia's food aid needs have probably been underestimated, the U.S. envoy at the UN World Food Programme warned on a visit to Addis Ababa, urging the government not to let people "slip between the cracks."
Malabo citizens respond half-heartedly to cholera clean-up call - 7 hours ago
Trucks removed huge heaps of refuse from the streets of Malabo in response to a clean-up call by the Equatorial Guinea authorities in a bid to beat a cholera epidemic.
Great grandmother, 102, hailed as Britain's oldest to beat breast cancer
A great grandmother has been hailed as the oldest person in Britain to beat breast cancer at the grand age of 102, a newspaper reported.
134 die of meningitis in northern Ivory Coast
An epidemic of meningitis in northern Ivory Coast has killed 134, an aid group working in the area said, calling the situation "disastrous."
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