Spitzer Says Probe Centers on Drug Tampering Fears
New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said on Sunday that an investigation of the drug wholesaling business centers on possible drug tampering and mislabeling.
Cambodian Girl Dies from Bird Flu, Asia Toll Now 51
An eight-year-old Cambodian girl has died of bird flu, the 51st known victim of the deadly virus since it swept across Asia at the end of 2003.
Women Inside NIH Describe Sex Harassment
Women at the National Institutes of Health faced sexual intimidation and repeated disregard of their concerns for the welfare of patients in AIDS experiments, according to testimony by two senior female officers and documents gathered by investigators.
Obese Shoppers Say Clerks Not Helpful
Even though she's been a model, an author and small-business owner, Catherine Schuller said some sales clerks still only see her as an overweight woman who is out of place in their stores.
States Grapple With Growing Teen Meth Use
They sit at a cafeteria table, gossiping and snacking during a school field trip. "Have you seen him? Has he gained the weight back?" one girl asks. "Yeah, he looked so good," replies another from across the table.
WHO Resumes Combatting Virus in Angola
Health workers who left western Angola after they were attacked by residents fearful of a deadly Ebola-like virus have resumed efforts to contain the disease, the World Health Organization said Sunday.
Knowing When Prescription Drugs Are Safe
Safety tips to help consumers know their prescription drugs are safe and effective are contained in a new guide released by the Partnership for Safe Medicine.
New Breast Cancer Drugs Offer Alternative to Tamoxifen
Tamoxifen's long reign as the queen of breast-cancer treatments is being challenged by three heiress presumptives -- drugs known as aromatase inhibitors.
Health teams race to track new Marburg cases in Angola
Epidemiologists in the northern Angolan town of Uige are working overtime to trace new cases of the deadly Marburg virus, which has claimed nearly 200 lives and sparked panic in the war-devastated southern African nation.
Iran parliament mulls easing abortion law
Iran's conservative-dominated parliament started examining a draft bill that would allow abortion in the first four months of pregnancy if the woman's life is in danger or the fetus is deformed.
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