Revised Formula Shows New Poverty High: 49.1Million
For first time, the share of Hispanics living in poverty surpassed that of African Americans
2011-11-07
Hope Yen The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The ranks of America's poor are greater than previously known, reaching a new level of 49.1 million - or 16 percent - due to rising medical costs and other expenses that make it harder for people to stay afloat, according to new census estimates. Read the complete article
Biggest Jump Ever Seen in Global Warming Gases
Pollution jumped 6 percent from 2009 to 2010 as traveling, manufacturing increased
2011-11-06
Seth Borenstein AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped by the biggest amount on record, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated, a sign of how feeble the world's efforts are at slowing man-made global warming. Read the complete article
Romney Proposal Would Privatize Part of Medicare
In front of conservative activists, candidate says he would slash $500 billion in federal spending
2011-11-06
Steve Peoples The Associated Press
EXETER, N.H. (AP) -- Mitt Romney is tackling one of the 2012 presidential contest's most delicate issues today. Read the complete article
Obama to Order FDA to Help Reduce Drug Shortages
Hospitals have been forced to buy from secondary suppliers at huge markups
2011-10-31
Jim Kuhnhenn The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages, an escalating problem that has endangered patients and raised the possibility of price gouging. Read the complete article
Government Considers Testing Anthrax Vaccine in Kids
Health experts worry terrorists could one day use the potentially deadly bacteria in attacks
2011-10-29
Randolph E. Schmid AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A government advisory panel is considering whether the anthrax vaccine should be tested in children. Read the complete article
Demise of Obama Long-Term Care Plan Leaves Gap
Few middle-class Americans prepared for big bills that can come at old age or in wake of accidents
2011-10-24
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration's decision to pull the plug on a financially flawed long-term care insurance plan is likely to worsen a dilemma most middle-class families are totally unprepared for. Read the complete article
After Criticism, Cain Clarifies His Abortion Views
Said he believes life begins at conception but that it’s not government’s role to make decision
2011-10-23
Holly Ramer The Associated Press
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain clarified his position on abortion Thursday, a day after saying he opposed the procedure but didn't believe the government or other people should have a role in the decision to terminate a pregnancy. Read the complete article
Annual Cancer Screening Tests Urged Less and Less
Too many exams can lead to unnecessary biopsies and possible harm, researchers say
2011-10-19
Marilynn Marchione AP Chief Medical Writer
Annual cancer tests are becoming a thing of the past. New guidelines out Wednesday for cervical cancer screening have experts at odds over some things, but they are united in the view that the common practice of getting a Pap test every year is too often and probably doing more harm than good. Read the complete article
80 Percent of US Boys Use Condoms the First Time
Surprising stat may indicate that public-health messaging is working—or that more girls are drawing the line
2011-10-13
Carla K. Johnson AP Medical Writer
CHICAGO (AP) -- A surprising 80 percent of teenage boys say they are using condoms the first time they have sex, a government survey found in a powerful sign that decades of efforts to change young people's sexual behavior are taking hold. Read the complete article
Feds Announce California Pot Dispensary Crackdown
'California's marijuana industry supplies the nation,' said U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner
2011-10-09
Don Thompson The Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors announced an aggressive crackdown against California pot dispensaries Friday, vowing to shut down dozens of growing and sales operations and saying that the worst offenders are using the cover of medical marijuana to act as storefront drug dealers. Read the complete article