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Doctors report rise in kids eating detergent packs
Miniature laundry detergent packets arrived on store shelves in recent months as an alternative to bulky bottles and messy spills. But doctors across the country say children are confusing the tiny, brightly colored packets with candy and swallowing them. More »
Emergency plan launched for endgame of polio eradication
The international group tasked with ridding the world of polio said on Thursday it was shifting to "emergency mode" as the fight enters its final stretch. More »
Missouri opts for untested drug for executions
The same anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug of choice for executions in Missouri, causing a stir among critics who question how the state can guarantee a drug untested for lethal injection won't cause pain and suffering for the condemned. More »
Long-term contraception more effective: study
Women who choose birth control pills, the patch or vaginal ring are 20 times more likely to have an unplanned pregnancy than those using long-term methods such as IUDs and implants, a study found. More »
Man says Ore. psychiatrist told him he wasn't gay
Max Hirsh says he sensed something wasn't quite right when the psychiatrist focused on his failures with sports and teenage girls, as well as his deficient relationships with older men, particularly his father. More »
Lab uses skin cells to help repair heart muscle
Lab scientists on Wednesday reported that for the first time they had taken skin cells from patients who had suffered heart failure and turned them into cells that could repair damaged cardiac muscle. More »
Sanofi to test cancer-starving compound in China in 2013
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Sanofi-Aventis plans to begin testing a novel compound that is designed to starve liver cancer to death in a phase one human clinical trial in China and possibly South Korea in 2013. The compound, called slit-trap, was develo... More »
Auxilium sues Watson on testosterone gel patent
(Reuters) - Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc sued Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc alleging that it infringed patents related to Auxilium's testosterone gel Testim. A unit of Watson had filed with U.S. health regulators last month for the approval of a ... More »
Flesh-Eating Bacteria No Cause for Panic, Experts Say
THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- Despite scary headlines by the score, most people don't have to fear that they'll be the next victim of the so-called flesh-eating bacteria disease, experts say. More »
Person visited neonatal units before TB diagnosis
A person with an active case of tuberculosis who visited two Northern California neonatal intensive care units had a valid reason to be there and had not been diagnosed at the time, officials said Wednesday. More »
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