Health
Special court rejects claims that vaccines with mercury preservative caused autism
WASHINGTON - The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.
While expressing sympathy for the parents involved in the emotionally charged cases, the court concluded they h... Friday , March 12, 2010
Study: Women who took the birth control pill starting in the late 1960s lived longer
LONDON - Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.
British researchers observed more than 46,000 women for nearly four decades from 1968. They compared the number of deaths in women on the pill to those wh... Friday , March 12, 2010
Experts say Americans getting too many medical tests, maybe even President Obama
CHICAGO - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting of the health-care system.
Is it doctors practisi... Friday , March 12, 2010
Studies: People with variable blood pressure could be at risk of a stroke
LONDON - People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, new studies said Friday.
In four articles published in the medical journals Lancet and Lancet Neurology, European researchers suggest cur... Friday , March 12, 2010
B.C. government’s transfer of paramedics to health authority angers union
VICTORIA, B.C. - The B.C. government is moving to integrate ambulance service into the health-care system, something the union says is punishment for going on strike last year.
Health Minister Kevin Falcon says responsibility for paramedics will be transferred to the Provincial Health Serv... Thursday , March 11, 2010
