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Health Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO
By Associated Press Published: Jun 17, 2013 at 2:44 PM PDT
The breast cancer charity named Judith A. Salerno to replace founder Nancy Brinker, whose promise to her dying sister begat a fundraising powerhouse that invested hundreds of millions of dollars in cancer research
Health To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab? To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab? (Photo Gallery)
By MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer Published: Jun 17, 2013 at 6:30 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 17, 2013 at 10:20 AM PDT
Growing lungs and other organs for transplant is still in the future, but scientists are working toward that goal. In several labs, scientists study how to build on the internal scaffolding of hearts, lungs, livers and kidneys of people and pigs to make custom-made implants.
Health Hepatitis A linked to Costco frozen berries sickens 87 Hepatitis A linked to Costco frozen berries sickens 87
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press Published: Jun 11, 2013 at 10:51 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 12, 2013 at 10:18 AM PDT
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen berry mix sold at Costco has grown to 87 people with illnesses in eight states, including Washington.
Health Transplant vote seeks medical and legal balance Transplant vote seeks medical and legal balance
By KEVIN BEGOS, Associated Press Published: Jun 11, 2013 at 8:24 AM PDT
Faced with a federal judge's order in the heart-wrenching cases of two terminally ill children seeking lung transplants, a national review board sought a balance that will keep such decisions in the hands of doctors, not lawyers or judges.
Health Judge's ruling challenges U.S. organ transplant system Judge's ruling challenges U.S. organ transplant system
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Published: Jun 7, 2013 at 7:07 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 7, 2013 at 9:25 AM PDT
It's a life or death matter: Who gets the next scarce donated organ? In an unprecedented challenge to the nation's transplant system, a federal judge has allowed one dying child - and a day later another - to essentially jump the line in rulings that could have ramifications for thousands of people awaiting new organs.
Health Weight loss drug Belviq gets overdue US launch
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer Published: Jun 7, 2013 at 8:26 AM PDT
Arena Pharmaceuticals says its weight loss drug Belviq will be available to U.S. patients beginning next week, nearly a year after the drug was officially approved by federal regulators.
Health Mexico finds breast-feeding woes as rate drops Mexico finds breast-feeding woes as rate drops
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press Published: Jun 6, 2013 at 8:15 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 6, 2013 at 11:31 AM PDT
Despite the well-known advantages to breast milk and vigorous campaigns around the world championing breast as best, Mexican mothers say the bottle is better.
Health Gene flaws common in blacks with breast cancer Gene flaws common in blacks with breast cancer
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Published: Jun 3, 2013 at 7:26 AM PDT
Gene flaws that raise the risk of breast cancer are surprisingly common in black women with the disease, according to the first comprehensive testing in this racial group. The study found that one-fifth of these women have BRCA mutations, a problem usually associated with women of Eastern European Jewish descent but recently highlighted by the plight of Angelina Jolie.
Health Avastin fails studies in new brain tumor patients
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Published: Jun 2, 2013 at 12:53 PM PDT
New research raises fresh questions about which cancer patients benefit from Avastin, a drug that lost its approval for treating breast cancer nearly two years ago.
Health Poll: 2 in 5 women would consider parenting solo Poll: 2 in 5 women would consider parenting solo
By JENNIFER AGIESTA, Associated Press Published: May 30, 2013 at 1:25 PM PDT
An Associated Press-WE tv poll of people under 50 found that more than 2 in 5 unmarried women without children - or 42 percent - would consider having a child on their own without a partner.