Med Tech In Hepatitis C Case To Be In Court
Posted: 9:04 AM A traveling hospital worker accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C through contaminated syringes is facing a federal court appearance in New Hampshire.
Posted: 9:04 AM A traveling hospital worker accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C through contaminated syringes is facing a federal court appearance in New Hampshire.
Posted: 12:25 PM The guidebook that psychiatrists use to diagnose mental illness is getting its first major update in almost 20 years.
Updated: 1:50 PM Washoe County has several tips on dealing with the current spread of norovirus in northern Nevada.
Posted: 8:28 AM A new warning may have consumers thinking twice before eating pork chops. A sample of raw pork products from supermarkets around the United States found a dangerous bacteria present in the meats that put children most at risk.
Posted: 9:12 AM Health officials say 1 in 5 new HIV infections occur in a tiny segment of the population - young men who are gay or bisexual.
Posted: 8:39 AM The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on a New Mexico peanut butter plant that had repeated food safety violations over several years, using a new authority to halt operations at facilities that may be producing unsafe food.
Posted: 10:15 PM A group of California prosecutors say they've reached a settlement with a weight loss company that claimed people could lose weight by spreading a so-called "sprinkle diet" over their food.
Posted: 10:31 AM A judge has rejected the request of a condemned Ohio killer to delay his execution because of his extreme weight.
Posted: 10:28 AM The Supreme Court is questioning a monopoly on hospital services in southwestern Georgia.
Posted: 5:58 AM A clown suffered a fatal collapse in front of spectators at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Posted: 5:55 AM A new study says injuries from the use of a kids' party attraction have skyrocketed along with the popularity of inflatable bounce houses.
Updated: 2:55 PM U.S. Comsumer Product Saftey Commission officials are warning parents to keep single-load laundry detergent packets away from children.
Posted: 6:09 PM Mammograms that begin at early ages may lead to unnecessary treatment for non lifethreatenig cancer.
Posted: 6:05 PM Graduate rates among pregnant teens could improve with extra support at schools
Posted: 6:00 PM Small glass pieces found in generic form of cholesterol lowering medication
Updated: 5:24 AM Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals is recalling several doses of its generic version of Lipitor because some batches of the cholesterol fighter may contain small glass particles.
Updated: 9:19 AM It was developed to entertain, but technology developed for a live 3-D stage show playing at the El Dorado will soon be helping local kids deal with pain at a local hospital.
Posted: 3:03 PM The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the first seasonal flu vaccine made using animal cell technology, rather than the half-century egg method.
Updated: 11:41 AM The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents to be careful with those little single-load liquid laundry packets.
Posted: 1:06 PM New research shows unemployment hurts more than your wallet; it may damage your heart.
Updated: 11:02 AM A California food company has issued a warning against eating or buying containers of its sesame paste because they could be contaminated with salmonella.
Updated: 9:56 PM A federal judge is temporarily preventing the Obama administration from forcing a Christian publishing company to provide its employees with certain contraceptives under the new health care law.
Posted: 8:53 AM The government says Medicare premiums are going up $5 a month for 2013. That's less than expected, but it'll still eat up nearly one-fourth of the typical cost-of-living raise for retirees.
Posted: 12:25 PM The Food and Drug Administration says a New Mexico peanut company linked to a recent salmonella outbreak distributed peanut and almond butters even after testing showed the products were contaminated.
Posted: 9:20 AM The nation's diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern states.