Health
Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban
A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the law violated a woman's constitutionally protected right to terminate a pregnancy before a fetus is able to survive outside the womb. "Viability" ...
UC hospitals say patients safe despite strike
Thousands of workers at University of California medical centers began a two-day strike on Tuesday that prompted the postponement of dozens of surgeries amid reassurances that patients were safe. A union representing some 13,000 hospital pharmacists, nursing assistants, operating room scrubs and other health care workers began the walkout at ...
Hospitals treat more than 200 after Okla. tornado
Hospital officials say they've treated more than 200 patients, including dozens of children, since a tornado hit an Oklahoma City suburb. Dozens of patients remained hospitalized Tuesday following Monday's storms that health officials said led to more than 200 injuries. Norman Regional Hospital spokeswoman Melissa Herron said 20 of the ...
Oregon Editorial Rdp
Editorials from Oregon newspapers Medford Mail Tribune, May 17, on shopping for health insurance. A funny thing happened on the way to health care reform: Insurance companies began to compete with each other, right out in the open. A comparison of premiums that health insurers propose to begin charging next ...
Driver who uses medical marijuana wins appeal
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that medical marijuana users aren't automatically breaking the law if they're caught driving after using the drug. The court unanimously overturned an appeals court decision in the case of a Grand Traverse County man, Rodney Koon. He was stopped in 2010 for speeding — ...
Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar
A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care. Ronald Poppo doesn't like to leave his hospital ...
APNewsBreak: Feds to run high-risk plan in Ohio
Federal and Ohio officials couldn't agree on spending for a state-run stopgap health insurance plan that covers Ohioans who can't get coverage elsewhere, so the U.S. government will take it over, state officials said Tuesday. A similar scenario is playing out in 17 other states, creating uncertainty for tens of ...
CHINESE BEAR BILE FARMING DRAWS CHARGES OF CRUELTY
c.2013 New York Times News Service CHENGDU, China — It was, at first glance, a rather modest initial public offering by a small Chinese company seeking to expand production of the key ingredient used in traditional remedies said to shrink gallstones, reduce fevers and sooth the aftereffects of excessive drinking. ...
More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows
A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts: Q. Is global warming to blame? A. You can't blame a single weather event on global warming. In any case, scientists just don't know whether there will be more or fewer twisters as global ...
Slow Pokes: Acupuncture Helps Sick Turtles
Two endangered sea turtles are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell. Now they're getting some help easing back into the wild with the help of an acupuncturist. (May 21)
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