Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease - by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is...Full Story >
Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease - by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is...Full Story >
A tuberculosis patient has been charged in California after authorities said he failed to take medication for the highly contagious disease.Full Story >
Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious.Full Story >
An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.Full Story >
An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.Full Story >
An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.Full Story >
An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.Full Story >
One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee...Full Story >
One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee...Full Story >
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Coffee seems to be good for you. Or at least it's not bad, say researchers who led the largest-ever study of coffee and health.Full Story >
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Coffee seems to be good for you. Or at least it's not bad, say researchers who led the largest-ever study of coffee and health.Full Story >
A quarter of people aged 25 or over now have high blood pressure worldwide, and almost one in 10 has worrying levels of glucose in their blood.Full Story >
A quarter of those 25 or older now have high blood pressure worldwide, and almost one in 10 has worrying levels of glucose in their blood.Full Story >
The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer's Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying disease.Full Story >
Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease - by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is...Full Story >
By The Associated Press Alzheimer's disease is a growing threat as the population gets older. Already, more than 5 million Americans have the mind-destroying disease. Barring some research...Full Story >
By The Associated Press Alzheimer's disease is a growing threat as the population gets older. Already, more than 5 million Americans have the mind-destroying disease. Barring some research...Full Story >
One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study finds. That's a poorer showing than those with other disabilities...Full Story >
One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study finds. That's a poorer showing than those with other disabilities...Full Story >
Iraq war veteran Leo Dunson is using rap music to examine the disappointment he feels since returning to civilian life.Full Story >
On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the troubled former soldier, it was another inexplicable failure, like his...Full Story >
A video featuring cancer-stricken children, their nurses, doctors and parents lip-synching and dancing to the popular Kelly Clarkson song "Stronger" has become an online sensation.Full Story >
A video featuring cancer-stricken children, their nurses, doctors and parents lip-synching and dancing to the popular Kelly Clarkson song "Stronger" has become an online sensation.Full Story >
An Indiana diocese is denying that it discriminated against a parochial school teacher who claims she was fired for violating Roman Catholic doctrine by using in vitro fertilization to try to get pregnant.Full Story >
An Indiana diocese asked a federal court on Monday to reject a lawsuit by a former parochial school teacher who claims she was fired for violating Roman Catholic doctrine by using in vitro fertilization to try to get...Full Story >
The first French trial has begun over a diabetes drug that was also used to lose weight and is suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people.Full Story >
Lawyers for a French pharmaceutical group suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people argued Monday that a trial against their client should be halted as two separate cases should be rolled into one before the court can...Full Story >
Sunscreen confusion won't be over before summer after all. The government is bowing to industry requests for more time to make clear how much protection their brands really offer against skin cancer.Full Story >
Sunscreen confusion won't be over before summer after all. The government is bowing to industry requests for more time to make clear how much protection their lotions really offer.Full Story >
The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision.Full Story >
The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision.Full Story >
Condoms and other safe-sex practices have accomplished only so much. Now the 30-year battle against AIDS is on the verge of a radical new phase, with the government expected to endorse a once-a-day pill to prevent infection...Full Story >
Condoms and other safe-sex practices have accomplished only so much. Now the 30-year battle against AIDS is on the verge of a radical new phase, with the government expected to endorse a once-a-day pill to prevent infection...Full Story >
Doctors say a young woman fighting a flesh-decaying bacteria she contracted after a zip line accident remains in critical condition.Full Story >
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press Whether she was hiking in the woods, growing organic vegetables or working on her master's degree in psychology, Aimee Copeland embraced her passions with determination...Full Story >
A former radiology technician has pleaded guilty to stealing syringes of painkillers at a Jacksonville hospital and replacing them with syringes contaminated with hepatitis C.Full Story >
A former radiology technician has pleaded guilty to contaminating syringes of painkillers at a Jacksonville hospital with hepatitis C, infecting two patients and killing one.Full Story >
Washington state's worst outbreak of whooping cough in decades has prompted health officials to declare an epidemic.Full Story >
Washington state's worst outbreak of whooping cough in decades has prompted health officials to declare an epidemic, seek help from federal experts and urge residents to get vaccinated amid worry that cases of the highly...Full Story >
Advisers to government health regulators have recommended that that they approve sales of what would be the first new prescription weight-loss drug in the U.S. in more than a decade, despite concerns over cardiac risks.Full Story >
Advisers to government health regulators late Thursday recommended that they approve sales of what would be the first new prescription weight-loss drug in the U.S. in more than a decade, despite concerns over cardiac risks.Full Story >
Oregon investigators have traced an outbreak of norovirus to a reusable grocery bag that members of a Beaverton girls' soccer team passed around when they shared cookies.Full Story >
Oregon investigators have traced an outbreak of norovirus to a reusable grocery bag that members of a Beaverton girls' soccer team passed around when they shared cookies.Full Story >
An official with Doctors without Borders says a deadly lead poisoning crisis in north Nigeria continues unstopped two years after the outbreak began.Full Story >
A deadly lead poisoning outbreak that began two years ago in northern Nigeria continues to claim young victims even today, an aid agency official said Thursday, while calling on the government to do more to protect those at...Full Story >
Oregon investigators have traced an outbreak of norovirus to a reusable grocery bag that members of a Beaverton girls' soccer team passed around when they shared cookies.Full Story >
Oregon investigators have traced an outbreak of norovirus to a reusable grocery bag that members of a Beaverton girls' soccer team passed around when they shared cookies.Full Story >
The government is taking steps to help ensure that children who need CT scans and other X-ray-based tests don't get an adult-sized dose of radiation.Full Story >
When your child's doctor orders a CT scan, X-ray or similar test, there are two big questions: Is the scan really needed? And if so, will it deliver a child-sized or adult-sized dose of radiation?Full Story >
Couples retiring this year can expect their medical bills throughout retirement to cost 4 percent more than those who retired a year ago, according to an annual projection released Wednesday by Fidelity Investments.Full Story >
Couples retiring this year can expect their medical bills throughout retirement to cost 4 percent more than those who retired a year ago, according to an annual projection released Wednesday by Fidelity Investments.Full Story >
A landmark study shows that a popular HIV-fighting pill already on the market can also help people avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS in the first place.Full Story >
A pill that has long been used to treat HIV has moved one step closer to becoming the first drug approved to prevent healthy people from becoming infected with the virus that causes AIDS.Full Story >
The Food and Drug Administration holds a meeting Thursday to decide whether a daily pill called Truvada should be approved for people who are at risk of contracting HIV. A positive review posted Tuesday suggests the pill...Full Story >
The Food and Drug Administration holds a meeting Thursday to decide whether a daily pill called Truvada should be approved for people who are at risk of contracting HIV. A positive review posted Tuesday suggests the pill...Full Story >
Federal drug regulators on Tuesday affirmed landmark study results showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill can also help healthy people avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS in the first place. While the pill appears...Full Story >
Federal drug regulators on Tuesday affirmed landmark study results showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill can also help healthy people avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS in the first place. While the pill appears...Full Story >
Elaine Vlieger is making some concessions to Alzheimer's. She's cut back on her driving, frozen dinners replace once elaborate cooking, and a son monitors her finances. Full Story >
Elaine Vlieger is making some concessions to Alzheimer's. She's cut back on her driving, frozen dinners replace once elaborate cooking, and a son monitors her finances. But the Colorado woman lives alone and...Full Story >
A federal appeals court is reversing its demand that the Veterans Affairs Department dramatically overhaul its mental health care system.Full Story >
A federal appeals court on Monday reversed its demand that the Veterans Affairs Department dramatically overhaul its mental health care system.Full Story >
Elaine Vlieger is making some concessions to Alzheimer's, but the Colorado woman lives alone and isn't ready to give up her house or her independence. Full Story >
Elaine Vlieger is making some concessions to Alzheimer's. She's cut back on her driving, frozen dinners replace once elaborate cooking, and a son monitors her finances. But the Colorado woman lives alone and isn't ready to give up her house or her independence. Full Story >
Federal health officials say at least 14 people in nine states have been infected with salmonella from tainted dog food made at a South Carolina plant.Full Story >
Fourteen people in at least nine states have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog food from a South Carolina plant that a few years ago produced food contaminated by toxic mold that killed dozens of dogs,...Full Story >
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Texas cannot ban Planned Parenthood from receiving state funds, at least until a lower court has a chance to hear formal arguments.Full Story >
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Texas cannot ban Planned Parenthood from receiving state funds, at least until a lower court has a chance to hear formal arguments.Full Story >
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said she is concerned that the Obama administration's crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries is hurting patients with a legitimate need for the drug.Full Story >
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said she is concerned that the Obama administration's crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries is hurting patients with a legitimate need for the drug.Full Story >
A doctor says stress, family medical history or possibly even poison led to the death of Vladimir Lenin, debunking a popular theory that a sexually-transmitted disease debilitated the former Soviet Union leader.Full Story >
Stress, family medical history or possibly even poison led to the death of Vladimir Lenin, contradicting a popular theory that a sexually transmitted disease debilitated the former Soviet Union leader, a UCLA neurologist...Full Story >
Lip service or sea change? Skeptics wonder whether Vogue magazine's vow to ban models under 16 or those of any age with visible signs of eating disorders is more hype than health.Full Story >
Lip service or sea change? Skeptics wonder whether Vogue magazine's vow to ban models under 16 or those of any age with visible signs of eating disorders is more hype than health.Full Story >
Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, largely because they don't even realize they can get it and are slow to recognize the warning signs, researchers say.Full Story >
Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, largely because they don't even realize they can get it and are slow to recognize the warning signs, researchers say.Full Story >
After scraping together a mound of zucchini, broccoli, beef, pineapple and noodles on a big round Mongolian grill, Kevin Wallace measured out a shot of grapeseed oil infused with hashish and poured it over the steaming food,...Full Story >
After scraping together a mound of zucchini, broccoli, beef, pineapple and noodles on a big round Mongolian grill, Kevin Wallace measured out a shot of grapeseed oil infused with hashish and poured it over the steaming food,...Full Story >
A doctor says stress, family medical history or possibly even poison led to the death of Vladimir Lenin, debunking a popular theory that a sexually-transmitted disease debilitated the former Soviet Union leader.Full Story >
A doctor says stress, family medical history or possibly even poison led to the death of Vladimir Lenin, debunking a popular theory that a sexually-transmitted disease debilitated the former Soviet Union leader.Full Story >
Federal health officials confirmed 33 cases of a rare fungal eye infection across seven states on Thursday, stemming from products mixed in a Florida pharmacy that also mixed supplements that killed 21 elite polo horses in...Full Story >
Federal health officials confirmed 33 cases of a rare fungal eye infection across seven states on Thursday, stemming from products mixed in a Florida pharmacy that also mixed supplements that killed 21 elite polo horses in...Full Story >
The Obama administration is buying into an ambitious health care initiative in Oregon, to the tune of $1.9 billion over five years.Full Story >
The Obama administration is buying into an ambitious health care initiative in Oregon, announcing Thursday it has tentatively agreed to chip in $1.9 billion over five years to help get the program off the ground.Full Story >
California health officials are investigating the death of a researcher at a Veteran's Affairs infectious diseases lab that may have been caused by a rare strain of bacteria.Full Story >
Lab workers at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs medical center will be urged to get vaccinations for the diseases they study as a precaution as investigators continue looking into a researcher's death after he handled...Full Story >
The cholera strain in Haiti is evolving, researchers reported Thursday, a sign that it may be taking deeper root in the nation less than two years after it appeared and killed thousands of people.Full Story >
The cholera strain in Haiti is evolving, researchers reported Thursday, a sign that it may be taking deeper root in the nation less than two years after it appeared and killed thousands of people.Full Story >
Sean Guard watched other people exercising from the window of his car or his office in City Hall, as the pounds piled on slowly, a little bit at a time. The Washougal mayor left his city's bike trails and foot paths to...Full Story >
Sean Guard watched other people exercising from the window of his car or his office in City Hall, as the pounds piled on slowly, a little bit at a time. The Washougal mayor left his city's bike trails and foot paths to...Full Story >
Investigators looking into California's first case of mad cow disease say they have tracked down at least one of her offspring in another state.Full Story >
Investigators looking into California's first case of mad cow disease say they have tracked down at least one of her offspring in another state.Full Story >
Four months ago the U.S. government sought to block publication of two studies about how scientists created an easily spread form of bird flu. Now a revised version of one paper is seeing the light of day with the...Full Story >
About 15 million premature babies are born every year - more than 1 in 10 of the world's births and a bigger problem than previously believed, according to the first country-by-country estimates of this obstetric...Full Story >
Less than a month old, Savannah Dannelley scrunches her tiny face into a scowl as a nurse gently squirts a dose of methadone into her mouth.Full Story >
Less than a month old, Savannah Dannelley scrunches her tiny face into a scowl as a nurse gently squirts a dose of methadone into her mouth.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 16 2012 7:56 PM EDT2012-05-16 23:56:14 GMT
Click It or Ticket kicks off on May 21 to save lives by cracking down on seat belt enforcement. The Springdale Police Department is joining other state and law enforcement to help get motorists to buckleFull Story >
Click It or Ticket kicks off on May 21 to save lives by cracking down on seat belt enforcement.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 16 2012 7:50 PM EDT2012-05-16 23:50:30 GMT
23-year-old bouncer, Brian McLucas is accusing several UC players of assaulting him early Sunday morning at play night club on seventh street downtown. McLucas tells FOX19 that he has a witness who willFull Story >
23-year-old bouncer, Brian McLucas is accusing several UC players of assaulting him early Sunday morning at play night club on seventh street downtown.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 16 2012 7:45 PM EDT2012-05-16 23:45:49 GMT
HAMILTON, OH (FOX19) - Nearly 50 car owners woke up Wednesday morning to find their car windows shattered. "It appears that somebody is driving around with a BB gun or a pellet gun shooting out car windows,"Full Story >
Nearly 50 car owners woke up Wednesday morning to find their car windows shattered.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 16 2012 6:01 PM EDT2012-05-16 22:01:05 GMT
Renovations to the old Keller's IGA in Clifton remain at a standstill and its not clear when the store might re-open. Keller's was purchased by the Goessling family last September with plans to re-openFull Story >
Renovations to the old Keller's IGA in Clifton remain at a standstill and its not clear when the store might re-open.
Authorities say five people are dead after a shooting in Florida.Full Story >
Neighbors of a Florida mother who fatally shot her four children before killing herself weren't sure who was injured after hearing gunshots and refused to admit three of the woman's kids who were trying to get in...Full Story >
Tuesday, May 15 2012 10:39 AM EDT2012-05-15 14:39:31 GMT
Police are asking for your help searching for a missing 12-year-old who was last seen by her Carroll County family Monday. Faith Antoinette McBurney was last seen by her family at around 11:00 pm Monday.Full Story >
Police have found a missing 12-year-old who was last seen by her Carroll County family Monday.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 16 2012 5:45 AM EDT2012-05-16 09:45:23 GMT
Police in Gallatin County are responding to a report of a mining accident at a limestone mine. Crews are responding to Sterling Materials located at 100 Sierra Dr. in Verona, Kentucky. Dispatchers didFull Story >
One woman is dead after an accident in a Gallatin County limestone mine on Tuesday.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 16 2012 11:44 AM EDT2012-05-16 15:44:44 GMT
The coroner has identified the body that was pulled from Ohio River earlier this month. A body was found near Fernbank Park on May 2. After looking at DNA and dental records, the body has been identifiedFull Story >
The cause and manner of his death remain under investigation.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 15 2012 1:18 AM EDT2012-05-15 05:18:16 GMT
A bouncer at PLAY night club on East Seventh Street downtown filed an official police report Sunday claiming he was punched and kicked by several members of the Bearcats basketball team while he was justFull Story >
Monday, McLucas answered questions as to why it took him 14 hours to take action. "The reason it took me so long to file a police report is because I work two jobs and I spent from 10:00 to 2:00am working and then I spent from 2:30 til 7:00am in the hospital," said McLucas. When I got home my first thing was to fall asleep because I was so tired and when I woke up that was my first thing that I went and done was filed my police report."Full Story >
Tuesday, May 15 2012 1:42 PM EDT2012-05-15 17:42:32 GMT
VERSAILLES, Ind. (AP) - Police say a 15-year-old southern Indiana girl was killed when she lost control of an off-road vehicle on a rural road and was pinned underneath it. State conservation officersFull Story >
Police say a 15-year-old southern Indiana girl was killed when she lost control of an off-road vehicle on a rural road and was pinned underneath it.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 15 2012 10:52 AM EDT2012-05-15 14:52:57 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state is denying a claim that negligence by the Ohio prisons department contributed to the death of an inmate who was struck by lightning while jogging in a recreation yard. LindaFull Story >
The mother of an inmate who was struck by lightning while jogging in a recreation yard is accusing the Ohio prisons department of negligence that contributed to his death. The state is denying the claim.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 16 2012 7:50 PM EDT2012-05-16 23:50:30 GMT
23-year-old bouncer, Brian McLucas is accusing several UC players of assaulting him early Sunday morning at play night club on seventh street downtown. McLucas tells FOX19 that he has a witness who willFull Story >
23-year-old bouncer, Brian McLucas is accusing several UC players of assaulting him early Sunday morning at play night club on seventh street downtown.Full Story >
Tuesday, May 15 2012 3:04 PM EDT2012-05-15 19:04:01 GMT
On Monday, the Butler County Sheriff Office reported that they were investigating the theft of some Lakota East prom money. Heather Schoell-Schroeder, age 45, of Liberty Township, was issued a summonsFull Story >
On Monday, the Butler County Sheriff office reported that they were investigating the theft of some Lakota East prom money.Full Story >
Monday, May 14 2012 11:57 AM EDT2012-05-14 15:57:52 GMT
A bouncer at PLAY night club on East Seventh Street downtown filed an official police report Sunday claiming he was punched and kicked by several members of the Bearcats basketball team while he was justFull Story >
A bouncer at PLAY night club on East Seventh Street downtown filed an official police report Sunday claiming he was punched and kicked by several members of the Bearcats basketball team while he was just trying to do his job Saturday night.Full Story >
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