Health & Safety

Drug Treatment Slots Are Scarce For Pregnant Women

3:37pm November 20, 2015

Tennessee's "fetal assault" law is designed to push pregnant women into drug treatment programs. But there are not enough of those programs available for the people who need them.

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Liberia's ELWA hospital is still the go-to clinic for possible Ebola cases. Above, a woman suspected of carrying the disease was quarantined in July.

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Ebola Returns To Liberia, But It's Not Clear How The 10-Year-Old Got It

2:15pm November 20, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

A young boy has been confirmed as an Ebola case. The World Health Organization is trying to figure out the chain of transmission.

The antibiotic resistant bacteria have been found in pigs, pork and people in China. This pig is from a farm on the outskirts of Beijing.

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E. Coli Bacteria Can Transfer Antibiotic Resistance To Other Bacteria

10:37am November 20, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

Reports from China show that E. coli bacteria are increasingly resistant to the antibiotic of last resort — and can pass that resistance on to other strains of bacteria.

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AquaBounty's salmon (rear) have been genetically modified to grow to market size in about half the time as a normal salmon — 16 to 18 months, rather than three years.

Genetically Modified Salmon Is Safe To Eat, FDA Says

6:51pm November 19, 2015

by Dan Charles

In a long-awaited ruling, the agency said that a salmon created to grow faster is fit for human consumption. Environmental and food safety groups vow to fight the decision.

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Whole Homemade Thanksgiving Turkey with All the Sides

How To Put Real Giving Into The Friendsgiving Feast

6:08pm November 19, 2015

by Maria Godoy

The pre-Thanksgiving potluck with friends has become increasingly popular. As long as you're reinventing tradition, a nonprofit asks, why not turn it into a fundraiser to help feed hungry kids?

UnitedHealth Group Says It May Quit Offering Coverage On Obamacare Exchanges

4:36pm November 19, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

The company says it's losing money on the exchanges, which are an integral part of the Affordable Care Act.

Breast cancer drug Herceptin is one of the medicines that are typically covered by insurers but often at a high out-of-pocket cost for patients.

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Cancer Society Asks Regulators To Limit Insurers' Charges For Key Drugs

3:15pm November 19, 2015

by Julie Appleby

Many covered medicines come with high out-of-pocket costs for patients, the American Cancer Society says in a report that calls for restrictions on the tabs insurers can pass along to patients.

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Brand-Name Drugs Can Raise Costs Without Boosting Patient Satisfaction

2:15pm November 19, 2015

by Charles Ornstein

The website Iodine has collected data about consumers' experience with prescription drugs that show generics scored highest among people who take medicines in three popular categories.

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Happy #WorldToiletDay! Here's What It's Like To Live Without One

12:17pm November 19, 2015

by Jane Otai

Walk to the stinky community toilet. Stand in line. Dance to keep from peeing. Curse the people inside for taking too long. Never go at night because predators lurk.

If You Follow These Signs, You'll Flush With Success: #WorldToiletDay

10:36am November 19, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

Billions of people around the world don't use flush toilets. That's why there are so many signs that explain what to do — and what not to do.