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Study: Lesser-known germ a bigger hospital threat
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A new study finds that as one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise.
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Report: USDA lax in policing organics marketing
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The Agriculture Department has failed to enforce penalties against some who falsely marketed foods as organic, according to an internal department investigation.
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Testing overseas may explain big drop in TB cases
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An unexpected big drop in new U.S. tuberculosis cases is probably because of stepped up screening and treatment of immigrants before they leave their native countries, health officials say.
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Doctors, AARP support new health overhaul bill
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The nation’s largest association of doctors and the AARP senior citizens’ lobby are endorsing President Barack Obama’s revised health overhaul legislation.
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Correction: WHO drug-resistant TB story
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In a March 18 story about drug-resistant tuberculosis, The Associated Press reported erroneously that there were no U.S. cases in 2008 of extensively drug-resistant TB. There were four cases in 2008 and no cases in 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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FDA panel backs implant for mild heart failure
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Federal health advisers said Thursday an electronic heart implant should be approved for a large group of heart-disease patients who currently aren’t eligible for the device.
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WHO: Not sure if drug-resistant TB is worsening
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The World Health Organization says it doesn’t have enough information to know if it is winning the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis.
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AP Enterprise: NASA, cruise line got flu shots
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Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of Energy office in Idaho.
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Correction: Hospice-Defibrillator story
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In a story March 15 about hospices being slow to turn off patients’ defibrillators, The Associated Press reported erroneously the proportion that had a way to identify implant recipients. The study found 20 percent had a method to do so, not one in 20.
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US clinic sparks debate with UK human egg raffle
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An American infertility clinic seeking business in Britain prompted fierce criticism by offering free eggs from a U.S. woman to one participant in a promotional seminar in London on Wednesday.
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VA fined $227K for flawed cancer treatments in Pa.
