CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- A drug can combat depression common among patients with severe heart disease, but psychological counseling doesn't seem to work, a study said Tuesday. The report from the University of Montreal Hospital Center said the
LODI, New Jersey (AP) -- The cafeteria lunch line at Columbus Elementary School moves quickly as students grab portions of carrots, celery, apples and oranges. French fries and hamburgers, once cafeteria staples, aren't even offered. I eat carrots o
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Birth control pills sometimes fail, but setting limits on how often that could happen would put newer, low-dose contraceptives off limits to women, federal health advisers said Wednesday. The lower-dose pills are less effective at
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Hospital staff did not properly clean medical instruments linked to a deadly bacterial outbreak at a neonatal intensive care unit, state regulators have concluded. White Memorial Medical Center closed the unit Dec. 4
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Heavy tackles and 300-pound nose guards are common in pro and college football. Now a study shows the trend toward beefier, overweight linemen is emerging at the high school level. Researchers at Iowa State University found n
DALLAS, Texas (AP) -- As breast cancer ravaged her body, Susan G. Komen asked her younger sister for a promise. Komen wanted help to cure this disease. After a three-year struggle, the vivacious young mother with the bright smile died in 1980 at age
THE FACTS Some call it nature? tranquilizer, able to smooth away stress and lift the spirits. But are the stress-reducing powers of tea fact or fiction? Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image Although the association between tea and relaxation da
As the self-described ?an who would not die,?the humor columnist Art Buchwald was a strange bedfellow with the hospice movement. But in the months between the end of his extended hospice stay and his death from kidney failure on Wednesday at age 81,
A graduate school application can go sour in as many ways as a blind date. The personal essay might seem too eager, the references too casual. The admissions officer on duty might be nursing a grudge. Or a hangover. Skip to next paragraph Readers Op
I carry the card in the glove compartment of my car. It is not a Valentine? card from my wife, or a graduation card from my mother. It is a simple greeting card, with a cheerful watercolor of wildflowers, sent to me by a patient I cared for after mo
