HENDERSON, Nev. - A 19-year-old Las Vegas-area woman has been arrested on allegations that she hid her pregnancy and then killed her newborn son because she was afraid her mother would be mad at her for giving birth out of wedlock.
A Massachusetts man who was abused by a priest as a boy says he's doing well a day after getting a kidney from another clergy abuse survivor from Minnesota.
Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, Aug.
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. - Biopharmaceutical company Immunomedics Inc., which focuses on developing monoclonal antibodies for cancer and other diseases, reported Thursday a fiscal 2009 fourth-quarter profit, mainly on a hefty licensing payment from partner Nycomed.
ATLANTA - Colleges across the country are seeing spikes in the number of students with suspected cases of swine flu as dorms fill up and classes begin for the fall semester.
WASHINGTON - Health officials are stressing that it is vital for pregnant women and new parents to get the swine flu vaccine to protect themselves and their children.
OAK BLUFFS, Mass. - The White House says President Barack Obama is not going to referee groups who are using Sen.
ATLANTA - A new study found that swine flu was four times more likely to send blacks and Hispanics to the hospital than in whites, at least in one city.
NEW DELHI - Country's swine flu toll climbed to 88 on Thursday.
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean doctors have called off a three-week strike over low wages.
WASHINGTON - A new study has shown that large variations exist in peoples' ability to eliminate potentially toxic substance arsenic from the body.
WASHINGTON - Senator Edward M. Kennedy maintained a very good quality of life after he was diagnosed with brain cancer.
WASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have discovered that non-lethal blast waves can cause human brain injury even without direct head impacts, which could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military helmet design.
WASHINGTON - The thrill of skateboarding might give rise to severe foot and ankle injuries among kids and young adults, warn experts from American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS).
WASHINGTON - Kudzu, the nuisance vine that has overgrown almost 10 million acres in the southeastern United States, can be used as a dietary supplement for metabolic syndrome.
NASHIK - Two more swine flu death was reported in Nashik, taking the city toll to 6.
WASHINGTON - Singapore scientists have developed a new ultrasensitive electronic sensor that would speed up DNA testing for disease diagnosis and biological research.
WASHINGTON - In a rodent study, researchers at Duke University Medical Center found that mice, in which the Type IX collagen (Col9a1) gene was inactivated, prematurely developed osteoarthritis (OA) and degenerative disc disease (DDD).
WASHINGTON - A June report from the United Nations Economic, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recommended that children as young as five should receive mandatory sexual education that would teach even pre-kindergarteners about masturbation and topics like gender violence.
WASHINGTON - People who drink up to 28 drinks a week in later life are less likely to develop dementia than people who abstain from alcohol consumption, according to a new study.
WASHINGTON - Scientists in Switzerland have discovered a novel way to inhibit the growth of human colon cancer cells and preventing the disease from reaching advanced stages and the development of liver metastases.
LONDON - Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University's Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) have developed a new technique that could banish a host of crippling inherited diseases forever.
LONDON - Ending a long debate about what determines the sex of birds, scientists have now found that the expression of just one gene in chickens controls whether they will grow up to become a hen or a cockerel.
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Kids as young as 10 are living under constant pressure to have the perfect body, say researchers.
ATLANTA - More than 1,000 students line a college gym floor, hunched over and pumping the chests of inflatable dummies as they practice breathing techniques.
OMAHA, Neb. - Bovine tuberbulosis has created costly problems for the cattle industry in states where the disease has appeared.
WASHINGTON - If teens are allowed to work for long hours in the wrong environment, it could take a toll on their sexual health, claims a new study.
LONDON - For older people, using computer could provide a warning that they may be experiencing the subtle early signs of dementia, according to a new study.
LONDON - Mowing the lawn can help you beat stress, a new study has suggested.
WASHINGTON - Johnson & Johnson has warned doctors about reports of potentially deadly allergic reactions in patients taking its HIV drug Intelence.
NEW YORK - The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Williams Sonoma Inc., up $1.74 at $17.21 The home decor retailer's profit tumbled in the second quarter on charges related to underperforming stores and lower sales.
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota says a surgeon who was paid more than $1 million in consulting fees by medical device maker Medtronic properly disclosed any possible conflicts of interest on his research projects.
LOS ANGELES - As many as two-thirds of adults underwent a medical test in the last few years that exposed them to radiation and in some cases, a potentially higher risk of cancer, a study in five areas of the U.S.
LOS ANGELES - A new generation of blood tests can quickly and reliably show if a person is having a heart attack soon after chest pains start - a time when current tests are not definitive, two studies found.
WORCESTER, Mass. - Authorities say DNA tests have confirmed that a kidnapped baby girl who was found in New Hampshire was cut from her mother's womb in Massachusetts.
WASHINGTON - Government health officials are urging people not to panic over estimates of 90,000 people dying from swine flu this fall.
He lived 15 months with an incurable brain tumor, a little longer than usual for a patient in his late 70s.
TRENTON, N.J. - Health care giant Johnson & Johnson is consolidating management, starting by eliminating the smallest of its four business groups, with more changes expected over the next several weeks.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Biotechnology company Dyax Corp.
NEW YORK - An experimental procedure that someday may enable women to avoid passing certain genetic diseases on to their children has gained an early success, with the birth of four healthy monkeys, scientists report.
WASHINGTON - A judge on Wednesday denied an advocacy group's bid to prevent the government from giving pregnant women flu vaccines with a preservative that contains mercury.
Phil Saviano spent years fighting for the victims of clergy abuse, an effort spurred by his own bitter experience at the hands of a priest.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Nell Shepherd was past her century mark when she competed in her first beauty pageant with a walker and lively stories that made judges tear up with laughter.
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it has authorized the emergency use of a swine flu test for U.S.
MINNEAPOLIS - A patient at a Minnesota nursing home who fell and later died was neglected by two health care workers there, according to a report from state health officials in what appears to be an investigation into the death of a chaplain who had been injured in Iraq.
LOS ANGELES - An invasive pest that can carry an incurable citrus blight and had been confined to the U.S.-Mexico border region has been found farther north in California, advancing what one expert calls the greatest threat in modern history for the state's $1.6 billion citrus industry.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A federal official says the world's only naturally migrating whooping cranes died at about twice their normal rate last year and will likely see an overall drop in numbers this year.
ATLANTA - Circumcision, which has helped prevent AIDS among heterosexual men in Africa, doesn't help protect gay men from the virus, according to the largest U.S.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The U.S.
PETTRY BOTTOM, W.Va. - Two activists trying to stop mountaintop removal mining climbed into treetop platforms near a Massey Energy mine in southern West Virginia early Tuesday, vowing to stay put until the coal company stops blasting and compensates residents for health care and home repair.
JAIPUR - As if global economic slowdown was not enough, the emergence of several swine flu cases is discouraging tourists to visit popular tourist places like Jaipur in Rajasthan.
PUNE - Schools in Maharashtra's Pune city reopened on Monday after remaining closed for at least two-weeks following the increased risk of deadly H1N1 virus spreading in the city.
PUNE - A two and a half year old baby girl died of swine flu here on Monday.
NEW DELHI - A total of 131 fresh cases of swine flu were reported from different parts of the country on Saturday, Health Ministry sources said in Delhi.
ALIGARHWA - Following a growing number of HINI virus affected cases, tourists and other visitors travelling between India and Nepal are being screened at the border for a health check up for symptoms of swine flu which has claimed 45 lives in the India.
BANGALORE - Fear of H1N1 influenza has gripped Bangalore after the city experienced one more death case taking the toll to 11 in Karnataka.
PUNE - Organisers of the hugely popular Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Pune take up swine flu as festival theme to spread awareness among the people.
VARANASI - A photo exhibition highlighting the ill effects of global warming and pollution on wildlife and human beings was held at the holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday (August 19) on the occasion of World Photography Day.
BANGALORE - Residents belonging to the Jain community in Bangalore organised special prayers to invoke divine intervention to ward off the swine flu virus.
Gurdaspur, Aug.19 (ANI): The smuggling of heroin, arms and ammunition appears to be on the rise along the India-Pakistan border with two incidents of illegal smuggling surfacing on Monday and Tuesday.
