A push for family input to detect dementia earlier 06.02.2012, 20:07:31 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.... |
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Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC 06.02.2012, 06:49:19 CHICAGO (AP) -- Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.... |
Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget 05.02.2012, 02:35:27 NEW YORK (AP) -- When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer - "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. - she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.... |
Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants 03.02.2012, 21:28:23 NEW YORK (AP) -- For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming - and couldn't withstand.... |
Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing 04.02.2012, 04:02:28 To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.... |
Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity 04.02.2012, 00:40:14 WASHINGTON (AP) -- An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.... |
Minnesota food company recalls eggs in 34 states 03.02.2012, 19:31:54 MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota food company said Friday it is recalling more than a million hard-cooked eggs distributed to 34 states after testing revealed some may be contaminated with listeria.... |
Namaste, travelers! SFO opens airport yoga room 03.02.2012, 12:14:28 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Stressed out by flying?... |