By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Breaking a sweat? Researchers are creating a skin patch that can test those droplets while people exercise and beam results to their smartphones, possibly a new way to track health and fitness. The experimental gadget goes well beyond activity monitors like the […]
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The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Some varieties of Sabra hummus are being recalled amid concerns over possible listeria contamination. The Food and Drug Administration says the voluntary recall announced by Sabra Dipping Company includes hummus products with a “Best Before” date of Jan. 23, 2017, or earlier. The products were […]
By David Crary The Associated Press NEW YORK — Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide, could be in jeopardy under Donald Trump’s presidency. If a reconfigured high court did overturn it, the likely outcome would be a patchwork map: some states protecting abortion access, others […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — A new study gives some reassurance to arthritis sufferers who want pain relief but are worried about side effects. It finds that Celebrex, a drug similar to ones withdrawn 12 years ago for safety reasons, is no riskier for the heart […]
By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — If your heart is going to stop, right outside a hospital is not a bad place for it. And if 41 people within a 330-yard radius have a cellphone app alerting them to your distress, so much the better. That’s what happened […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press If you’re angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for an intense run or gym workout. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a tripled risk of having a heart attack within an hour. […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — Forget the pink ribbons. Spitting in a tube for science is what unites a growing group of breast cancer patients taking part in a unique project to advance treatment for the deadliest form of the disease. For many of the 150,000-plus patients […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO—When Raquel Grand’s wife was in the middle of a difficult childbirth five years ago, Grand realized that if she lost her partner that day, she would not have the legal right to take their daughter home from the hospital. Grand and her wife, who now […]
The Canadian Press HAIDA GWAII, B.C.—First Nations’ art and a coastal fishing trip are on the itinerary for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they spend their final full day in Canada at the remote West Coast archipelago of Haida Gwaii. The islands, located about 100 km off the […]
By Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press TORONTO — According to her doctors, Deanna Ratzlaff is cancer-free. And to anyone who looks at her, she appears to be in great health. But a year after completing treatment for breast cancer, the 46-year-old mother of two says it’s a much different story […]
By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press NEW YORK — Scientists say the first baby has been born from a controversial new technique that combines DNA from three people the mother, the father and an egg donor. The goal was to prevent the child from inheriting a fatal genetic disease from […]
By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press NEW YORK — Scientists say the first baby has been born from a controversial new technique that combines DNA from three people the mother, the father and an egg donor. The goal was to prevent the child from inheriting a fatal genetic disease from […]
