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Don’t Drink From That Garden Hose, Study Says

Water tested from garden hoses contained three to nine times the safe levels of the toxic chemical BPA.

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FDA Proposes Changes For Tanning Beds

The federal government now wants stronger warnings on indoor tanning beds and more oversight.

2013/05/17

A new Gallup poll asked respondents how other fellow Americans feel about abortion: 51 percent of U.S. adults said they think the public is mostly “pro-choice,” while 35 percent said “pro-life” stances held the majority. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Poll: Americans Incorrectly Believe ‘Pro-Choice’ Dominates US Abortion Views

More than half of Americans misjudge the country’s views on abortion, believing incorrectly that the U.S. public is predominantly “pro-choice.”

2013/05/15

Transportation Officials Seeking Fresh Approach To Drunk Driving Deaths

Transportation safety officials are exploring ways to eliminate drunken driving deaths, which account for about a third of the nation’s more than 30,000 annual traffic fatalities — a share that has remained stubbornly unchanged since the late-1990s.

2013/05/14

A drinker enjoys a bottle of beer. (credit:Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Study: Binge Drinkers Have Impaired Heart Circulation

According to a recent study, binge drinkers have impaired heart circulation, some at the level of those who suffer from heart disease.

2013/05/11

Obama To Use Mother’s Day Event To Renew Women’s Health Care Push

President Barack Obama is launching a new effort to rally the public around his hotly disputed health care law, a strategy aimed at shoring up key components of the sweeping federal overhaul and staving off yet another challenge from Republicans.

2013/05/10

File photo of a man taking a Hepatitis B shot. (credit: Getty Images)

Feds: Hepatitis B No Barrier To Health Practice

WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal government has moved to protect hepatitis B-positive health care providers and students studying for a career in medicine or dentistry from being targeted because of their diagnosis. The U.S. Department […]

2013/05/05

States Fear Loss Of Health Care Aid

Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say.

2013/05/04

File photo of a person being tested for HIV. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Task Force: All Patients Between Ages Of 15 And 65 Should Be Tested For HIV

New guidelines where released by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force which assert that all clinical patients between the ages of 15 and 65 should be tested for HIV.

2013/05/03

Schumer: Health Insurance Rates Likely To Spike, Obamacare Partly Responsible

Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat and longtime backer of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, said that insurance rates are likely to spike – and “Obamacare” is partly to blame.

2013/05/03

Full Physical Evaluation Becoming Possible Via Smartphone

It’s not a “Star Trek” tricorder, but by hooking a variety of gadgets onto a smartphone you could almost get a complete physical — without the paper gown or even a visit to the doctor’s office.

2013/05/02