FDA reports more cases of salmonella illnesses
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce....
Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend....
Haywire brain chemical linked to sudden baby death
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies - sudden infant death syndrome....
Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs
NEW YORK (AP) -- When staffers at a Brooklyn hospital spotted a middle-aged woman lying face-down on a waiting room floor last month, it hardly seemed like cause for alarm....
Scientists: Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say has effects similar to Viagra - but don't necessarily expect it to keep the fireworks going all night long....
Filipina with upside-down feet walks for 1st time
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Filipino teenager who came to New York so doctors could perform surgery to untwist her severely clubbed feet took her first unaided steps Wednesday in pink-and-white sneakers - the first shoes she's ever worn....
First floods, now pesky mosquitoes for Midwest
CHICAGO (AP) -- First came the floods - now the mosquitoes. An explosion of pesky insects are pestering clean-up crews and just about anyone venturing outside in the waterlogged Midwest....
FDA panel urges more testing for diabetes drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Diabetes drugs should face tougher safety standards that could cost manufacturers millions but protect patients from unforeseen heart risks, a government panel has recommended....
More than 4,000 Danes may have salmonella
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Danish health officials fear more than 4,000 people may be infected with salmonella and are checking everything from refrigerators to credit card receipts to find the source of what may be the worst outbreak in 15 years....
Study finds long benefit in illegal mushroom drug
NEW YORK (AP) -- In 2002, at a Johns Hopkins University laboratory, a business consultant named Dede Osborn took a psychedelic drug as part of a research project....
