FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year. Published 2:31 p.m. August 31, 2010 - Comments

Recession may have pushed birth rate lower

By Marilynn Marchione - Associated Press

The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century. Published 1:59 p.m. August 27, 2010 - Comments

Cuccinelli: Virginia has right to regulate abortion clinics

By Matthew Cella - The Washington Times

Virginia has the legal right to regulate abortion clinics in the same manner it currently regulates hospitals and surgery centers, says Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II — a ruling that pro-choice advocates say could cost abortion providers $2 million and put most of them out of business. Published 8:25 p.m. August 23, 2010 - Comments

FDA chief: Enforcement of food safety too limited

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

updated 1 week, 4 days ago

Farms such as the two involved in a massive recall of more than a half-billion eggs rarely are inspected by the federal government, officials say, as the Food and Drug Administration traditionally has reacted to outbreaks instead of working to prevent them. Published 7:31 p.m. August 22, 2010 - Comments

Cultivating ideas on urban 'grocery gap'

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

It has been decades since the '60s hippie movement spawned a wave of farmers markets and food cooperatives. Times are indeed a-changin' as that counterculture movement goes mainstream, including government efforts to help close the "grocery gap" in low-income, urban neighborhoods. Published 7:55 p.m. August 19, 2010 - Comments

Egg recall tied to salmonella grows to 380 million

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Mike Stobbe - Associated Press

updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in four states and possibly more, health officials said Wednesday as a company dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs. Published 11:14 a.m. August 18, 2010 - Comments

Study: 1 in 5 U.S. teens has hearing loss

By Carla K. Johnson - Associated Press

A stunning one in five teens has lost a little bit of hearing, and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found. Published 4:00 p.m. August 17, 2010 - Comments

Will Medicare checks in the mail help Dems?

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press

A check from Uncle Sam gets your attention, even if the money doesn't help that much with the bills. Published 1:46 p.m. August 14, 2010 - Comments

FDA approves 5-day contraceptive

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Federal health officials on Friday approved a new type of morning-after contraceptive that works longer than the current leading drug on the market. Published 11:44 p.m. August 13, 2010 - Comments