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DECATUR, Georgia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama turned his State of the Union roadshow to the topic of education on Thursday with a trip to Georgia, where he touted proposals to provide preschool access to all four-year-olds across America. Obama proposed in his annual address to Congress on Tuesday that the federal …

BOSTON (Reuters) - Wild perch living in water tainted with a commonly prescribed human anti-anxiety drug aggressively feed, shun other fish and become careless, according to the results of a study presented at a meeting of scientists on Thursday. "We knew there was a pharmaceutical that was present in the environment that …

* South Africa's "Blade Runner" to appear in court * Charged with murdering his girlfriend * Nation stunned by fate of sporting hero JOHANNESBURG, Feb 15 (Reuters) - South African 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, is due to appear in court on Friday …

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson, the subject of thousands of lawsuits stemming from the 2010 recall of its ASR all-metal hip implants, last month recalled a second type of metal hip component that it sold outside of the United States. J&J;'s DePuy unit told doctors in January that the Adept modular heads, a component used …

LONDON (Reuters) - Banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to lower rates of preterm birth, according to Belgian researchers who say the findings point to health benefits of smoke-free laws even in very early life. It is well known that smoking during pregnancy can stunt the growth of unborn babies and shorten …

The influenza season typically peaks in the months of January and February, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the 1982-1983 flu season. The 2012-13 season began in earnest a few weeks earlier in this current season; perhaps Oklahoma's current decrease in newly …

A team of U.S. scientists has found a link between osteoarthritis and chemicals with common industrial and consumer uses. They noted a strong association between one of them and research subjects who were women.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A more thorough dialysis technique may help prevent deaths due to heart conditions and infections in people with advanced kidney disease, according to a new study. Known as hemodiafiltration, that method is better able to clean the kidneys of larger toxins than standard dialysis, which mainly …

FDA Approves First Retinal Implant

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who eat a lot of low-fiber and processed foods that quickly spike blood sugars may, not surprisingly, have a significantly higher risk of the most common form of diabetes, according to a new study. "By raising blood sugar and demanding that the pancreas keep pumping more insulin, meal …

By Ann Hau M.D.: Valentine’s Day. Time for roses, chocolates, champagne and being with that special someone.  But before celebrating with reckless abandon, information released this week from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminds lovers  to proceed with caution and practice safe...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson has again recalled thousands of its hip implants, 2 1/2 years after the problem-plagued health-care giant issued a recall of two other types of its artificial hips.

FDA approves first eye implant that can restore limited vision

PARIS (AP) — The price, smell and color should have been clear tipoffs something was wrong with shipments of horsemeat that were fraudulently labeled as beef, French authorities said Thursday. The government pinned the bulk of the blame on a French wholesaler at the heart of a growing scandal in Europe.

LONDON (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's British supermarket arm, Asda, said on Thursday it had discovered horse DNA in its beef bolognese sauce and was withdrawing that product and three others from its stores. "We have a preliminary test result that suggests the presence of horse DNA in our 500g Beef Bolognese sauce. …

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first artificial retina, an implanted device that replicates some of the function of the retina, helping to restore vision to people blinded with a rare genetic disorder, the agency said Thursday. The device, made by privately held Second Sight Medical Products …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday assured U.S. lawmakers that it is on track to enroll millions of people in new state health insurance markets, but it quickly came under fire from Republicans and Democrats about how costly the coverage may be. Gary Cohen, the Department of Health and Human Services …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday said two Cephalon Inc patents related to the cancer drug Fentora are valid, overturning part of a lower court order against the unit of Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit nonetheless concluded that Actavis …