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Published May 22nd, 2013 - 4:47PM
Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming industry.
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 2:12PM
In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day.
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 7:53AM
The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tipping point" in America.
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 6:23AM
A solar-powered plane is flying from Arizona to Texas on the second leg of a trip across the United States.
Published May 22nd, 2013 - 4:23AM
A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland's first face transplant.
Published May 21st, 2013 - 11:43PM
The American Cancer Society - one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups - is 100 years old this week.
Published May 21st, 2013 - 1:37PM
The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water.
Published May 21st, 2013 - 11:27AM
Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.
Published May 21st, 2013 - 7:47AM
A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:
Published May 21st, 2013 - 7:07AM
The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's safety.
Published May 21st, 2013 - 6:12AM
Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal.
Published May 21st, 2013 - 3:32AM
A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported.
Published May 21st, 2013 - 12:12AM
The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts.
Published May 20th, 2013 - 11:42PM
Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild - from an acupuncturist.
Published May 20th, 2013 - 9:22PM
Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.


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