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Medical robot lets doctors beam in to check on patients

Published May 20th, 2013 - 5:12AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - On any given day inside Mercy San Juan Medical Center's neuro-intensive care unit, a 5-foot-6-inch-tall robot with a computer screen can be seen roaming the halls.

Measles surges in UK years after flawed research

Published May 20th, 2013 - 3:22AM

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.

Measles surges in UK years after vaccine scare

Published May 20th, 2013 - 3:12AM

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.

Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

Published May 19th, 2013 - 5:12PM

Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group.

Fate of LA pot shops left to voters

Published May 19th, 2013 - 1:27PM

Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighborhood concerns that pot shops attract crime.

What do we eat? New food map will tell us

Published May 19th, 2013 - 10:47AM

Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought.

Portland revisits issue of public fluoridation

Published May 19th, 2013 - 10:12AM

While soaking up the rays in what's been an unusually sunny season, Portlanders have broken away from their polite chatter about food, wine and outdoor adventure to fight about whether to fluoridate the water supply.

Nurses' labor of love is all in the family for grandmother-granddaughter team

Published May 18th, 2013 - 12:12AM

When soon-to-be mothers are feeling exhausted and ready to give up, Krissy Maher, a labor and delivery nurse at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, regularly calls in the Pushing Specialist.

Flesh-eating disease victim gets prosthetic hands

Published May 17th, 2013 - 7:22PM

A metro Atlanta woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease was on her way back from Ohio Friday after being fitted with prosthetic hands.

14-year term for Calif. doc promising cancer cure

Published May 17th, 2013 - 1:52PM

A Los Angeles doctor was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for bilking patients out of more than $1 million by promising them that an herbal supplement she hawked could cure late-stage cancer and other diseases.

Correction: Drunken Driving-Zero Deaths story

Published May 17th, 2013 - 10:55AM

In a story May 17 about a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation on a blood alcohol threshold for drivers, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the definition of a drink. The standard definition of a drink is 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine and 1.5 ounces of 80-proof alcohol.

NICUs are tense, hopeful places for parents of newborns

Published May 17th, 2013 - 5:10AM

Little Carter Silveira was sound asleep in the Sutter Memorial Hospital neonatal intensive care unit.

On nutrition: Late-night snacking

Published May 17th, 2013 - 5:10AM

My friend Madelyn sends me periodic requests to address her issue of late night snacking. Wonders if this habit may hinder her efforts to lose weight.

Poop in pools more common than you may think, CDC warns

Published May 17th, 2013 - 5:10AM

Attention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have pooped in the pool.

Published May 17th, 2013 - 5:10AM

It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin J. Cullen, an oncologist who specializes in treating head and neck cancers. Cullen, the director of the University of Maryland's Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, talks about the growing cases of HPV-related throat cancers.

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