Oct 03 Despite Rise in Obesity and Diabetes, Americans Are Living Longer Americans' life expectancy continued to rise despite a 27 percent jump over five years in the prevalence of diabetes and an increased number of overweight Americans, according to a National Center for Health Statistics report released Friday. Continue reading
Sep 30 FDA Says Most Drug Imports in Recent Sweep May Be Unsafe The Food and Drug Administration said a recent crackdown on drug imports into the U.S. - that revealed nearly 90 percent were unapproved and potentially dangerous - further proves its stance that restrictions on importing drugs should not be relaxed. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Insurance Gap The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that an estimated 43.6 million Americans lacked health coverage in 2002, up 2.4 million from 2001. Experts analyze the new numbers and what they may mean for the future of health care coverage. Continue watching
Sep 22 Response to AIDS Not Keeping Pace With Epidemic, U.N. Report Says The international response to AIDS will leave the United Nations' prevention and treatment goals unmet unless efforts to combat the disease are significantly ramped up. Continue reading
Sep 18 Illinois Urges FDA to Let States Buy Drugs From Canada Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said that he would push for federal legislation that allows states to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and called on the Food and Drug Administration to back states that are moving toward reimporting drugs. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch Recovering Susan Dentzer visits with burn victim Kevin Shaeffer two years after he was badly burned in the September 11th attack on the Pentagon. Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Recovering Susan Dentzer revisits burn victim Kevin Shaeffer two years after he was badly burned in the September 11th attack on the Pentagon. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Deadly Bug Bites: West Nile Virus Colorado's mosquito season has been setting records this summer. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the spread of the West Nile Virus this year. Continue watching
Aug 20 Some Pain Relievers May Help Prevent Parkinson’s Disease Regularly taking certain over-the-counter pain relievers may significantly reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder that afflicts about 500,000 people in the United States. Continue reading
Aug 19 Most Heart Disease Patients Had One of Four Major Risk Factors The vast majority of heart disease patients had one of four risk factors, according to two studies contradicting the often-cited figure that only 50 percent of such patients had smoked or suffered high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes. Continue reading