Did Babies Get Herpes From A Moyel?

The past few days, Jewish parents have been worried about reports that a rabbi may have given babies herpes during circumcisions. Three baby boys have been infected, and one died, causing the City's health department to look into the matter. Rabbi Yitzchok Fischer, a mohel...

Canada to test free heroin for addicts

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Debbie Woelke stops pushing her shopping cart long enough to discuss the pros and cons of a plan to give free heroin to drug addicts in Canada's poorest neighborhood.

Smoking ban liked by smokers, non-smokers and bar owners in New York

In New York City, where smoking is banned in bars and resaurants, the very people who thought the ban would be bad for their business (restaurant and bar owners) are now admitting that not only have they not lost business, but the ban is actually good for them and their...

New mobile dentist to serve children in rural Nevada

A Ronald McDonald Care Mobile program has been launched from Las Vegas to rural Nevada counties, offering dental care to far-flung communities and remote schools where thousands of children have never seen a dentist

Cattle cull may be needed in Mad Cow Battle: Klein

"Radical measures were being floated Wednesday as the best way to prove to the world that Canada is taking seriously the danger posed by mad-cow disease." - Globe and Mail.

Canadian food agency confirms new case of mad cow

OTTAWA -- The Canadian government has confirmed a new case of mad cow disease, this one involving an animal infected after a feed ban meant to prevent further cases. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said the brain-wasting disease showed up in an Alberta cow...

Study Using Pain Reliever Aleve Halted

AP reports today that an Alzheimer's disease prevention trial involving 2,500 patients was suspended after researchers said there were more heart attacks and strokes among patients taking naproxen, an over-the-counter pain reliever in use for 28 years and commonly known under...

Pfizer Finds Celebrex Heart Attack Risk

Pfizer Finds Celebrex Heart Attack Risk AP - 28 minutes ago Pfizer Inc. said it has found an increased risk of heart attacks with patients taking its top-selling painkiller Celebrex, a drug that is in the same class as Vioxx, but...