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Senate confirms Obama’s nominee to be to be head of FDA

The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama’s nominee to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday despite frustration over the agency’s response to the abuse of opioid painkillers. The vote was 89-4 for Dr. Robert Califf, a prominent cardiologist and medical researcher at Duke University for more… Read More

Liberal NYC to issue fines for not warning about salty food

Large chain restaurants and fast-food eateries in the nation’s most populous city can be fined up to $600 beginning next week for not posting salt warnings on menu items that contain more than the recommended daily dose of sodium, a judge ruled Wednesday. “Some people love salty food and are… Read More

Obamacare website may be riddled with fraud

With billions in taxpayer dollars at stake, the Obama administration has taken a “passive” approach to identifying potential fraud involving the president’s health care law, nonpartisan congressional investigators say in a report released Wednesday. While the Government Accountability Office stopped short of alleging widespread cheating in President Barack Obama’s signature… Read More

An odd, desperate plea for a kidney donor pays off

A Maine woman’s unorthodox approach to finding a kidney donor has paid off. WABI-TV reports Linda Deming was so desperate for a kidney transplant that she posted signs along the side of the road and advertised from her car. At least 50 people have reached out to her and she… Read More

Zika outbreak! Over a dozen more cases found in US

U.S. health officials are investigating more than a dozen possible Zika infections that may have been spread through sex. The 14 cases all involve men who visited areas with Zika outbreaks, and who may have infected their female sex partners, who had not traveled to those areas. Zika virus is… Read More

Mosquito madness! Will the Zika virus disrupt the Olympics?

The head of the World Health Organization’s Zika response team is predicting that Brazil will host a “fantastic Olympics” and that the mosquito-borne virus will be “way down” by the time the Summer Games begin in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5. Dr. Bruce Aylward, WHO’s executive director for outbreaks… Read More

Authorities turning to “Frankenbugs” to stop Zika

The World Health Organization says it may be necessary to use controversial methods like genetically modified mosquitoes to wipe out the insects that are spreading the Zika virus across the Americas. The virus has been linked to a spike in babies born with abnormally small heads, or microcephaly, in Brazil… Read More

Doctors fear Zika virus may be worse than first feared

The doctor taps Zulay Balza’s knees with a hammer and she doesn’t feel a thing. She can’t squeeze his outstretched fingers or shut her eyelids. Her face is partially paralyzed. “The weakness started in my legs and climbed upward. The face was last. After three days, I couldn’t walk,” said… Read More

170 fall sick to mystery illness at PA college

The number of students sickened by a mystery illness at Ursinus College in eastern Pennsylvania has risen to over 170. College spokeswoman Esme Artz says 174 students have shown signs of a stomach infection. Overnight, two students went to the emergency room, and two others were taken to a hospital… Read More