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Sri Lanka says no hope finding mudslide survivors 10/30/2014 05:23pm • ERANGA JAYAWARDENA Associated Press KOSLANDA, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Hundreds of desperate Sri Lankan villagers dug with bare hands through the broken red earth of a deadly landslide Thursday, defying police orders after a top disaster official said there was no chance of finding more survivors at the hi Acid reflux cases are on the rise in the U.S. 10/30/2014 05:06pm • WASHINGTON -- Cases of acid reflux are on the rise. Government statistics show about 60 percent of American adults experience it at some point during the year, and we spend billions on over-the-counter remedies. The condition occurs when stomach acid moves into the esophagus. Heartburn and ind Study: Young people more likely to survive Ebola 10/30/2014 05:00pm • MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Who survives Ebola and why? Health workers treating patients in Sierra Leone, including some who died doing that work, have published the most detailed report yet on medical aspects of the epidemic. The research suggests young people are less likely to peri Severed arm grabs spotlight at Civil War museum 10/30/2014 04:58pm • DAVID DISHNEAU Associated Press FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- A well-preserved human forearm that was once displayed near the Antietam National Battlefield as "The Arm of the Unknown Soldier" is now grabbing the Halloween spotlight at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.Officials at the Frederick, Ma Report finds problem with Hanford nuclear vapors 10/30/2014 04:39pm • NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Energy does not have an adequate system to detect whether harmful vapors are sickening workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the nation's most polluted nuclear site, according to a new report issued Thursday.Do Quarantines rarely used, effectiveness questioned 10/30/2014 03:26pm • ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Spanish flu pandemic a century ago prompted the last large-scale quarantines in this country. Now the Ebola outbreak is raising new questions about whether ordering quarantines is an effective way to fight deadly disease in the U.S.Health experts Romo: Back pain won't be reason he skips Sunday 10/30/2014 03:06pm • SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) -- If it's a question of tolerating pain, Tony Romo says he will play Sunday against Arizona -- and history supports him on that point.The issue in the 34-year-old Dallas quarterback's mind is whether he can run the offense while dealing with his th News Guide: A look at latest Ebola developments 10/30/2014 01:18pm • The Associated Press The Ebola outbreak is raising new questions about whether ordering quarantines is an effective way to fight deadly disease in the U.S. Health experts say putting people into quarantine can be appropriate on a case-by-case basis. Experts have criticized Govs. Andrew Cuomo of New Bianchi family says injured driver still critical 10/30/2014 12:00pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The family of injured Formula One driver Jules Bianchi said Thursday he is still in critical condition but stable one month after his crash at the Japanese Grand Prix.The French driver sustained a severe head injury when his car hit a mobile crane that was inside the trackside Politics of Ebola tricky for Christie, Cuomo 10/30/2014 11:30am • JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Two ambitious governors -- one Republican, one Democrat -- known for their no-nonsense, take-charge style in a calamity have set off a furor with their aggressive handling of the Ebola crisis, and how it plays out could shape their political futures. Social Rank: Smarter Twitter interactions 10/30/2014 11:13am • Data Doctors Where's czar? Ebola raises management questions 10/30/2014 10:44am • JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's commander in the fight against Ebola was expected to operate below the public radar. But did that mean invisible?Ron Klain has barely been seen, and a week before midterm elections, Obama is pressing to dispel criticism that t AP IMPACT: US health care unprepared for Ebola 10/30/2014 07:16am • JEFF DONN Associated Press The U.S. health care apparatus is so unprepared and short on resources to deal with the deadly Ebola virus that even small clusters of cases could overwhelm parts of the system, according to an Associated Press review of readiness at hospitals and other components of the e Zambian president dies after long illness 10/30/2014 06:58am • NOEL SICHALWE Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) -- Zambian President Michael Sata, dubbed "King Cobra" for his sharp-tongued remarks, has died in a London hospital after a long illness. Vice President Guy Scott, a white Zambian of Scottish descent, became the country's acting president Wednesday, Column: RG3 back this week? Say it ain't so 10/30/2014 04:08am • WASHINGTON -- Tuesday, we got word that Robert Griffin III was very, very, very close to returning to the Washington Redskins' lineup after missing most of the last six games. Then Wednesday, Dianna Russini of NBC4 reported that vague term actually means this coming Sunday in Minnesota. Russi