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Some lethal injection problems in US executions 09/04/2014 07:07pm • The Associated Press Since Texas became the first state to use lethal injection as its execution method on Dec. 7, 1982, some problems have been reported during the process nationwide. Those include delays in finding suitable veins and needles becoming clogged or disengaged. Some past examples:-- D Double mastectomy doesn't boost survival for most 09/04/2014 07:04pm • LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Removing both breasts to treat cancer affecting only one side doesn't boost survival chances for most women, compared with surgery that removes just the tumor, a large study suggests. The results raise concerns about riskier, potentially unnecessary o FDA: Little evidence to support testosterone drugs 09/04/2014 03:30pm • MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says there is little evidence that testosterone-boosting drugs taken by millions of American men are beneficial, though the agency is also unconvinced by studies suggesting the hormone carries serious risks.The agen Texas abortion clinic to reopen after court ruling 09/04/2014 03:02pm • PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Women in South Texas facing a 200-mile drive for access to legal abortions learned Wednesday that a local clinic shuttered by a sweeping anti-abortion law would reopen, marking the first tangible effect of a court ruling last week that blocked key NFL says concussions dropped in 2013 09/04/2014 11:50am • TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) -- Dr. Richard Ellenbogen was working the sideline of a preseason NFL game last month as an unaffiliated neurological consultant when a team's position coach asked him to take a look at a player who was showing signs of a possible concussion.Not an athletic tr Virginia mom fights, brings awareness to ovarian cancer 09/04/2014 11:24am • WASHINGTON -- Julie Radzville had a full life -- four kids, a loving husband and a home in Warrenton, Virginia. And then, the pain took over. "I was writhing in pain on the floor, I could not do anything, I could not move," she remembers. At first, her doctor thought it might be endometriosis - WHO: New Ebola fears mount in Nigeria 09/04/2014 09:16am • MARIA CHENG Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- An ill doctor in southern Nigeria exposed dozens of people to the Ebola virus by continuing to treat patients before his death, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday as it announced the toll across West Africa had surged above 1,900 fatali Miss America contestants arrive in Atlantic City 09/04/2014 07:52am • WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Miss America is back in Atlantic City, just in time to brighten the mood in this dazed gambling city licking its wounds from the closure of a third of its casinos.The 53 contestants met the public Wednesday afternoon on the Atlantic City Board Ebola survivors: Hospital staff exposed in Africa 09/04/2014 05:50am • MITCH WEISS Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The hospital in Liberia where three American aid workers got sick with Ebola has been overwhelmed by a surge in patients and doesn't have enough hazard suits and other supplies to keep doctors and nurses safe, a missionary couple told The Associat British parents reunite with ill son at hospital 09/04/2014 03:32am • ALAN CLENDENNING MADRID (AP) -- The British parents who were pursued by police for taking their critically ill son out of a UK hospital for treatment abroad reunited with the child Wednesday after they were released from a Spanish prison.A hospital spokeswoman said Brett and Naghmeh King visited th Gov't forecasts rising health care inflation 09/04/2014 02:42am • RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's respite from troublesome health care inflation is ending, the government said Wednesday in a report that renews a crucial budget challenge for lawmakers, taxpayers, businesses and patients.Economic recovery, an aging society, a The Problem With Health Care Prices 09/04/2014 12:00am • After being diagnosed with diverticulitis at an urgent care facility in Brevard, North Carolina, last year, Lucia Gerdes' thoughts shifted from the pain in her gut to her lack of insurance. Rather than go directly to the hospital for tests, antibiotics and pain meds as the physician had advised, Ge What's New in Asthma Management? 09/04/2014 12:00am • It was a muggy 2011 Fourth of July in Illinois, and Kenny Beyer, 33, a severe asthmatic, opted for some exercise indoors. So he and his wife walked around the air-conditioned mall -- until they were ambushed by the spraying ladies from the perfume shop across the aisle. Although 50 feet of benches a Avoid Common Mistakes as a First-Year Medical Student 09/04/2014 12:00am • If first-year medical students want to know just how hard it will be to absorb the volume of information they'll receive in class, they should speak with Aurora Bennett, the associate dean for student affairs and admissions at University of Cincinnati's College of Medicine. "High school is like a Look to Professional Associations to Find Scholarships in Your Major 09/04/2014 12:00am • Getting a college degree is the single best way to start many careers. Your future career can also help make that degree happen. By becoming a student member of your field's professional association or organization, you can access scholarships and other resources to help you complete college, fin