Poll: Most see health law being implemented
(AP)—Americans may not be all that crazy about President Barack Obama's health care law, but a new poll shows they don't see it going away.
View ArticleArkansas court upholds medical marijuana proposal
(AP)—The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a proposed ballot measure Thursday that, if successful, would make the state the first in the more conservative southern U.S. to legalize medical marijuana.
View ArticleUS Supreme Court leaves stem cell research alone (Update)
The US Supreme Court declined Monday to enter the emotionally-charged debate over stem cell research, refusing to hear an appeal centered on the issue of federal government funding.
View ArticleBeverage attorney: NYC drinks limit bad for public
(AP)—An industry lawyer calls New York City's limit on the size of sugary drinks an "extraordinary infringement" on consumer choice.
View ArticleMessi agility is all in the mind, scientists report
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi may owe his trademark feints and body swerves to the fact his brain is busier than that of a less gifted player, according to a study into footballers' minds.
View ArticleNo immediate ruling on bid to delay NYC soda rule
(AP)—A judge isn't saying how soon he'll decide whether to delay enforcement of New York City's first-of-its-kind effort to limit the size of sugary drinks.
View ArticleBeebe vetoes bill to ban abortions at 12 weeks
(AP)—Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has vetoed legislation that would have banned abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy.
View ArticleOregon lawmakers advance teen tanning ban
(AP)—Oregon lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ban minors from using indoor tanning beds.
View ArticlePatenting genes: Justices tackle big health issue (Update 2)
The Supreme Court seemed worried Monday about the idea of companies patenting human genes in a case that could profoundly reshape the multibillion-dollar biomedical industry and U.S. research in the...
View ArticleVermont House passes aid-in-dying bill
The Vermont House has approved a measure that would allow doctors to provide lethal medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives.
View ArticleThe future of Plan B
The Obama administration and federal courts are wrangling over changes to the regulations governing access to emergency contraceptives. The administration supports new rules that would allow girls as...
View ArticleHigh-testosterone competitors more likely to choose red
Why do so many sports players and athletes choose to wear the color red when they compete? A new study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science,...
View ArticleUS court says human genes cannot be patented (Update 4)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control...
View ArticleTexas lawmakers approve abortion restrictions
(AP)—Republicans armed with Bible verses have given preliminary approval to some of the strictest abortion regulations in the country as time runs out on the Texas special legislative session.
View ArticleTexas House provisionally approves abortion law
(AP)—The Texas House has given provisional approval to tough new abortion restrictions, making good on a third attempt to pass the measure this year.
View ArticleAppeals court: NYC's big-soda ban unconstitutional (Update)
New York City's crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on hold. New York's effort to cap soda portions has drawn national attention, including from diet companies lauding it as a groundbreaking step...
View ArticleHouse OKs 40th effort to repeal health law (Update)
Republicans have pushed legislation through the House preventing the Internal Revenue Service from implementing any part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. It's the 40th time the chamber...
View ArticleStudy suggests poker 'arms' better tell than poker 'face'
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers at Tufts University has found that college students are better able to gauge the confidence a poker player has in his or her hand watching their arm movements...
View ArticleChipotle backs Colorado's GMO food labeling effort
(AP)—Burrito giant Chipotle is backing a Colorado ballot measure that would require labeling of genetically modified foods.
View ArticlePoland drafts regulations for in vitro fertilization
Poland's government on Tuesday adopted new draft legislation to clarify regulations for in vitro fertilization for married and unwed couples.
View ArticleAngry opponents seem bigger to tied up men
A physical handicap like being tied down makes men over-estimate an opponent's size and under-estimate their own, according to research published August 7 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Daniel...
View ArticleFlorida's 24-hour abortion waiting period to take effect
Abortion opponents hailed an appeals court decision Friday that allows the state to begin enforcing a law requiring women to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion, while a group suing to overturn...
View ArticleCalifornia right-to-die law will take effect in three months (Update)
Terminally ill California residents will be able to legally end their lives with medication prescribed by a doctor in three months, ending months of uncertainty for dying patients hoping to use the...
View ArticleReading an opponent's face gives the edge in martial arts
There's more to excelling in the martial arts combat sport of taekwondo than just being able to produce well-aimed kicks or punches. A participant's skill at reading the emotions on an opponent's face...
View ArticleGenetically modified mosquitoes released in Cayman Islands
The first wave of genetically modified mosquitoes were released Wednesday in the Cayman Islands as part of a new effort to control the insect that spreads Zika and other viruses, officials in the...
View ArticleTexas begins implementing $350M in Medicaid therapy cuts
Some $350 million in cuts to a Texas Medicaid program providing therapy for disabled children have taken effect.
View ArticleMaryland lawmakers file 'end of life options' bill
Supporters of allowing terminally ill patients in unbearable pain to end their lives by self-ingesting doctor-prescribed drugs said Wednesday they hope to pass legislation in Maryland this year now...
View ArticleArkansas lawmakers OK ban of common abortion procedure
Arkansas is poised to become the third state to ban a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure under restrictions lawmakers approved Thursday that are expected to face a legal challenge.
View ArticleUS anti-abortion camp rallies in DC with Trump's backing (Update)
Optimistic anti-abortion advocates rallied in the US capital on Friday, with the White House throwing its weight behind the cause and Vice President Mike Pence hailing it as a "historic" time for the...
View ArticleThe brain's fight and flight responses to social threat
A study published in eNeuro exploring the neural correlates of the 'fight-or-flight' response finds that people who choose to flee perceive a greater threat, which leads them to mentally and...
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