Pain reliever may affect vaccine effectiveness
Giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get childhood vaccinations may backfire and make the shots a little less effective, surprising new research suggests. It is the first major study to tie reduced immunity to the use of fever-lowering me...
 1.2K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 131.0 Patrick Swayze, 57, loses battle with cancer
LOS ANGELES (AP) Patrick Swayze personified a particular kind of masculine grace both on and off screen, from his roles in films like Dirty Dancing and Ghost to the way he carried himself in his long fight with pancreatic cancer. Swayze died fr...
8.9K - Sep. 15, 2009; scored 131.0 Marines try a woman's touch to reach Afghan hearts
KHAWJA JAMAL, Afghanistan (AP) Put on body armor, check weapons, cover head and shoulders with a scarf. That was the drill for female American Marines who set out on patrol this week with a mission to make friends with Afghan women in a war zone by...
4.2K - Aug. 17, 2009; scored 131.0 Marines try a woman s touch to reach Afghan hearts
KHAWJA JAMAL, Afghan-istan (AP) Put on body armor, check weapons, cover head and shoulders with a scarf. That was the drill for female American Marines who set out on patrol this week with a mission to make friends with Afghan women in a war zone b...
4.1K - Aug. 15, 2009; scored 131.0 Autopsy finds cocaine in Billy Mays' system
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) An official autopsy report released Friday found that cocaine use contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed TV pitchman Billy Mays in June, but his family called the finding speculative and was considering getting an ...
3.2K - Aug. 8, 2009; scored 131.0 'Soundtrack to life'
NEW YORK In an era where downloaded singles far outpace the sales of complete CDs, putting out a concept album seems a quaint, if not futile, way to present new music. If any act can restore the luster of the complete album, it may be Green Day: Th...
4.7K - Jul. 31, 2009; scored 131.0 NFL QB McNair killed
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Steve McNair earned the respect of his fellow NFL players for shaking off defenders and injuries. That same blue-collar playing style won the love of fans amazed at how the quarterback kept showing up for work and winning. He end...
7.2K - Jul. 6, 2009; scored 131.0 FDA will vote on painkiller restrictions
ADELPHI, Md. - Government experts were to vote this afternoon on a range of options to curb deadly overdoses with Tylenol and other pain relievers, including reducing dosages and even pulling certain products off the market. The Food and Drug Adminis...
3.7K - Jun. 30, 2009; scored 524.0 Around world, fans moonwalk, hold vigils for Jackson
MEXICO CITY Michael Jackson imitators moonwalked at Mexico s Angel of Independence, a prison in the Philippines organized a Thriller tribute dance, political leaders paid homage and French fans gathered at Notre Dame to sing and cry Friday as the...
5.3K - Jun. 27, 2009; scored 131.0 Traditional health care warms up to alternatives
BALTIMORE - At one of the nation's top trauma hospitals, a nurse circles a patient's bed, humming and waving her arms as if shooing evil spirits. Another woman rubs a quartz bowl with a wand, making tunes that mix with the beeping monitors and hissin...
12.1K - Jun. 9, 2009; scored 131.0 Sports Briefs: Ryan Leaf faces drug charges in Texas
CANYON, Texas Former Washington State University and NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been indicted by a Randall County grand jury on drug and burglary charges. The indictment handed up Wednesday in Canyon charged the 33-year-old former San Diego Char...
4.1K - May. 22, 2009; scored 131.0 Sports Briefs: Hall-of-famer beats prostate cancer
BALTIMORE Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson says he has been successfully treated for prostate cancer. The Orioles great revealed that he had the illness during a luncheon for the American Cancer Society in Baltimore. The 71-year-old Robin...
7.0K - May. 13, 2009; scored 131.0 What is the best medicine?
WASHINGTON Think your doctor knows which drug or surgery or even diagnostic test works best? Think again. Half the time, there s little if any good evidence comparing one to another. And one of medicine s little secrets is that brand-new drugs ...
5.7K - Mar. 16, 2009; scored 207.0 Expansion of drunken driving laws sought
SALEM Oregon legislators are considering an expansion of the state s drunken driving laws to include any substances that could impair a person s ability to operate a motor vehicle not just alcohol or controlled drugs. Law enforcement officials an...
2.4K - Mar. 10, 2009; scored 131.0 Boston-area home of one-time suspect in 1982 Tylenol poisoning deaths is searched
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) Federal agents have searched the home of a one-time leading suspect as part of their second look into the murders of seven people who swallowed tainted Tylenol capsules in 1982. FBI agents from Boston and Chicago were seen We...
1.3K - Feb. 5, 2009; scored 131.0 Sports Briefs: Angels extend Scioscia s contract
LOS ANGELES Mike Scioscia s extension with the Los Angeles Angels puts the most successful manager in franchise history under contract through the 2018 season. Two people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press the parties agre...
4.0K - Jan. 13, 2009; scored 131.0 Grand jury to decide if Roger Clemens should be indicted for lying
WASHINGTON Nearly a year after Roger Clemens told Congress he did not use performance-enhancing drugs, a federal grand jury is being asked to determine whether he should be indicted on charges of lying under oath. The grand-jury probe was confirmed...
5.3K - Jan. 13, 2009; scored 131.0 Avoiding the painkiller-overuse rut in migraines
WASHINGTON (AP) Those pain pills you think help your migraines? Take too many and you could make them worse. Overusing painkillers can spin migraine patients into a rut, spurring more headaches that in turn require more pain medication. A very unlu...
5.2K - Dec. 22, 2008; scored 1000.0 Sports Briefs: Red Sox throw in the towel in Mark Teixeira courtship
BOSTON The Boston Red Sox have been outbid for free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira and are not going to be a factor in acquiring him, owner John Henry said in an e-mail. Henry, general manager Theo Epstein and president Larry Lucchino went to ...
5.3K - Dec. 19, 2008; scored 207.0 | 
