AP - Public schools in Mount Vernon are being disinfected after a worker and a student showed signs of an antibiotic-resistant staph infection, authorities said.
AP - Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean on Saturday criticized Republicans in Congress for not supporting legislation to expand a popular children's health care program.
AP - They travel for days though checkpoints, across dangerous roads and past Myanmar's bribe-hungry soldiers to make it to the Thai border. They're not refugees fleeing the junta —they simply want to see a doctor.
AP - The British government is conducting a survey of its soldiers to determine if those exposed to powerful explosions in Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered mild traumatic brain injuries, the Ministry of Defense said Saturday.
Reuters - Australian coal miners are being taughtto explore their wives and understand menopause in order tohave a healthy sex life, which in turn will make them happy,productive workers.
AFP - At least 700,000 health workers fanned out across Bangladesh on Saturday to immunise 24 million children against polio in a bid to tackle a surprise resurgence by the disease, an official said.
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Ovarian cancer has long had areputation as a silent killer, because many people believed it gave nowarning signs until far advanced.