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Fewer health care options for illegal immigrants

For years, Sonia Limas would drag her daughters to the emergency room whenever they fell sick. As an illegal immigrant, she had no health insurance, and the only place she knew to seek treatment was the hospital — the most expensive setting for th...

Oncolytics climbs on cancer viral drug study

Shares of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. surged Thursday after the company said its cancer treatment Reolysin, which uses a virus to attack tumors, met its goal in a late-stage clinical trial.Oncolytics said patients who were treated with Reolysin and two...

Air Force sends mystery mini-shuttle back to space

The military's small, top-secret version of the space shuttle rocketed into orbit Tuesday for a repeat mystery mission, two years after making the first flight of its kind.The Air Force launched the unmanned spacecraft Tuesday hidden on top of an At...

Scientists seek to solve mystery of Piltdown Man

It was an archaeological hoax that fooled scientists for decades. A century on, researchers are determined to find out who was responsible for Piltdown Man, the missing link that never was.In December 1912, it was announced that a lawyer and amateur...

NOAA chief says she will leave in February

The woman who was a key figure in the federal government's response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 said Wednesday she will leave her post at the end of February."I have decided to return to my family and academia," Jane Lubchenco, ad...

Cheese first made at least 7,500 years ago

Little Miss Muffet could have been separating her curds and whey 7,500 years ago, according to a new study that finds the earliest solid evidence of cheese-making.Scientists performed a chemical analysis on fragments from 34 pottery sieves discovere...

Chilean town shaken by reminders of deadly quake

One jolt hit in the middle of the night. Another caught fishermen at a nearby beach. Then the ground shook at supper. And then again, and again: More than 170 tremors were felt in Navidad in just five weeks. The strongest struck during a funeral, an...

EPA finds contamination at former rocket test site

Lingering radioactive contamination exists at a former rocket test lab outside of Los Angeles that was the site of a partial nuclear meltdown, federal environmental regulators said Wednesday.The Environmental Protection Agency launched a $42 million...

Virgin Galactic future at Spaceport uncertain

The deal was sold to New Mexicans in classic Richard Branson fashion. If taxpayers would build the colorful British businessman a $209 million futuristic spaceport, he would make New Mexico the launching point for a space tourism business catering t...

Distant galaxy regains title as oldest in universe

A galaxy once considered the oldest has reclaimed its title, scientists reported Wednesday.Poring through Hubble Space Telescope photos, the team recalculated the galaxy's age and determined it is actually 13.3 billion years old — not a mere 13.2...

Huge DNA code of the Christmas tree being revealed

To millions of people, the Christmas tree is a cheerful sight. To scientists who decipher the DNA codes of plants and animals, it's a monster.We're talking about the conifer, the umbrella term for cone-bearing trees like the spruce, fir, pine, cypre...

Twin NASA spacecraft prepare to crash into moon

The moon is about to take another hit.Twin NASA spacecraft are preparing to crash into the lunar surface next week after a successful mission mapping the moon's gravity.Scientists say the crash won't be visible from Earth. The spacecraft — named E...

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Twin NASA spacecraft prepare to crash into moon

Study: People worldwide living longer, but sicker

Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases and disabilities of modern life, according to the most expansive global look so far at life expectanc...

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Dozens sue pharmacy, but compensation uncertain

Calif. Gov. Brown to work during cancer treatment

California Gov. Jerry Brown is being treated for early stage prostate cancer, but the 74-year-old chief executive plans to maintain his regular schedule as he undergoes radiation therapy over the next month, said his office, which released a stateme...

Study: Pa. wood-burning boilers a threat to health

A state program intended to promote renewable energy may instead be releasing high levels of pollutants, according to a report released Wednesday.The report, funded by the Heinz Endowment, says more than $70 million in state and federal grants and l...

Gilead Sciences to buy YM Biosciences for $510M

HIV drug maker Gilead Sciences Inc. said Wednesday it will pay about $510 million to buy drug developer YM BioSciences Inc.Gilead said it will pay $2.95 per share for YM, a premium of 81 percent to the closing price of the company's shares on Tuesda...

Summary Box: Lilly plans Alzheimer's drug study

BACK TO THE LAB: Eli Lilly and Co. will undertake another late-stage study of one of its experimental Alzheimer's drugs next year, sending shares of the pharmaceutical company downward with a lengthy road ahead. However, the announcement shows that L...

Congress examines science behind HGH test for NFL

A congressional committee has opened a hearing to examine the science behind a human growth hormone test the NFL wants to start using on its players.Nearly two full seasons have passed since the league and the players' union signed a labor deal that...

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Congress examines science behind HGH test for NFL

WellCare Donates Final $1 for Metropolitan Ministries' Box Truck

Organizations Focus On The Underserved TAMPA, Fla. (Dec. 12, 2012) - WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) presented the final payment, $1, on a $50,000 refrigerated box truck the company dona...

Stand Up To Cancer and Cancer Research Institute Announce New Immunology Translational Research Dream Team

$10 Million Grant Over Three Years Will Fund Research Focusing on the Immunological Treatment, Control and Prevention of Cancer. SU2C Donor, the Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Sean Parker, Contributed to Support the Immunology Dream Team. PHILADELPH...

Anti-aging Gene Identified as Tumor Suppressor in Mice

A new study sheds more light on how an anti-aging gene suppresses cancer growth, research shows. Loss of the SIRT6 protein in mice increases the number, size and aggressiveness of tumors.

State-of-the-Art Virtual Reality System Is Key to Medical Discovery

What happens when a team of neurosurgeons, university professors, architects, students and engineers stands in front of an 8-foot-high theater screen with a 320-degree, immersive, 3-D view of their data? Cutting-edge science happens, and some are ast...