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The 66th Cannes Film Festival
Actors Claire Julien, Israel Broussard and Emma Watson look back as they walk up the steps for a screening.
Hospital to probe East German medical trials
Hospital to probe alleged medical trials on unwitting East German patients
Kettlebells: The Good, the bad and the (potentially) dangerous
One of the newer exercise tools on the market is the kettlebell, a weight in the shape of a ball with a handle on the top.
Bold turkey: woman hits cop to kick smoking habit
Stop smoking plan: Calif. woman who slapped deputy to go to jail to quit smoking gets 63 days
2 new diseases could both spark global outbreaks
2 new diseases _ 1 related to SARS and 1 new bird flu _ could both spark global outbreaks
40 patients escape Kenya's psychiatric hospital
Search under way for 40 patients who escaped Kenya's psychiatric hospital, police say
AP IMPACT: Cars made in Brazil are deadly
AP IMPACT: Global automakers' deadly cars drive up Brazil's traffic fatalities
Preventing and treating poison ivy
It's the time of year when everyone starts heading outside. And it is also the time of year when doctors see an uptick in poison ivy cases.
Fluffy and Fido are good for your heart
Owning a pet, particularly a dog, could lower your risk of heart disease.
Mom of sick baby asks federal workers to donate their leave
An employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs is asking federal employees to donate their vacation leave so she can stay with her sick baby in the hospital.
Flaws in Medicare prescription oversight
The 10-year-old Medicare prescription drug benefit is popular with seniors, but there's an apparent downside.
Judge in NYC refuses to suspend his Plan B ruling
On eve of Plan B ruling taking effect, NY judge refuses to delay access to morning-after pill
IMS: US medicine spending shows rare dip in 2012
IMS analysis finds new generics cut 2012 medicine spending, while pinched patients delay care
AP Exclusive: Calif. exchange granted secrecy
AP Exclusive: Lawmakers granted Calif. health exchange unusual secrecy in contracting records
Tenn. hospital treats drug-dependent babies
Tenn. hospital on front lines of US pill epidemic, treating babies born dependent on drugs
Drugmakers, health groups bring poor girls vaccine
Merck, Glaxo health groups bringing cervical cancer vaccines to girls in poorest countries
Wrigley takes new caffeinated gum off market
Wrigley removes new Alert gum from market as FDA investigates safety of caffeine-added foods
Vendor's suicide reflects despair of Mideast youth
178 self-immolations in Tunisia reflect despair of jobless Mideast youth, including vendor
Kid crusader leads fight against cancer
One young girl has traveled to the U.S. with a dream of getting out a message about her illness and her mom by her side.
Slayer: Guitarist Hanneman died of cirrhosis
Slayer: Guitarist Jeff Hanneman died of alcohol-related cirrhosis; death not spider-related
Allergies don't decrease with age
The sneezing, the runny nose, the hives - aren't I too old for this?
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