AP Source: Obama to rescind Bush abortion rule
President Barack Obama plans to repeal a Bush administration rule that has become a flash point in the debate over a doctor's right not to participate in abortions. The regulation, instituted in the last days of the Bush administration, strengthened job protections for doctors and nurses who refuse to provide a medical service because of moral qualms.
E-cigarettes untested, world health group says
With its slim white body and glowing amber tip, it can easily pass as a regular cigarette. It even emits what look like curlicues of white smoke.
Fossil skull of giant toothy seabird found in Peru
The unusually intact fossilized skull of a giant, bony-toothed seabird that lived up to 10 million years ago was found on Peru's arid southern coast, researchers said Friday.
FDA knew of syringe firm's laxity
The operators of a company that shipped bacteria-tainted syringes linked to at least five deaths had been warned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about serious problems at a previous plant.
Obama: Tax rich to fund health
President Barack Obama will propose further tax increases on the affluent to help pay for his promise to make health care more accessible and affordable.
Four more placed on leave at Cherry
Four Cherry Hospital employees, including a doctor, have been placed on paid leave while authorities investigate yet another case of patient neglect at the Goldsboro mental facility.
FDA ignored debris in syringes
Months before an Angier company shipped deadly bacteria-tainted drugs, the FDA received numerous complaints about sediment and debris in the medicine.
Satellite for tracking CO2 falls into the sea
A new satellite to track the chief culprit in global warming crashed into the ocean near Antarctica after launch Tuesday, dealing a major setback to NASA's already weak network for monitoring Earth and its environment from above.
'Miracle Mom' of eight takes a fast fall from fame
It seems so long ago now, but for just a day or two last month, Nadya Suleman was known as Miracle Mom, the amazing woman who gave birth to the longest-surviving set of octuplets.
Thousands spent to fix building where kids kept
The state has spent about $200,000 to refurbish parts of a former Army barracks to house children committed for psychiatric care, while a section set aside for children in a new state mental hospital still sits vacant.
Children's ward cold and infested
Old Army barracks at Umstead Hospital houses state's youngest mentally ill even though a new hospital with space intended for young patients sits about a mile away.
Hospital worker accused of abuse
A worker at a state mental hospital in Butner faces felony charges over an abuse allegation involving an 8-year-old boy.
Study finds flu weakness
In a discovery that could radically change how the world fights influenza, researchers have engineered antibodies that protect against many strains, including the 1918 Spanish flu and the H5N1 bird flu.
Overcoming aphasia one word at a time
In North Carolina, patients with new strokes and years-old problems alike have created a critical mass of people needing treatment for the disorder, experts say.
State unable to uphold pesticide case
After years of legal battles, the state Pesticide Board decided that it could prove only six of about 200 worker safety accusations that had been levied against Ag-Mart.
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