BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Balkans’ biggest TV mogul announced Thursday that he has been intentionally poisoned, and Serbian police said they are investigating the claim. (more)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Clooney has recovered from the malaria he contracted earlier this month during a visit to Sudan. (more)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A disgraced Air Force sergeant will spend up to eight years in prison for exposing multiple sex partners to HIV at swinger parties in a sentence that the prosecution hopes will send the message that the military values the integrity of its service members. (more)
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Douglas says his tumor is gone and that he may have beaten throat cancer. (more)
BOSTON (AP) — A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor’s office. (more)
LONDON (AP) — Beware unhappy asthmatics: Italian doctors warn that Facebook could trigger an attack in some susceptible users. (more)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two middle schoolers filed a free-speech lawsuit Monday against a Pennsylvania school district that suspended them for wearing the popular “I (heart) boobies!” bracelets. (more)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan health workers say an epidemic that may be malaria has killed dozens of people, decimating three villages of the Yanomami Indians, whose struggle for survival in a remote part of the Amazon rain forest has attracted worldwide support. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House became the “Pink House” Thursday night for breast cancer awareness. (more)
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn says he has cancer in a salivary gland. (more)
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama got heckled at a fundraiser Wednesday night by protesters pushing for more funding for AIDS programs and quicker action to allow gays to serve openly in the military. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The heads of two Iowa egg farms linked to as many as 1,600 salmonella illnesses this summer gave Congress few answers in testimony about the conditions at their farms Wednesday, as one executive would not testify and the other did not answer many of the lawmakers’ questions. (more)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — State health officials reported Thursday that California is on track to break a 55-year record for whooping cough infections in an epidemic that has already claimed the lives of nine infants. (more)
BEIJING (AP) — China’s plans to vaccinate 100 million children and come a step closer to eradicating measles has set off a popular outcry that highlights widening public distrust of the authoritarian government after repeated health scandals. (more)
LONDON (AP) — The number of weight-loss surgeries in England jumped more than tenfold from 2000 to 2007, a new study says. (more)
CHICAGO (AP) — Eggs sunny-side-up are still on the menu. But restaurants nationwide are keeping a closer eye on egg suppliers and reminding diners of the dangers of undercooked food after a massive recall tied to a salmonella outbreak. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration officials said Monday that there is no evidence a massive outbreak of salmonella in eggs has spread beyond two Iowa farms, though a team of investigators is still trying to figure out what caused it. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa egg producer is recalling 228 million eggs after being linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning. (more)
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Andy Roddick finally knows what’s been getting him down the last few months — a mild case of mononucleosis. (more)
VIENNA (AP) — President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have pledged the support of the United States in the global fight against AIDS. (more)






















