Lab Tests

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The way lung cancer patients feel around the time they're diagnosed may be related to how long they survive — even after taking into account objective measures of the disease, a new study suggests. Researchers found that...

World TB Day The Department of Health observes World TB Day March 24 with a display in the lobby of the Health Services Building, 3 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis. Tuberculosis, a disease caused by bacteria, is transmitted through the air, usually by...

A loaded handgun was found in a holding cell in a Baltimore police station this week, officials confirmed after receiving inquiries from The Baltimore Sun.  The weapon, a .22 caliber handgun with six rounds in the chamber, was found by an officer as he...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- Federal prosecutors charged a Westlake man Wednesday, claiming he tried to smuggle nearly 40,000 phony erectile dysfunction pills into LAX in his golf bag and luggage. Kil Jung Lee, 71, is charged with trafficking...

State health officials say today that lab tests confirm all four members of a Calvert County family striken with a severe respiratory illness in recent weeks had the H3N2 strain of influenza A, a strain of the flu that has been going around this season....

While everyone talks about the importance of good gas mileage, unfortunately, there is no gold standard to rank gas mileage among automakers. The best-known effort -- though it is not without its detractors -- is the government's Corporate Average Fuel...

A Richmond man was arrested early Wednesday morning after police said he tried to sell drugs to a trooper.  Justin Michael McNamara, 31, was preliminary charged with dealing a controlled substance and dealing marijuana, both Class D felonies.  Indiana...

The topic of healthcare came up during a recent dinner with friends. Between bites of pizza and swigs of beer, I told them that things were challenging for doctors everywhere but that this was especially true for primary care physicians. I launched into...

The stethoscope may be an icon of the medical profession to most patients. But it's more of a relic to many doctors. The device used to listen to the heart, lungs and other body parts — invented nearly 200 years ago — has been overtaken by...

Ken Malone and the board members of his startup biotech company gathered in a conference room at the University of Southern Mississippi last October to make a gut-wrenching decision. Ablitech Inc.'s funding was slowly drying up, and it couldn't find...

Investigators in Barton County say a person already in custody is now also under arrest in connection with a homicide last November. Hunters found the body of Damon Galyardt near Great Bend on November 12 of 2011. Several days later police arrested a man...

In an effort to reduce the risk of electrical fire after a severe accident, Chevrolet is voluntarily recalling nearly 8,000 Volts to re-engineer the battery coolant system. GM is also making structural enhancements to the vehicle to protect the battery in...