6 results for "Pam Belluck"
Judge lifts limit on contraceptive
Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 12:00 AMA federal judge on Friday ordered that the most common morning-after pill be made available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and younger. But his acidly worded decision raises a broader question abo...
Dementia care's cost exploding
Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe most rigorous study to date of how much it costs to care for Americans with dementia found that the financial burden is at least as high as that for either heart disease or cancer, and is probably higher. And both the costs and the number of...
Electrode system helps the blind see
Friday, February 15, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first treatment to give limited vision to people who are blind, involving a technology called the artificial retina.
Cat shows mettle to find way home
Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 12:00 AMNobody knows how it happened: an indoor house cat who got lost on a family excursion managing, after two months and about 200 miles, to return to her hometown.
Study eases some worries over weight
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 12:00 AMA new report on nearly 3 million people found that those whose body mass index ranked them as overweight had less risk of dying than people of normal weight. The report, although not the first to suggest this relationship between BMI and mortali...
Morning-after pill furor questioned
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 12:00 AMLabels inside every box of morning-after pills, drugs widely used to prevent pregnancy after sex, say they may work by blocking fertilized eggs from implanting in a woman's uterus. Respected medical authorities, including the National Instit...
