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Study: People fear male-named hurricanes more

WASHINGTON (AP) — Which scares you more: Hurricane Victor or Hurricane Victoria? People are slightly less likely to flee an oncoming storm with a feminine…

Big insurance rate hikes in the future?

The wild hikes in health insurance rates that blindsided many Americans in recent years may become less frequent because of the health care overhaul. Final…

Kids, parents are embracing the walking school bus

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As a group of children walked home together from school in Providence, they held hands and played the “I Spy” guessing…

AP Exclusive: Inmate died gruesome death after 7 days in NYC cell

NEW YORK (AP) — After a mentally ill Bradley Ballard made a lewd gesture to a female guard at the Rikers Island jail, he was…

Insufficient Vitamin D linked to prostate cancer in Blacks

WASHINGTON (NNPA) — The relationship between melanin and vitamin D—the nutrient that sunlight provides—may explain why African American, Caribbean, and men of African ancestry have…

Gateway Health SM receives national recognition at Case in Point Awards

PITTSBURGH – For the second consecutive year, Gateway HealthSM has earned a prestigious national award at the Dorland Health’s Fifth Annual Case in Point Platinum…

Secret lists, deaths: Claims roil Veterans Affairs

PHOENIX (AP) — A team of federal investigators swept into Phoenix last month amid allegations of a disturbing cover-up at the veterans hospital. Their goal:…

Consumers Losing Doctors with New Insurance Plans

MIAMI (AP) — The first thing Michelle Pool did before picking a plan under President Barack Obama’s health insurance law was check whether her longtime…

Obama’s HHS nominee wins GOP praise

WASHINGTON (AP) –President Barack Obama’s nominee for health secretary is winning GOP praise as she makes her first appearance before a Senate committee. Sylvia Mathews…

Mother’s Day has another side for loss survivors

NEW YORK (AP) — Kristine McCormick has spent the years after the sudden death of her newborn trying to forget Mother’s Day exists. Cora was…

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