HEALTH

Psychological impact of Tuskegee study debated

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study, a government experiment that charted the effects of the untreated disease on mostly poor and uneducated black men, was conducted for 40 years before it was exposed and ended in 1972 amid widespread condemnation. More »

Imported blood thinner being stopped at border for testing

WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials have ordered all imports of the blood thinner heparin, and its raw ingredient, stopped at the border for testing to detect a contaminant linked to 19 deaths. More »

CDC study: At least one in four teen girls has an STD

CHICAGO - At least one in four teenage girls nationwide, or more than 3 million teens, has a sexually transmitted disease (STD), according to the first study of its kind in this age group. More »