...program for the poor covers breast cancer care but they must get diagnosed first. ------ EDITOR's NOTE -- Lauran Neergaard covers health and medical issues for The Associated Press in Washington.By: Lauran Neergaard|Date: Nov 2, 2009

...believe this will be a very important driver of improvement in perinatal care." ------ EDITOR'S NOTE -- Lauran Neergaard covers health and medical issues for The Associated Press in Washington.By: Lauran Neergaard|Date: Oct 27, 2009

WASHINGTON - The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world’s dominant strain of influenza, and it’s putting a shockingly younger face on flu.By: Lauran Neergaard|Date: Aug 31, 2009

Flu shots often miss the pregnant WASHINGTON - It’s hard for pregnant women to escape the message: You’re at extra risk from swine flu - it could trigger premature labor, hospitalize you for weeks, even kill you - so be among the first in line for vaccine next month. But only about one in seven pregnant women gets a flu shot each winter.By: Lauran Neergaard|Date: Sep 29, 2009

WASHINGTON - Real or hoax, the claim that the world's first human clone has been born puts the next step squarely into Congress's court: Will it ban baby-making via cloning?

President Bush led a conservative drumbeat Friday urging lawmakers to take that step. But even a ban would reach only so far - presumably people could still go abroad to seek cloning experiments.

By: Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press|Date: Dec 29, 2002

WASHINGTON -- Smallpox will live to see another year. Scientists in Atlanta and Moscow were scheduled to destroy simultaneously the world's last remaining smallpox virus on New Year's Eve. But the plan caused such a furor that history's deadliest disease has won a reprieve.By: Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press|Date: Dec 25, 1993

...Contact Us Print Email Font Resize Brain scans offer physical clues to post-traumatic stress disorder By Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer Updated: 11/23/2009 08:21:00 AM EST WASHINGTON -- Powerful scans are letting...

...Us Print Email Font Resize Vitamin D is good for you but experts can't decide how much is enough By Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer Article Last Updated: 08/25/2008 06:36:37 AM EDT WASHINGTON -- Don't be surprised...

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... Genes point to varied diabetes subtypes by Lauran Neergaard Associated Press Tuesday Mar 18, 2008 WASHINGTON...people get diabetes. ___ EDITOR’s NOTE - Lauran Neergaard covers health and medical issues for The Associated...