Report: NPS Hantavirus Response Followed Policy

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) ? Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins ...

Sports Seem OK For Many With Heart-zapping Device

WASHINGTON (AP) ? New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor ...

Measles Surges In UK Years After Vaccine Scare

LONDON (AP) ? More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the ...

WHO Says Single Yellow Fever Shot Is Enough

GENEVA (AP) ? The World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary. The U.N.'s global health agency said Friday that ...

Organic Industry Clout Grows With Consumer Demand

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The organic food industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm states. But that isn't going ...