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Dulles Airport Travelers Possibly Exposed To Measles

1:44 PM, Jun 18, 2013

If you were at Dulles on June 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. in Concourse A or B in the International Arrivals Building or in the Baggage Claim level of the Main Terminal you may have been exposed to a person with measles.

FDA investigates Zyprexa Relprevv patient deaths

1:44 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Federal regulators are investigating the deaths of two patients who received injections of a longer-lasting version of Eli Lilly's antipsychotic Zyprexa.

Report: US Adult Smoking Rate Dips To 18 Percent

6:23 AM, Jun 18, 2013

The nation's smoking rate generally has been falling for decades, but had seemed to stall at around 20 to 21 percent for about seven years.

Red-Meat Intake Linked to Increased Risk of Diabetes

8:07 PM, Jun 17, 2013

Eating more unprocessed and processed red meat over time raises risk of type 2 diabetes.

Red Meat, Another Contributer to Type 2 Diabetes

5:26 PM, Jun 17, 2013

Study shows that increased consumption of red meat over time can lead to heightened risk of developing type-2 diabetes

New Research Shows Noticable Differences Between New Virus And SARS

5:25 PM, Jun 17, 2013

New research about the Middle East respiratory coronavirus and its comparable differences from the SARS virus.

Paper: CDC Didn't Check Legionnaires Records

1:48 PM, Jun 17, 2013

Federal health officials believe a fatal outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System started in 2011, but they did not check hospital records that show Legionella bacteria appeared nearly four years earlier

To Ease Shortage Of Organs, Grow Them In A Lab?

7:20 AM, Jun 17, 2013

Doctors say it'll be quite some time before solid donor organs like lungs and livers can be grown in a lab, but they're working toward that for the future.

US Court Says Human Genes Cannot Be Patented

7:34 PM, Jun 14, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that companies cannot patent parts of naturally-occurring human genes.

Pa. Girl's Double-Lung Transplant Deemed Success

10:33 PM, Jun 12, 2013

Surgery for a lung transplant is a difficult operation.

Falls Church Healthcare Center Files Legal Challenge To New Abortion Regulations

7:07 PM, Jun 12, 2013

Appeal criticizes Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli for "wrong" advice to the Virgina Board of Health.

Pa. Girl Who Took On Donor Rules Gets Transplant

4:11 PM, Jun 12, 2013

Sarah Murnaghan, who suffers from severe cystic fibrosis, is receiving her new lungs at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Another BPA Drawback That Is Making Us Fat

4:02 PM, Jun 12, 2013

Study shows that BPA is linked to obesity in young girls.

Restless Legs Linked To Early Death

1:58 PM, Jun 12, 2013

Study shows that RLS can be linked to early death in adult men.

Obesity Heightens Risk Of Preterm Delivery

10:36 AM, Jun 12, 2013

A new study shows women who are overweight or obese during pregnancy are at greater risk for preterm delivery.

UK To Start Regulating E-Cigarettes As Medicines

8:49 AM, Jun 12, 2013

Britain will start regulating electronic cigarettes and other products containing nicotine as medicines, according to the country's top regulator.

1 Teen Dead, 3 Injured After Climbing On Rooftop Of Fox Mill Elementary School In Va.

One teen died and three others were injured after climbing on the rooftop of a school, officials say.

4:25 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Bear Sighting In Gaithersburg Neighborhood

A Gaithersburg police spokesperson says numerous people spotted a bear in the area of Quince Orchard Road and Darnestown Road on Wednesday morning

2:18 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Karan Batra, escaped inmate, apprehended in DC, police say

Police have apprehended an inmate who escaped while doing landscaping work at a Virginia airport.

6:46 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Nick Balenger, paralyzed Lake Braddock student, walks at graduation

A Lake Braddock High school baseball player who was paralyzed in a tragic swimming accident last summer is graduating Wednesday.

11:42 PM, Jun 19, 2013

7 Taken To Hospital In 2 Car Crash On N Capitol St/Mass Ave NW

Six people were injured in a two-vehicle crash involving pedestrians at North Capitol Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW on Wednesday morning.

10:06 AM, Jun 19, 2013

James Gandolfini Dead at 51

James Gandolfini died on Wednesday in Italy.

6:50 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Was It A Missile? Epix Documentary Says Blast That Downed TWA Flight 800 Came From Outside Plane

Former NTSB, union, and airline investigators suggest plane may have been shot down.

9:24 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Dezerah Silsby, 4th Suspect In Ohio Forced Labor Case Turns Herself In

A fourth suspect is in custody in the alleged forced labor of a mentally disabled woman held with her young daughter, officials say. 

7:09 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Vehicle Overturns in Laurel Accident, Woman Flow to Hospital

East and westbound Route 198 is currently closed between 8th and 9th streets.

12:53 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Veirs Mill Rd. in Aspen Hill Fatal Crash

A Silver Spring man is dead after an early morning crash on Veirs Mill Road at Turkey Branch Parkway around 3:06 a.m.

9:22 AM, Jun 19, 2013

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