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AP Top Health News At 5:43 p.m. EST
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- A Hungarian obstetrician known for promoting home births lost an appeal Friday against her two-year prison sentence for malpractice....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population....
LONDON (AP) -- Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- What birth control debate? A half-century after the introduction of the pill, acceptance of birth control by American women is virtually universal....
MOSCOW (AP) -- A rash of teenage suicides in Russia has set off alarm bells and experts are urging the government to take immediate action....
ATLANTA (AP) -- More and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get out and exercise, according to government survey released Thursday....
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Efforts by India and the European Union to strengthen trade are threatening India's ability to deliver lifesaving medicines to the world's poorest, analysts say as the two sides push through protracted negotiations on a free-trade pact....
NEW YORK (AP) -- People learned better when a key part of their brains got mild zaps of electricity, a finding that may someday help Alzheimer's patients keep more of their memories....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The ancient Chinese exercise of tai chi improved balance and lowered the risk of falls in a study of people with Parkinson's disease....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Trust your doctor? A survey finds that some doctors aren't always completely honest with their patients....
