On Dec. 13, a trio of bipartisan U.S. congressmen penned a letter calling for an investigation into the Food and Drug Administration's handling recently of a drug that was being considered for terminal prostate cancer patients. ...more

December 26, 2007

How much of a raise is it, really? For the nearly 50 million Americans who collect Social Security retirement benefits, the 2.3 percent cost-of-living-adjustment in their monthly checks beginning in January may make only a small dent on their growing expenses. ...more

December 15, 2007

Fifty-four nursing homes, including one in St. Petersburg, are being told by the government that they are among the worst in their states in an effort to goad them into improving patient care. ...more

November 28, 2007

Iraqi journalists and international advocacy groups warned Tuesday that prosecuting an Associated Press photographer held for more than 19 months without charge is a worrisome precedent that threatens media freedom in the region. ...more

November 21, 2007

Nearly 2 million low-income Medicare participants could be switched to different insurance plans for their prescription drug coverage next year. ...more

November 4, 2007

Closely mirroring last year's findings, a coalition of minority advocacy groups concluded this week that the four major television networks had made some progress in increasing ethnic diversity in front of and behind the camera but still fell short in demonstrating an overall commitment to cultural diversity in their prime time lineups. ...more

November 2, 2007

Early in the AIDS epidemic, people infected with the virus often lost a dangerous amount of weight, at times looking gaunt and ghostly. ...more

October 4, 2007

Britain, Japan, Australia and others are pushing for an unprecedented treaty regulating the arms trade worldwide, in a campaign likely to last years and to pit them against a determined American foe, the National Rifle Association. ...more

October 1, 2007