A 9-year-old boy looking for help after his mother crashed their van in the southern Arizona desert was rescued by a man entering the United States illegally. The man stayed with the boy until help arrived the next day, an official said. ...more

November 24, 2007

Four transplant recipients in Chicago have contracted HIV from an organ donor, the first known cases in more than 20 years of the virus being spread by organ transplants. The organs also gave all four patients hepatitis C, in what health officials said was the first reported instance of the two viruses being spread simultaneously by a transplant. ...more

November 14, 2007

I may need to change my long-term goal, which is to make it to retirement, at which time I'd planned to sleep late and loll around until 11, drinking coffee and reading the paper. ...more

November 8, 2007

The accolades keep coming for America Ferrera. The Emmy-winning star of 'Ugly Betty' is now the Hispanic Woman of the Year, the Hollywood Reporter and Billboard announced Thursday. ...more

October 5, 2007

Elderly male heart patients are two to three times more likely than female patients to receive implanted devices that shock a malfunctioning heart back into normal rhythms, and white men are about a third more likely than black men to receive them, researchers reported today. ...more

October 3, 2007

A surprising study of elderly people suggests that those who see themselves as self-disciplined, organized achievers have a lower risk for developing Alzheimer's disease than people who are less conscientious. ...more

October 2, 2007

For the first time, an osteoporosis drug has reduced deaths and prevented new fractures in elderly patients with broken hips, according to new research. ...more

September 18, 2007