AP Enterprise: NASA, cruise line got flu shots (AP)

Graphic shows select locations of swine flu vaccine distribution when there was a short supply In Oct. and Nov.AP - Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of Energy office in Idaho.




WHO: Not sure if drug-resistant TB is worsening (AP)
AP - The World Health Organization says it doesn't have enough information to know if it is winning the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Kraft mac & cheese, other foods are about to get less salty (AP)

Kraft Food products sit on a shelf at a Walgreens store in Willowbrook, Illinois January 19, 2010. REUTERS/Frank PolichAP - Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut the salt in its products that are sold in North America by an average of 10 percent over the next two years to appeal to health-conscious consumers.




Attempt stalls to ban smoking at Calif state parks (AP)

Ian Zamora holds his cigarette at the wall separating the parking area from the sand at Surfrider Beach in Malibu, Calif., Wednesday, March 17, 2010. California lawmakers on Thursday will consider what is believed to be the nation's most far-reaching smoking ban in state parks as a way to get unsightly cigarette butts off the beach, eliminate second-hand smoke and reduce the threat of wildfires. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - An attempt by the California Legislature to impose what is believed to be the nation's most far-reaching smoking ban in state parks stalled Thursday over objections it would inappropriately punish smokers.




Calif. board to study requiring condoms in porn (AP)
AP - California's worker safety board voted Thursday to further study a proposal that would require porn actors to wear condoms during sex scenes.

US clinic sparks debate with UK human egg raffle (AP)

FILE - This is a Saturday July 26, 2003 file photo of Louise Brown, front center, with Alastair Macdonald front fourth left, the first in vitro fertilized female and male babies born, attend the 25th anniversary reunion at the Bourn Hall Clinic near Cambridge, England. An American infertility clinic is offering free human eggs to one British woman for attending an informational seminar Wednesday March 17, 2010 in London.The promotion, which has been described by some as a raffle, has sparked an ethical debate in Britain about whether women should be paid for their eggs, which is illegal in the European Union, but not in the United States. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)AP - An American infertility clinic seeking business in Britain prompted fierce criticism by offering free eggs from a U.S. woman to one participant in a promotional seminar in London on Wednesday.




More Kids Now Extremely Obese (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- The obesity epidemic is hitting children harder than ever, with 7.3 percent of boys and 5.5 percent of girls classified as extremely obese in a California study, researchers from Kaiser Permanente report.

Gays, Lesbians Excluded From Some Medical Studies (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- Gays and lesbians are excluded from many medical studies involving issues of sexual health such as impotence or low sex drive, a new report finds.

Clinical Trials Update: March 19, 2010 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

Swine Flu in Pregnancy Leads Some to ICU (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women with the H1N1 (swine) flu were 13 times more likely to become critically ill than non-pregnant women infected with H1N1, according to a report from researchers in Australia and New Zealand.

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