Health

Health Obama to seek more Alzheimer's research money

The Obama administration wants to spend just over half a billion dollars on Alzheimer's research next year, hoping to battle back against what could become the defining disease of the aging baby-boom generation.

Health Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars

Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.

Health Komen Oregon criticizes national Planned Parenthood decision Komen Oregon criticizes national Planned Parenthood decision (Video)

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the renowned breast-cancer charity, faced an escalating backlash Thursday over its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Some of Komen's local affiliates are openly upset, and at least one top official has quit, reportedly in protest.

National & World Girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant Girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant

A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes — and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.

Health 'You can't undo that day' 'You can't undo that day' (Video)

Nick Teixeira was just 15 years old when he shot Clackamas County Sgt. Damon Coates at point-blank range, nearly killing him.