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U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued a preliminary injunction after Planned Parenthood challenged the state’s move to terminate its contract to provide health services under Medicaid, the federal and state healthcare program for the poor. Planned Parenthood is an abortion provider. The judge wrote that Alabama had not provided a reason for terminating its agreement with the Planned Parenthood affiliate serving the region, as required under federal law.
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — In a video he made with his PlayStation, a 12-year-old developmentally disabled boy in a group home points to his swollen right eye and says, “Mom, this is what it looks like. … He slammed me.”
California is examining new World Health Organization findings to determine whether to add red meat and foods like hot dogs, sausages and bacon to a cancer-alert list, setting the stage for a potential battle with the meat industry over warning labels.The inclusion of meat and processed meat on the list could reduce consumer demand, hurting…
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – As fewer U.S. high school students exclusively smoke cigarettes and cigars, more of them are using marijuana, a recent study suggests. Overall, the proportion of teens in grades 9 through 12 who only smoked traditional tobacco products declined to 7.4 percent of students in 2013 from 20.5 percent of students in 1997, the study found. While concerted public health efforts to prevent cigarette use
Wayne Hutchinson is looking forward to getting back on Grumeti in the bet365 West Yorkshire Hurdle at Wetherby on Saturday.
Sky Sports expert Richard Graves makes his predictions ahead of another exciting round of NFL games in Week 8.
Our Matt Brocklebank highlights six horses worth keeping a close eye on at this year’s Breeders’ Cup jamboree in Keeneland.
La Liga strugglers Levante have appointed Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia as their new head coach after sacking Lucas Alcaraz on Sunday.
Ralph Beckett was in buoyant mood after supervising his Breeders’ Cup Filly And Mare Turf candidate Secret Gesture on the training track at Keeneland this morning.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wally the Welsh corgi used to get dressed up to go trick-or-treating for Halloween, often as a banana, once as a dinosaur.
