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This Feb. 19, 2015 photo shows Referee Module No. 2 of the Whole System Live Agent Test at Dugway Proving Ground in Dugway, Utah. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating that aspect of what went wrong at Dugway Proving Ground, the Army installation in Utah that sent the anthrax to government and commercial labs in nine states across the U.S. and to an Army lab in South Korea. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP)

America not ready for a bioterror attack: Experts

Robert King · June 3, 2015 4:01 am

Women with reduced sexual desire would benefit from a libido-enhancing drug, the FDA wrote, but then stressed that benefits must outweigh side effects before it will approve flibanserin. (AP Photo)Â

Female ‘viagra’ raises safety concerns

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 2, 2015 3:11 pm

Survivors of pediatric cancer are living longer, a new study found. (AP)

4 big developments in the fight to cure cancer

Robert King · June 2, 2015 4:01 am

The USDA recommends that food should only be stored for no longer than two hours, and only one hour if the temperature is more than 90 degrees, said spokesman Chris Bernstein. (AP Photo)Â

Don’t sicken your guests at your Memorial Day BBQ

Robert King · May 23, 2015 9:00 am

St. James Terminal,Â Â a U.S. Department of Energy ownedÂ marine unloading and distribution point for crude oil located southwest of Baton Rouge, La., is shown in this file photo. (AP Photo/U.S. Department of Energy)

House seeks to sell oil reserves to fast-track health cures

Robert King · May 21, 2015 3:14 pm

Peter Pan maker to pay $11.2 million over salmonella poisoning

Robert King · May 20, 2015 6:47 pm

"Additional cuts will further erode â¦ providers' ability to provide that care," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. (Getty File Photo)

Who will foot the bill for House ‘cures’ measure?

Robert King · May 20, 2015 9:00 am

The pharmaceutical industry has taken heat from Congress and states over the past year for high-cost specialty drugs that insurers and public health programs such as Medicare are struggling to afford.

Pressure mounts on drug makers’ price claims

Robert King · May 17, 2015 9:00 am

"There is evidence that the ... policy is becoming less effective over time," the FDA wrote. "In addition, the policy is perceived by some as discriminatory." (Getty)

Gay men may be allowed to donate blood

Paige Winfield Cunningham · May 12, 2015 7:43 pm

A Blue Bell Creameries employee loads recalled ice cream into a truck after picking it up from a convenience store on Thursday, April 23, 2015, in Brenham, Texas. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)

FDA details problems at tainted ice cream factories

Robert King · May 7, 2015 10:28 pm

Rep. Jim Cooper cited 2014 research from Brigham and Women's Hospital that found medical research is sex-neutral, gender-neutral or skewed to male physiology. (AP Photo)Â

House bill seeks to include women in medical research

Robert King · May 6, 2015 6:14 pm

A class action lawsuit claims large brewer MillerCoors is allegedly calling its Blue Moon product a "craft beer" to charge consumers more money. (AP Photo)Â

Blue Moon sued over ‘craft beer’ claims

Robert King · May 5, 2015 9:00 am