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Police arrested an Indiana man on May 8 for allegedly making a number of threats against Speaker John Boehner. According to the Justice Department, Brandon James Thompson began threatening Boehner (R-Ohio) because Congress hasn’t extended unemployment insurance, reports Politico. Thompson, of New Castle, Indiana, was receiving unemployment checks in the amount of $341 every month. But that came to an …

Even though health experts have stressed the importance of maintaining a good weight and an active lifestyle, new data suggest that obesity rates in Europe are rising. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UK Health Forum, by 2030, Ireland could become Europe’s fattest nation.

The Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit on Friday against Xerox, alleging that one of the company’s subsidiaries allowed dentists to over-bill for, potentially, hundreds of millions in questionable Medicaid dental work. Also Friday, the Texas Heath and Human Services Commission (HHSC) cancelled its Medicaid contract with Xerox.

If you’re a member of the New York State Senate, this Jon Stewart clip probably won’t be on your list of “must-see videos this morning.” But residents of the Empire State—or anyone in the United States for that matter; even Republicans!—will surely appreciate Stewart making a mockery of a State Senate bill naming yogurt the official snack of New York.

Remains of unidentified victims killed in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York have been returned to the site today in a ceremonial procession, despite criticism from some family members of those who died in the terror attacks. The remains were moved to an underground repository at Ground Zero, the same building as the National September …

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today allowed marketing of the DEKA Arm System, the first prosthetic arm that can perform multiple, simultaneous powered movements controlled by electrical signals from electromyogram (EMG) electrodes.

Health officials say the patient who was being treated for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was released from Munster’s Community Hospital today. A hospital spokesperson says the patient tested negative for MERS, does not have any more symptoms and poses no threat to the community. The patient has also been cleared to travel. The hospital finalized the discharge plan with …

A judge on Friday struck down Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage, saying the state has “no rational reason” for preventing gay couples from marrying. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza ruled that the 2004 voter-approved amendment to the state constitution violates the rights of same-sex couples.

Local cancer-drug maker Biolyse had its licence suspended by Health Canada, casting its future and 60 jobs in doubt. Injectable paclitaxel (6mg/ml), used in the treatment of certain lung and breast cancers, is currently the only drug produced at that facility.

According to a new federal report, the number of syphilis cases within the United States has risen over the past few years particularly in gay and bisexual men. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the latest numbers are alarming since syphilis, which is a sexually transmitted infection (STI), was nearly eliminated within the nation over …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has denied a citizen’s petition from Bayer to add “primary” prevention of heart attacks and strokes to aspirin labeling.