Scrub tech causes major hepatitis scare in Colo.
Kimberly Spencer's 9-year-old son went to Audubon Ambulatory Surgery Center last month for what was supposed to be a routine surgery. The rambunctious child stuck a BB in his ear and doctors had to operate to remove it.

Obesity a risk factor in swine flu?
Some swine flu cases in Michigan are raising questions about obesity's role in why some people with infections become seriously ill.

FDA clears Eli Lilly's blood thinner Effient
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated blood thinner from Eli Lilly, though the drug must carry the agency's sternest warning because of its bleeding risks.

Study: 1 in 3 breast cancer patients overtreated
One in three breast cancer patients identified in public screening programs may be treated unnecessarily, a new study says. Karsten Jorgensen and Peter Gotzsche of the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen analyzed breast cancer trends at least seven years before and after government-run screening programs for breast cancer started in parts of Australia, Britain, Canada, Norway and Sweden.

FDA: Dough's E. coli strain differs from illness
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday the strain of E. coli found in a sample of raw cookie dough collected at a Nestle USA manufacturing plant does not match the strain that has been linked to a 30-state outbreak, and they aren't sure how the dough was contaminated.

Monkeys live longer on low-cal diet; would humans?
Eat less, live longer? It seems to work for monkeys: A 20-year study found cutting calories by almost a third slowed their aging and fended off death. This is not about a quick diet to shed a few pounds. Scientists have long known they could increase the lifespan of mice and more primitive creatures _ worms, flies _ with deep, long-term cuts from normal consumption.

Tests reveal some pet supplements skimp on meds
Arthritis supplements bought by millions of pet owners for their dogs, cats and horses sometimes skimp on the ingredients the makers claim can help aching paws and aging joints, and some contain high amounts of lead, an independent laboratory found.

Ebola found in Philippine pigs for first time
A form of ebola virus has been detected in pigs for the first time, raising concerns it could mutate and threaten humans, scientists report.