Girls and obese children are likelier to take advantage of this knowledge

Study found more germs and a wider variety of bacterial types in houses with dogs

But it's unclear what the finding might mean for patients

Hopelessness, disability may play a role in feelings of despair, study finds

But questions remain about widespread screening

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reading, writing, arithmetic — and PE?

DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.

By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - A trip to space with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio raised 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million) for charity at a glitzy fundraiser at the Cannes film festival on Thursday. At the 20th annual event organized by amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, DiCaprio emerged as the mystery guest to accompany the winner on a Virgin Galactic flight into space. Actress Sharon Stone said the winner would spend three days in training with DiCaprio in Mexico before blast-off. ...