Health Care

Budget Battles

  • Gluten-Free Food Labels Finally Have Teeth

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    What Happened . The Food and Drug Administration created a new standard for gluten-free food labeling. Any packaged food that is labeled “gluten free” must now contain less than 20 parts per million...

  • As Docs Opt Out of Obamacare, a Two-Tiered System Is Born

    By Jeffrey Cohen, Kaiser Health News

    On a recent afternoon at his office in Hartford, Conn., Dr. Doug Gerard examines a patient complaining of joint pain. Gerard, an internist, checks her out, asks her a few questions about her symptoms...

  • U.S. Hospital to Take First American Ebola Patients

    By Julie Steenhuysen and COLLEEN JENKINS, Reuters

    A U.S. aid worker who was infected with the deadly Ebola virus while working in West Africa will be flown to the United States to be treated in a high-security ward at Emory University Hospital in...

  • This $6500 Water Bike Aims for a Splashy Launch

    By Jacob Pramuk, CNBC

    When Judah Schiller goes for a bike ride, he might pedal alongside dolphins instead of trees. Perched on a frame that floats on 11-foot inflatable pontoons, he's seen a group of sea lions poke their...

  • Here’s What Is Pushing the Market Down

    By Bob Pisani, CNBC

    Stocks are sharply lower , with European stocks trading ugly right from the start . Germany is down more than one percent, and is lodged at the lowest levels in nearly three months. Several factors...