INTEREST RATES HOLD STEADY

Amid crisis, Fed turns on spigot

Responding to Wall Street's worst day since 2001, the Federal Reserve pumped billions of dollars into the nation's banking system but held interest rates steady on Tuesday, as the stock market whipsawed wildly between gains and losses. More » 

» Officials say state, local pension funds safe from trouble

» Insurer AIG saved with $85 billion loan

AILMENTS DETECTED IN ADULTS

Study links heart disease to bisphenol A

Adults with higher levels of the common chemical bisphenol A in their urine had significantly increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and liver abnormalities, according to the first large study of human exposure to the substance. More » 

» Testimony on bisphenol A stirs debate

» WATCHDOG REPORT: Chemical fallout

NO OTHER PATIENTS SURVIVED PROTOCOL

Rabies strategy remains novel

Four years after Fond du Lac teenager Jeanna Giese was bitten by a bat in a church, she remains the only human known to have survived rabies without vaccine. More »