ROUBAIX, France – Robert De Niro (search) got choked up at an exhibit of paintings by his father in northeastern France. “This is a magnificent exhibit,” said De Niro, whose father, Robert De Niro Sr. (search), passed away more than a decade ago. “I’m sad that my father is not …

Antibiotics don’t help a chest cold much — even if you’re coughing up icky green gunk, a new study shows. The new findings don’t apply to people with underlying lung disease. These patients probably do benefit from antibiotics. But the rest of us do not, find Paul Little, MD, professor …

CARSON, Calif. – Some American youngsters will have a chance to learn how to “Bend It Like Beckham (search).” David Beckham (search), who stars for England and Real Madrid, will be a partner in a soccer academy set to open this fall at the Home Depot Center in Carson, a …

Hundreds of patients who depend on a blood-derived drug to prevent life-threatening infections are struggling to obtain it because of a change in Medicare financing, prompting top blood specialists to declare a crisis. Some patients say they’re months overdue for crucial infusions of immune globulin (search), as Medicare cuts prompt …

JERUSALEM – Top Israeli blue chip companies, including a high-tech giant that trades in New York, are suspected of using illicit surveillance software to steal information from their rivals and enemies, including US tech giant Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and the Ace Hardware chain. The list of victims is equally impressive, ranging …

People with a type of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis may fare better by taking anti-inflammatory drugs on a steady schedule instead of on an as-needed basis. So say European researchers in June’s issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. In their two-year study, X-rays showed that the disease progressed more slowly in …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Authorities said Thursday that the beating of a Los Alamos nuclear lab (search) auditor outside a bar was unrelated to his status as a whistleblower. The police statement did not say that Tommy Hook (search), 52, had offered false information when he said he was beaten to …

MANCHESTER, N.H. – A little girl who Manchester, N.H., police believed was in danger has been found safe in Florida with her family. Police yesterday released two photos of a blue-eyed, blonde girl, but they said they didn’t know who the child was or where she might be. One photo …

The face of the typical AIDS patient is fast becoming female. It’s happening all over the world — and the U.S. is no exception. If you think this can’t be so, follow Frances H. Priddy, MD, MPH, on her rounds at Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital. The Grady AIDS ward mirrors …

Bankrupt supermarket chain Winn-Dixie (search) announced Tuesday that it will close 326 of its 913 stores in the coming months and will trim 22,000 of 78,000 positions as part of its proposed Chapter 11 (search) reorganization plan. The company said it will stop operating in Tennessee, Virginia and the Carolinas, …