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Concerns about embryo modifications could derail "a promising area of therapeutic development, namely making genetic changes that cannot be inherited," according to Edward Lanphier, chairman of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine.

Could genetically engineered humans become a reality?

Robert King · April 30, 2015 9:00 am

Pharmacist Ed Cole points out the active ingredient of over-the-counter cold medicine at Hi-School Pharmacy store on July 20, 2005 in Milwaukie, Oregon. (Photo by Craig Mitchelldyer/Getty Images)

Banned stimulant found in dietary supplements

Robert King · April 29, 2015 11:17 pm

Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Mont.,Â signed a law Wednesday afternoon expanding Medicaid.

Montana officially expands Medicaid

Robert King · April 29, 2015 7:21 pm

Dr. Tom Ellison, MD., PHD., from Birmingham, Ala. stands outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, as the court hears arguments in King v. Burwell, a major test of President Barack Obama's health overhaul which, if successful, could halt health care premium subsidies in all the states where the federal government runs the insurance marketplaces. (AP Photo)

Small business could lose Obamacare subsidies in Supreme Court case

Robert King · April 29, 2015 4:40 pm

Oreste Alvarez holds a sign directing people to UniVista Insurance company where they can sign up for the Affordable Care Act on February 5, 2015 in Miami. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

More people buying their own insurance

Robert King · April 29, 2015 2:27 pm

Earlier this week, Pepsico announced Diet Pepsi will no longer contain the sweetener aspartame. (AP Photo)Â

Food companies bow to demand for natural ingredients

Robert King · April 29, 2015 9:00 am

In a Wednesday, April 11, 2012 photo, David Martin walks with his turkeys raised without the use of antibiotics at his farm, in Lebanon, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Tysons vows to get rid of antibiotics in chickens

Robert King · April 28, 2015 6:02 pm

The plastic beads go down a drain and are too small to be caught when the water is treated at a sewage plant. (Photo courtesy of 5 Gyres)

Energy and Environment

Congress seeks to ban plastic beads in cleansers

Robert King · April 28, 2015 9:00 am

Americans have access to more fluoride through toothpaste and mouth rinses than when the recommendations were introduced in 1962, theÂ Health and Human Services DepartmentÂ said. (Getty Images)

Government wants less fluoride in water

Robert King · April 27, 2015 5:19 pm

This Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, shows the door at a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Robinson Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Chipotle removes genetically modified ingredients

Robert King · April 27, 2015 1:42 pm

Aspartame has been around for decades and was put in Diet Pepsi in 1983. (Getty)

Pepsi dumps aspartame from diet

Robert King · April 25, 2015 9:00 am

Since the Affordable Care Act went into place at the beginning of 2014, uninsured rates have continued to drop, a new survey found. (Getty Images)

Customers opt for penalty rather than Obamacare

Robert King · April 24, 2015 9:06 pm