Health
Iowa City schools served some recalled lettuce
Lettuce that had been recalled over fears of listeria contamination was served at Iowa City Community School District schools. The district says in a news release that officials were notified about the recall on Monday, after much of the lettuce had already been served. The rest won't be used. Federal ...
University student in Tampa diagnosed with TB
A University of South Florida student has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and it's the second case this year at the school. The Hillsborough County Health Department said Tuesday that the student is being treated and recovering in isolation. About 30 other students, faculty, staff and people in the community may ...
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Panel Recommends Against Routine Prostate Test
Healthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screenings, says updated advice from a government panel that found the PSA blood tests do more harm than good. (May 22)
NC company wants to use art to encourage health
A new company in High Point is hoping to color the world with its art prints that encourage folks to eat smarter, think positively and exercise. Paradigm Nutrition Inc., formed in late 2011, offers "nutritional facts in a nonthreatening, easy-to-understand way," said Bill McKenzie, who owns the company with his ...
Woman charged in NJ deaths of 2 Canadian tourists
A woman arrested in the daytime stabbing deaths of two Canadian tourists near an Atlantic City casino laughed, frowned, grimaced and repeatedly asked where her lawyer was Tuesday as she was charged with murdering the women, one of them 80 years old. Antoinette Pelzer stabbed the women Monday morning as ...
Auction claims it's selling vial with Reagan blood
A Channel Islands auction house says it's selling a vial that allegedly contains blood residue from Ronald Reagan — a move denounced Tuesday by the late U.S. president's family and his foundation. The vial being auctioned online was used by the laboratory that tested Reagan's blood when he was treated ...
UNC, WakeMed hospitals end Raleigh turf battle
One of North Carolina's largest private hospital systems and the University of North Carolina Health Care System ended a turf battle Tuesday over the Research Triangle region's health care market. Public university system President Tom Ross and the heads of UNC Health Care and Raleigh-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals announced ...
Officials: 35 babies exposed to TB in 2 hospitals
Health officials are warning parents that their babies were exposed to tuberculosis while in neonatal-intensive care units at hospitals in Sacramento and Fairfield. The Sacramento Bee (http://bit.ly/KJsKqT) reports health officials on Tuesday notified the parents of 20 infants who spent time at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento from March 14 ...
Kuna school closing after lice outbreak
A southwestern Idaho school district is closing an elementary school due to an outbreak of head lice. The Kuna School District closed Indian Creek Elementary Tuesday because more than 60 students and nine staff members have head lice. District officials said the school was being closed for the day so ...
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New Medicine. Can IPads Help Spot Dementia Risk?
British doctors begin trials today of an iPad memory test they believe will give early identification of people who have risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. (May 22)
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