[ad_1] Twelve people in Mobile County have contracted West Nile virus since August, the County of Mobile County Health said Friday. This is the twelfth case confirmed in the laboratory since the …
Read More »LSU Wayde Sims basketball player was shot in the head during the fight, officials say | Crime / police
[ad_1] LSU basketball player Wayde Sims was just hours away from the court for the first official Tigers practice of his junior year, when he was shot and killed in a fight …
Read More »County Officials Report Meningitis Epidemic on SDSU Campus
[ad_1] SAN DIEGO – County health officials have declared an epidemic of meningococcal meningitis on the SDSU campus after the hospitalization of a second student during this semester, it was announced Friday. …
Read More »Officials insist on vaccination after influenza season in which 80,000 people died
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – After a severe 2017-2018 influenza season during which about 900,000 people were hospitalized and 80,000 died, the US authorities insisted on the need to vaccinate all people aged 6 …
Read More »State officials want regulations on the sale of electronic cigarettes in the state.
[ad_1] TO CLOSE Dr. Currier warns of an epidemic related to the use of electronic cigarettes by minors. Jimmie E. Gates Public Health Officer Mary Currier(Photo: Jimmie E. Gates / Clarion Ledger) …
Read More »Risks of influenza can persist after cure, warns public health officials
[ad_1] We all know that the flu is bad. But after a historically difficult season, public health researchers warn that it's even worse than many people think, resulting in an increased risk …
Read More »Criminal charges will not be laid for Meighan Cordie's death, Yamhill County officials say
[ad_1] Meighan Cordie / Yamhill County Sheriff's Office No criminal charges will be laid following the death of a 27-year-old woman found at the bottom of an embankment in Yamhill County last …
Read More »Legionella was found at all but 3 schools in West Orange: officials
[ad_1] WEST ORANGE, NJ – First, they were found at the town hall. They were later found in half a dozen other municipal buildings. Now, less than six weeks after the discovery …
Read More »Ohio set a record for patented medicines in 2017; the officials cite progress.
[ad_1] A record 4,854 Ohioans died of accidental drug overdoses last year, an increase of 20% from 2016, according to the Ohio Department of Health's final report on the impact of the …
Read More »Lego wheelchair helps injured turtles at Maryland Zoo heal, say officials
[ad_1] According to a Maryland Zoo press release, a "Lego Custom Wheelchair" was designed for an East Indian box turtle that needed help after injuring and undergoing surgery. (Maryland Zoo) A turtle …
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