Posts in category Health

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ Rhode Island health officials have closed three beaches to swimming because of high bacteria counts in the water. The state Department …

By TAMMIE SMITH Richmond Times-Dispatch RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Meriam Macauley, a pre-dental student at Rutgers University, touched a thin, flexible fiber to points on …

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) _ A health official in Youngstown is advising against eating fish from three lakes in Mill Creek Park since a sewer overflow …

By MARIA CHENG and RAPHAEL SATTER LONDON (AP) _ The Ebola outbreak exposed the U.N. health agency’s organizational failings, a panel reported Tuesday _ but …

BALTIMORE (AP) _ Health officials are warning Baltimore residents that drug overdose deaths linked to a highly potent chemical commonly used to lace heroin are …

SALEM, N.J. (AP) _ At least five children were given the wrong immunizations at a health clinic for the uninsured, including a 2-year-old boy who …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ The rise of heroin usage and subsequent surge in hepatitis C infections in central Ohio has state health officials considering new …

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — Would you know what to do if you see someone collapse, not breathing a loved one at …

After finishing and overnight shift, I made a stop by a client’s home on my way home for what it thought would be a quick …

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) _ The city of Dearborn is considering whether to ban smoking in all of its public parks because of health concerns. The …