Posts in category Health

By ANNA PATRICK The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ Brady Stafford sits quietly, his feet flat on the floor with pencil in hand, as …

PHOENIX (AP) _ Environmental regulators have issued an ozone health watch for metropolitan Phoenix for Friday and Saturday. A health watch is issued when ozone …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ The University of Minnesota Medical Center has been named a regional treatment center for patients with Ebola and other highly infectious diseases. …

GARY, Ind. (AP) _ Friendship Family Planning, a clinic in Gary that at one time offered abortions, shut its doors late last month, according to …

WARRI, Nigeria (AP) _ Dozens of people in southern Nigeria are dying of poisoning from possibly adulterated home-brewed alcohol, health officials said Friday, days after …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ State regulations that limit the construction of new hospitals would be eliminated under a bill passed by the Florida House. The …

TULSA, Okla. (AP) _ The Tulsa Health Department and the Community Service Council’s Healthy Start programs are partnering to host a free Men’s Health Summit. …

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ Kansas health officials say five lakes around the state currently have toxic algae blooms. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment …

By GLYNN A. HILL WASHINGTON (AP) _ Advocates for ailing Sept. 11 first responders say Congress should permanently extend a law providing medical monitoring and …

By JANIE HAR SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Soda and some other sugary drinks contribute to health problems, San Francisco supervisors said as they voted unanimously …