Two rabbits from Santa Fe area test positive for tularemia
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ Animal control officers say two rabbits removed from areas near Santa Fe have tested positive for tularemia. Tularemia is bacteria …
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California beaches reopen after goo cleanup
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) _ Seven miles of Southern California beach shut down for three days by an invasion of oily goo …
Alabama teachers who smoke to pay more for health insurance
By MARTIN SWANT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ A state board on Thursday approved a number of changes to state education employee benefit plans to help …
April US mine inspections result in 107 citations
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) _ Federal inspectors issued 107 citations and one order at U.S. mine operations in April. The Mine Safety and Health Administration says …
Woman wins $100 million in transvaginal mesh case
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) _ A Delaware jury has ordered a medical device manufacturer to pay $100 million to a woman who, despite two surgeries, still …
NW Ohio health agency: No sign water problem led to illness
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) _ The Toledo area’s local health department says no signs of illness were reported after a small amount of the northwest Ohio …
CDC investigating error that caused live anthrax shipments
By ROBERT BURNS and BRADY McCOMBS WASHINGTON (AP) _ The U.S. Army’s top general said Thursday that human error probably was not a factor in …
Zogenix says former obesity drug reduced seizures in study
NEW YORK (AP) _ Drugmaker Zogenix said Wednesday that a drug once used to fight obesity before it was taken off the market may help …
Contagious dog flu virus reaches Minnesota; 5 dogs got sick
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ A new canine influenza virus that has sickened dogs across the Midwest has reached Minnesota. The Board of Animal Health …
Beacon Health Systems affected by security breach
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ Patient information was put at risk when Beacon Health System was the subject of a security breach that gave unauthorized …