Posts in category Health

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ The government is lowering the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water because some kids …

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) _ A dramatic increase in hospitalizations tied to synthetic marijuana is hitting eastern Pennsylvania, officials said. The Morning Call reported (http://bit.ly/1HmHdq5) that …

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) _ Colombia*s Health Ministry is recommending the immediate suspension of aerial spraying of a herbicide that*s the cornerstone of U.S.-financed efforts to …

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Two health entities in central North Dakota are being recognized for collaborating in an effort to improve their bottom lines. The …

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ Environmental groups in New York say their top legislative priorities this year would restrict sales of shampoo, toothpaste and other grooming …

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ A forum at the University of Maine at Augusta will focus on the challenges facing the state’s growing elderly population. The …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Students from 27 high schools, prep schools and middle schools in central South Carolina are getting a chance to have free …

RANCHESTER, Wyo. (AP) _ The town of Ranchester has found new options that could reduce the cost of chlorinating discharge into the Tongue River from …

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ The head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections says the state could save $2 million over the …

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) _ The Pitkin County coroner’s office is planning to use virtual autopsies in cases where a traditional procedure is either not needed …