The FDA has localized the source of the recent Salmonella outbreak. The funky peanut butter and peanut butter paste came from the Peanut Corporation of America processing plant in Blakely, Georgia. This company distributed their contaminated peanut products to 70 other companies who put them into hundreds of different products, including cookies, crackers, candy, cereal and ice cream. A list of recalled products is available
Some dog treats contain Read the rest of this entry »

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Seven weeks into the season, an NFL player without bumps and bruises is harder to find than a new subprime mortgage.
The Cardinals are no different. Wide receiver Anquan Boldin is coming off facial surgery but likely will play Sunday against the Panthers. Quarterback Kurt Warner has a sore right index finger and a bruised left hand. Safety Adrian Wilson has been limited the past two games because of a hamstring strain. The team’s Read the rest of this entry »

Tuesday, January 20, 2009
It happens every year at this time — the resolutions, the yogurt commercials,the tabloid-magazine covers promising details on exactly how the stars stay slim. Newdiet books and plans also enjoy top billing in January. One can, among other choices, go on a lemon-juice fast or eat only raw foods or go back to good, old
. The choices are almost as varied as the excuses and buffet selections that caused your waistband to Read the rest of this entry »

November 20, 2008
As the winter holidays come to a close in January, the University Fitness Center (UFC) will be changing their hours slightly. Beginning January 2, 2009, the Fitness Center will be closing on Friday and Saturday nights at 8 pm instead of 9 pm. Why the change in hours? The UFC website provides the answer: “[L]ack of use by UFC members and the cost of keeping the facility open when it is not busy.”
The UFC is currently open Read the rest of this entry »

Shortly after a 17-year-old threatened to kill someone, his grandmother drove him to the hospital to leave him under the safe haven law.
She told him during the drive she was going to leave him.
His response: I guess I’ll be on TV.
The grandmother left him and his attitude at Nebraska Medical Center about 10 p.m. Wednesday.
“Everybody’s got a breaking point,” she said.
It was the 17th time parents or guardians have left children at hospitals Read the rest of this entry »

, but it may not have adequately tested the device for
, said
of the Minneapolis Heart Institute in an article he wrote with Dr. Adrian K. Almquist, published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
The problem, Dr. Hauser says, is in the design of a new way of
to the wires that carry high-voltage electrical volts between the units and the heart. Currently, the two high-voltage wires enter the housing of a device through separate, insulated Read the rest of this entry »

BELLFLOWER, Calif. (AP) — A woman gave birth Monday to eight babies, only the second time in history octuplets have survived more than a few hours, doctors said.
The mother gave birth to six boys and two girls weighing between 1 pound, 8 ounces, and 3 pounds, 4 ounces, doctors at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center said. The hospital had scheduled a Caesarean section for seven babies, but doctors were surprised when an eighth came Read the rest of this entry »

Washington (dbTechno) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come out and announced that they have approved the AstraZeneca drug Seroquel XR to treat bipolar disorder.
The drug from AstraZeneca was previously approved by the FDA to treat schizophrenia, but will now also be used to treat bipolar disorder.
The Swedish company announced Friday that the FDA has given the drug the green light.
The drug is a cash cow for the company to Read the rest of this entry »

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A national magazine has named Madison the No. 1 place in American for men, while a second magazine names the city No. 8 in the U.S. for women.
Men's Health magazine ranked cities based on 38 factors, including cancer rates, air quality and the number of gym memberships. It ranked Wisconsin's capital No. 1 overall, and No. 7 for best quality of life for men.
Women's Health magazine says Madison is No. 8 in America Read the rest of this entry »

The newest weight-loss coach is a mouse-click away, with scores of Web sites and online newsgroups offering guidance and support to dieters and exercisers.
Some sites are free, offering calorie-counting, nutritional and activity databases to help users keep a grip on just how long they’ll need to exercise to burn off the calories they’re logging every day.
Other sites charge an annual or weekly fee for similar services, along with access to how-to Read the rest of this entry »