NEW YORK (Associated Press) – Colgate-Palmolive Co. said Thursday that Chief Executive Ian Cook was given the additional title of chairman.
He will replace former CEO Reuben Mark, who will give up the post on Dec. 31. Mark was chairman for 22 years.
The move is consistent with previously announced succession plans, the company said in a statement.
Colgate makes its namesake toothpaste, as well as Hill’s Science Diet pet food and Tom’s of Maine Read the rest of this entry »

WATERBURY, Conn. -
Hospital says it will cut
about 10 percent of its work force, the equivalent of 160 full-time
positions, by the end of September.
The hospital says some jobs will be eliminated by attrition and
leaving vacant spots open, but that an undetermined number of
layoffs also is expected.
It reported an $8.5 million lost for its last budget year,
almost double the $4.3 million loss it absorbed in the previous
fiscal year.
The hospital’s Read the rest of this entry »

SAN JOSE – Narcotics agents arrested a San Jose man this month suspected of supplying South County gang members with methamphetamine to sell on the streets, authorities reported Friday.
They were tipped off to Ruben Lozano Hurtado’s alleged drug dealing late last year during the “Operation Red Bull,” according to Rich Westphal, commander of Santa Cruz County Narcotics Enforcement Team.
Hurtado, 39, was arrested Oct. 16 at his home in northeast Read the rest of this entry »

What you eat during your pregnancy could causes changes in the foetal brain, leading to over-eating later on in life.
The new research carried out by the Rockefeller University team found that a high fatty diet during pregnancy could cause offspring to have more brain cells specialised to produce appetite-stimulating proteins. 
The latest study suggests exposure to fats known as triglycerides from the mother’s diet has the same effect on the Read the rest of this entry »

Red Bulls' Conway, Parke suspended for drugs
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer has suspended New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Jon Conway and defender Jeff Parke — the first players in the league’s history to be penalized for using performance-enhancing drugs.
The two players were banned Thursday for 10 league games each.
They tested positive for androstatriendione and boldenone metabolites after purchasing and using an over-the-counter Read the rest of this entry »

The E. coli Risks of a Red Meat Diet
Oct. 29, 2008 — Red meat lovers face a double whammy when it comes to
E. coli
.
Not only does the bacterium that causes people to get sick often come from red meat, but a new study also suggests that a regular
E. coli
. The study was published in
.
Here is how it works. When people eat red meat and dairy, they absorb a sugar molecule called N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc). The human body does Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines
– A civil society lawyer on Monday pushed for the transfer of controversial former Agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante from St. Luke’s Medical Center to a government hospital.
Law professor Harry Roque Jr, in a radio interview, said Bolante has been abusing the kindness of the Senate, which has ordered his arrest to face the probe on the P728-million fertilizer fund scam, of which Bolante Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eartha Kitt, who rose from the Southern cotton fields to captivate audiences around the world with sultry performances as a singer, dancer and actress, died on Thursday at the age of 81.
Kitt died of colon cancer for which she was recently treated at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York, said Andrew Freedman, a long-time friend and publicist.
The cancer was detected about two years ago and treated but recurred after Read the rest of this entry »

The interim chief executive of Mercy Hospital in Devils Lake says the hospital is laying off about 20 people.
CEO Thomas Robinson says the layoffs are a “last resort” from a work force of about 215 employees.
He says the hospital has seen a significant drop in the number of patients, as well as an increase in the number of uninsured and charity care cases and declining reimbursement rates.
Robinson says the layoffs will have no major impact Read the rest of this entry »

You may find this surprising — I certainly did — but only about 15 percent of Americans regularly consume beverages and foods that contain artificial sweeteners.
Given the perpetual struggles in this nation with expanding waistlines, and the apparent popularity of
sodas, I would have expected that at least half the population would routinely try to cut
by choosing what scientists call non-nutritive sweeteners in place of caloric sweeteners Read the rest of this entry »