12:43 AM CST on Wednesday, February 25, 2009
A strain of salmonella that was detected at a Georgia peanut plant and caused hundreds of illnesses nationwide also has been confirmed in peanuts processed at a West Texas plant owned by the same company, Texas health officials announced Tuesday.
The Plainview plant was supplying peanut ingredients for 150 to 200 food manufacturers around the country. Several manufacturers Read the rest of this entry »
’s mission to expand health care by depriving him of an unusually well positioned architect for a big legislative campaign and leaving him without a backup plan.
Mr. Daschle’s decision to withdraw his candidacy for secretary of health and human services could slow the president’s drive to reshape the nation’s health care system as the White House searches for a replacement, and it could allow Congress to step into the Read the rest of this entry »
CHANDIGARH: A so-called crusader
against drug menace, former zonal director of NCB Saji Mohan initiated a number
of de-addiction campaigns in the Tricity, in which he involved area police and
many educational institutes.
On June 26, the controversial officer
was the main guest during a function organized to mark International Drug Day in
association with UT police and PGI. Here, Saji Mohan and his men demonstrated
the agency’s functioning Read the rest of this entry »
ST. LOUIS
,
Jan. 27
$7,500
grant to The Center for
Black Women’s Wellness, Inc. (CBWW) to support Journey to Wellness, a program
designed to address the disparity of mental health among black women.
Through education and advocacy, the program uses nontraditional modes such
as drama, movie nights with discussion sessions, and tea parties to provide
culturally appropriate opportunities for women to address fears associated
with accessing Read the rest of this entry »
Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 2:05 PM
His day job is running into burning buildings, putting out blazes and saving lives. He saves lives on the side, too, but in a much more subtle way: firefighter Rip Esselstyn has written a bestselling new diet book that shows readers how to lower their cholesterol – and thus their risk of heart attack and stroke.
The 46-year-old former professional triathlete and University of Texas swim team member was Read the rest of this entry »
In his first weekly radio/video address since taking office, President Obama again lays out the reasons he believes quick action is needed to lift the economy — and discusses some of the details to the plan he wants to see:
We begin this year and this administration in the midst of an unprecedented crisis that calls for unprecedented action. Just this week, we saw more people file for unemployment than at any time in the last twenty-six years, Read the rest of this entry »
A study being released today finds that bisphenol A, a chemical widely used to make plastic and suspected of causing cancer, stays in the body much longer than previously thought.
The findings are significant because the longer the chemical lingers in the body, the greater chance it has of doing harm, scientists say.
Researchers from the University of Rochester in New York also say the chemical may get into the body from sources such as plastic Read the rest of this entry »
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will be widening its investigation into the contamination of peanut products with salmonella.
According to MSNBC, the Georgia based company, Peanut Corporation of America, knowing shipped contaminated products back as far as 2007.
So far in February,
have been added to the FDA’s product recall list.
It was originally reported that product that was confirmed as tainted was not sent Read the rest of this entry »
heart disease.
CHEYENNE — Heart disease is Wyoming’s No. 1 killer.
But the state spends 12 times more money on cancer prevention and research.
And residents may hear messages to use less salt, eat healthy and exercise more, but the advice isn’t always a priority as people juggle families, jobs and bills.
Even those who know they are at risk for diabetes or cardiovascular disease may not know what they can do to prevent a heart attack, said Read the rest of this entry »
With a few drops of a liquid hallucinogen under his tongue and the smell of incense in the air, Texas resident Frank Ramirez says he can transport himself to a different world. Eyes shut and legs crossed, he first feels warm and flushed. Then the rush of the drug swirls into his head and, Ramirez says, he becomes “one with the room,” able to see and talk with long-deceased relatives.
“Sometimes I cry or laugh,” Ramirez says. “It’s a spiritual trip. Read the rest of this entry »