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- While a toddler puffs away, children in Ilocos grow tobacco Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:56AMEarly this year, news footage of two-year-old Ardi Rizal puffing away in Indonesia, the world's third largest consumer of cigarettes, sparked global outrage. But there is not much sympathy for the children who are helping grow tobacco in the Ilocos region, where the livelihood is considered a family affair.
- Health officials expect decline in H1N1 cases from last year Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:16AMBy David Rookhuyzen Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – A state health official says that the worst of H1N1 passed last flu season, but don’t put away the hand sanitizer just yet. “ We expect H1N1 to be back again this year because that’s what happens when we have pandemics,” said Karen Lewis, the medical director for the Arizona Immunization Program, part of the state Department of Health Services ...
- Couple charged with attempted murder Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:27AMThey are also charged with kidnapping and sex assault
- Dengue cases rise to 127 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:08PMDENGUE FEVER remains a threat in Barbados with the number of cases soaring to 127.
- Cache Valley smokeshop will stop selling Spice Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:02PMThose looking to buy Spice in Cache County may soon have to search a little harder.
- Listeria and Salmonella Threats Prompt Recall of Morningland Dairy, Ozark Hills Farm Cheeses Recalled Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:36PMMorningland Dairy of Mountain View, Missouri, is recalling 68,957 pounds of cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and also has the potential to be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus. Morningland Dairy’s raw milk cheese is sold in the lower 48 states via mail order, retail stores, crop sharing associations, and direct delivery. The cheese [...]
- The School Bus Playlist Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:20PMI was a nervous kid. Not sure what the modern medical diagnosis would be, but back then I believe the clinical term was "Barfy Magee." I was especially sobby and hurl-prone when it came to school. It didn’t take much for me to heave Froot Loops, especially anticipating the scarring 8-minute bus ride to school. The horror! That’s why — 33 years later — I was an absolute wreck taking my oldest, 6 ...
- Man's kidneys shut down; spends three days in ICU Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:58AMRandall Boles never saw the rattlesnake as he stepped over the small pile of limbs and brush. But he felt something stick the back of his leg. "It felt like a briar," he said. "I looked at my leg, but there was no blood. I just kept on going."
- What’s Going Around for September 1st Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:57AMAn upset stomach can be miserable, and that's what you need to watch out for this week.
- Better understanding of dementia leading to more effective therapies Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:22AMLast week, I answered a question about the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Today I want to talk a little about how dementia is treated.
- Vuelta a Espana - Mystery illness rocks Team Sky Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:13PMA mystery illness has struck Team Sky, forcing two riders to abandon the Vuelta a Espana during the third stage.
- Mystery illness leaves Team Sky floundering Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:12PMBy Alasdair Fotheringham
- Mystery illness leaves Team Sky floundering Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:12PMA mystery illness has struck Team Sky forcing two riders to abandon the Tour of Spain during the third stage Monday while three others have also been left feeling very sick.
- Ill Team Sky riders abandon Tour Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:21PMTwo Team Sky riders quit the Tour of Spain during the third stage having been left sick by a mystery illness that has swept through the team.
- Indiana State Excise Police increase patrols around BSU over weekend Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:51AMCorporal Brian Lang and officer Doug Schwertfager arrest a young woman for public intoxication and minor consumption after she refused to cooperate early Sunday morning. Police jailed two people during this last weekend.
- Troy motorist dies during traffic stop Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:48AMTROY — Police say a man taken into custody after a traffic stop in Troy went into convulsions and died at the hospital.
- Toxic algae blooms choking Lake Erie Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:38PMAfter years of recovery, Lake Erie is sick again.
- Chaos hits another Kabul girls' school Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:18AMDozens of pupils treated in hospital as Afghan militants accused of poison attack on girls When the order came to evacuate the Totia high school, hundreds of girls ran from their desks clutching handkerchiefs and their headscarves over their mouths. School bags were abandoned as some leapt out of the ground floor windows of their dilapidated two-storey school block rather than trying to push ...
- Trona Town Crier for August Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:08AM Trona residents should rest easier following two arrests. In the wake of a rash of burglaries earlier this month, Cpl. David Garrison told those gathered for the monthly Community Services Council meeting on Wednesday that David Barton Jr. (aka Elf) and Jason Carter had been arrested and would remain in custody. “The burglaries have ceased since we arrested those two men. If anyone has any ...
- Mafia 2 review Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:02AMFull review: Enter a Mafia world of guns, car chases and a great soundtrack Posted by Jon Blyth
- Coconut delight Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:01AMIn Vietnam, the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre is famous for the abundance of coconuts that grow there.
- Genentech Provides Update on FDA Application for T-DM1 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:05AMSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Refuse to File letter for accelerated approval for the company’s trastuzumab-DM1 (T-DM1) Biologics License Application (BLA). As planned, Genentech will continue with its ongoing Phase III registrational T-DM1 ...
- Yale scientist finds West Nile, mosquito connection Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:05AMNEW HAVEN — The West Nile virus better watch out. A Yale scientist has figured out how it manages to get a mosquito to let it live inside the bloodsucker’s body.
- Proactive rule throws a flag on concussions dave konopki opinion Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:03AMYou couldn’t pay me enough to officiate a sporting event, especially on the high school level.
- Genentech Provides Update on FDA Application for T-DM1 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:00AMSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.----Genentech, a member of the Roche Group , today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Refuse to File letter for accelerated approval for the company’s trastuzumab-DM1 Biologics License Application .
- Public Health Dept. issues whooping cough advisory, offers free clinic Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:30PMOver the past few weeks, there have been 5 laboratory confirmed cases as well as multiple suspected cases of Pertussis in Nevada County.
- Cache County delays vote on whether to ban Spice Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:32AMWith the Cache County Council considering an ordinance that would outlaw the marijuana-like substance called Spice, both advocates and critics of the legislation got a chance Tuesday to try to influence the councilmembers.
- In the Amazon jungle, a new vision of self Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:53PMWhile in Peru, author Adam Elenbaas drank a psychedelic brew called ayahuasca in Peru. His life has never been the same ... see page 7Author Adam Elenbaas drank a psychedelic brew called ayahuasca. And what he experienced changed his life.
- Little baby gets big boost from community Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:37AMAlmost five months old and still weighing only nine pounds, tiny Johannah Vanderaa faces a long road ahead. Thanks to the kindness and caring of an entire community, that road suddenly seems a little less daunting.
- Cousins 'drug addict' not 'drug cheat' Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:00AMBEN Cousins last night denied he was a drug cheat yet conceded he rarely trained or played better than when he used illicit substances.
- Parents upset over coach's tactics Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:02AMTwo girls were taken to the hospital after an Aug. 16 practice at Hatboro-Horsham High School.
- Dog days of summer: Boulder sees increase in heat-related pet emergencies on open space Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:19PMOscar, a yellow Labrador and golden retriever mix, takes a refreshing dip in the Silver Lake Ditch near the Sanitas Valley Trail on Monday, while his owner, Alan Longo, watches.
- Julie Burchill: Booze is as evil as fags. But not as evil as indulgent mothers and their brats Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:25PMEveryone's got their own Something Nasty In The Woodshed, and mine is Madonna's muff. Not in the flesh, you understand – rather, hand-held in black-and-white, glimpsed a whopping EIGHTEEN YEARS ago when some commissioning clown thought it would be a right laugh to give sensitive, sheltered me her book SEX to review. Visions of that greasy muff, which one could easily have fried an egg on without ...
- Receiving pleasure is gym dandy Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:04AMBy Dan Savage I am a 30-year-old woman with a strange problem. I recently started lifting weights, and every time I use the arm machines, I have an orgasm. It is not obvious to anyone else (I think), and my sex life is great outside of the gym. I don't know if I should stop using the machines, because it's rude and kind of weird to have that happening, but it just seems to be a physical reaction ...
- Mike Furrey says he's out for the year Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:52PMMike Furrey's winding pro football career may have quietly come to an end on Thursday.Chris Russell of ESPN 980 in Washington reports that the Redskins wide receiver was seen leaving the team's facility on Thursday with his personal belongings. Furrey...
- PFT: Tebow might miss preseason home debut Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:38PMTebow suffered a rib injury when he lowered his shoulder and plowed into the end zone in the Broncos' preseason opener, and as a result he missed his second straight practice today and might not be able to play in the Broncos' home preseason opener.
- Brandon Jones visits the Seahawks; Vikings may be next Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:37PMThe Seattle Seahawks continue to be interested in San Francisco's leftovers.Two days after taking defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer off the 49ers' hands, the Seahawks will meet with deposed wideout Brandon Jones on Thursday, according to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento...
- PFT invades JRIB at 4:30 p.m. ET today Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:22PMWell, it's happened. Somehow, it's happened.Later today, I'll be appearing for the first (and undoubtedly the last) time on one of the various ESPN networks, as a guest on Jim Rome Is Burning.A satellite truck from Pittsburgh has parked out...
- PFT: Harvin hospitalized after migraine attack Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:22PMPer Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star Tribune , Harvin was not participating in practice at the time. He had jogged onto the field to watch practice when he became ill.
- Stress of Freshman Year Can Trigger Eating Disorders for Some Young People Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:21AMWhile the start of college is a positive, momentous event for many young people, it also can be an episode that pushes some into a dangerous battle with eating disorders, says University of Alabama at Birmingham Associate Professor of Psychology Mary Boggiano, Ph.D., who fought her own battle against bulimia as a college student. Hear her story.
- Stopping the boats Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:32AMWhy asylum is Australia's 'toxic' election issue
- 'Toxic' issue Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:32AMAustralia gets tough on asylum seekers from South Asia
- Mesquite mother testifies about abuse by baby's father Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:29AMThe night 4-month-old Lea Miller lost consciousness and stopped breathing, she lay sobbing on the bathroom floor after vomiting formula all over herself and her mother.
- Also: Lifting weights gives me orgasms! Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 6:07PMMy boyfriend and I are straight college students, and he’s always wanting to try new things. Recently, he asked to put a finger in my ass while we were having sex. Someone did that to me before, but it felt uncomfortable and it kinda hurt.
- Cranberry Kids Returning From Family Vacation Killed In I-79 Crash Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 12:49PMTwo Cranberry Township children are killed Tuesday when their van rolls several times and crashes while returning home from a family vacation at the beach.
- Toxic Pesticide Banned after Decades of Use Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 12:03PMA farm chemical with an infamous history – causing the worst known outbreak of pesticide poisoning in North America – is being phased out under an agreement announced Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. Manufacturer Bayer CropScience agreed to stop producing aldicarb, a highly toxic insecticide used to kill pests on cotton and several food crops, by 2015 in all world markets. Use on ...
- Bayer phases out pesticide use Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 10:56AMWASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Chemical manufacture Bayer has agreed to phase out the use of a pesticide that poses a health risk to infants and young children at high levels, the EPA said. Bayer - Pesticide - United States Environmental Protection Agency - United States - Chemical industry
- Bayer To Discontinue Production Of Pesticide EPA Determined Unsafe For Children, But Will Still Be In Use For 8 Years Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 10:11AMWhat's Your Reaction? NEW YORK (AP) -- Bayer AG will stop producing a pesticide that regulators have determined can pose a safety risk to infants and young children, the company said Tuesday, although the chemical will remain in use for another eight years.
- BP Oil Spill Health Risks May Linger for Years Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:21AMThe BP oil spill is likely to threaten human health and seafood safety for years to come, according to a commentary published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The authors of the commentary, Gina M. Solomon, MD, MPH, and Sarah Janssen, MD, PhD, MPH, both of the University of California, [...]
- Home sick, of being bullied Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:00AMPARENTS of a six-year-old boy may take legal action to remove an alleged bully who has been tormenting their son in class.