Health
Montana court says bison transfer legal
The relocation of Yellowstone National Park bison to tribal lands in Montana can resume, under a Wednesday ruling from the state's Supreme Court that revives a stalled conservation initiative for the animals. Bison, also known as buffalo, once numbered in the tens of millions across North America, before overhunting drove ...
Cat nurses orphaned pit bull puppy in Ohio
A cat caring for four newborn kittens is nursing an orphaned week-old pit bull puppy in Cleveland. Sharon Harvey of the Cleveland Animal Protective League said Wednesday that Lurlene the cat welcomed Noland the puppy to her "unusual little family." The puppy was dropped off at the animal shelter last ...
2nd rabid skunk found in St. Cloud
St. Cloud health officials confirm a second skunk with rabies has been found in the city. St. Cloud Health Director Lisa Schreifels says the skunk had not had any human or animal contact. Schreifels says the skunk found this week was acting lethargic. Animal control officials were able to capture ...
Officials: Urban Outfitters pulls pill glasses
Retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. has responded to a multi-state campaign and stopped selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles, political leaders in drug-plagued Kentucky said Wednesday. The state's top leaders, including Gov. Steve Beshear and Republican U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, chairman of the powerful ...
HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls
A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus cut infections in teen girls by half in the first study to measure the shot's impact since it came on the market. The results impressed health experts and a top government top health official called them striking. The research released Wednesday echoes studies ...
New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS
A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia. More than 60 cases of what is now called MERS, including 38 deaths, have been recorded by the ...
Cone Health announces plans to lay off 150 workers
Cone Health announced Wednesday that it's laying off 150 workers to help cut $30 million from its budget. President and chief operating officer Terry Akin said the health care provider will eliminate a total of 300 jobs over the next three months. Of those jobs, 150 are vacant, he said. ...
Tighter security coming for prescription database
State health officials said Wednesday they were beefing up security of the statewide prescription drug database to protect patient information, a week after the American Civil Liberties Union said patients' personal information was leaked. The Florida Department of Health said it was working with law enforcement officials and Attorney General ...
Georgia News Digest
The state at 4:45 p.m. NEW & DEVELOPING: PAULA DEEN-LAWSUIT GUN TRAFFICKING-INDICTMENT POLICE-SEIZED ASSETS — LAWMAKER INDICTED — SERGEANT REINSTATED TOP STORIES: PAULA DEEN-LAWSUIT SAVANNAH, Ga. — Celebrity cook Paula Deen says she has used racial slurs in the past but insists she and her brother, who are accused of ...
Ohio lawmakers discuss, question new abortion bill
A measure that would force women seeking an abortion to submit to an ultrasound faced strong scrutiny from lawmakers Wednesday as it was presented before a legislative committee that vets health regulations in Ohio. Members of the House Health and Aging Committee raised several questions about the GOP-backed bill, which ...
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