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| The United States Get a “D” for Preterm Births |
The premature birth rates in the United States reach a “D” grade and 18 other states like District of Columbia and Puerto Rico get only failing grades. No states received an “A,” and only Vermont got a “B.” 23 other states were ranked at “D” grade during the first annual “Premature Birth Report Card” of March of Dimes, which was released on... |
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 Heavy storms in the State of Michigan have favored the avalanche of floodwater mosquitoes. "It's been a bad year for nuisance mosquitoes," said Kim Signs, an epidemiologist at the Michigan Department of Community Health.The bright side is that the drenched conditions don't facilitate the Culex pipiens mosquito the type that can...
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 On Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) came forward with a report according to which, the state of roughly half of the US coral reef ecosystems can be clasified under poor or fair. The continuous rise of ocean temperatures is the main reason for this.Three years have passed since NOAA’s last report and...
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 California health officials urged residents
to take precautions, including avoiding mosquito-infested areas, eliminating
standing water that attracts the insects, using mosquito repellent, maintaining
clean swimming pools and paying careful attention to window screens. The
repellents should be applied routinely before going outside,...
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 Hospital officials at Children’s Hospital
and Research Center Oakland announced Tuesday the facility will eliminate 84
jobs as a result of a growing gap between cost of providing services and
reimbursement through the state’s Medi-Cal program.
The cuts affect three doctors, half a dozen
nurses, many assistant schedulers,...
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The number of Americans affected by
salmonella-contaminated tomatoes has reached 756 in 43 different states. The source
of the contamination continues to be a mystery. No deaths have been attributed
to the illness, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a statement. At
least 95 people have been hospitalized, according to...
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 A 20-month old boy has survived his second heart transplant within a week. Doctors at the Mayo Clinic transplanted a second heart into the little boy, Kobe Giese from Fargo, after the first heart transplant which was performed four days ago failed. The little boy was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy shortly after his birth. For no...
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 Cancer survivors and other
participants walked in this year’s Race for the Cure wearing complimentary pink
hats and t-shirts.
Every year, the National Breast Cancer Recognition
program celebrates breast cancer survivors and honours them for their strength and
courage.
This year, about 14,500 people registered
for walking and...
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 You don’t need a license to perform an
abortion. Having this in her mind, Bertha Pinedo Bugarin, 48, performed abortions
and prescribed drugs while pretending to be a doctor at Clinica Medica de la
Mujer in Chula Vista.
According to prosecutors, the woman performed abortions at the clinic on in Chula Vista during
February and March...
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 Keith Kennedy, the 25-year-old autistic man
was found alive Sunday night after spending seven days lost in the wilderness
south of Grantsburg, Wis. A group of St. Paul
and Maple Grove
firefighters found him at about 7 p.m. a mile west of Trade Lake Camp, lying
next to a stream, Burnett County Sheriff Dean Roland said, according to...
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 Public health officials confirmed 12 more cases of salmonella in Massachusetts linked to a nationwide outbreak associated with certain types of raw tomatoes. The FDA warned consumers to avoid raw red plum, red Roma, and round red tomatoes because of the possible contamination. The Massachusetts cases were reported in Middlesex,...
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 Mass Murder in Memphis Home, 6 Killed
The bodies of six people - 4 adults and 2 children - were found by police in a small brick house in Memphis, Tennessee. Inside the small building were found three other...
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