Health
Healthy 5-pound gorilla born at central Ohio zoo
A baby gorilla has been born to first-time parents at an Ohio zoo. The healthy 5-pound male gorilla arrived Thursday at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, joining 16 other gorillas there. It's the first offspring for mother Kambera (kam-BEHR'-uh), who has displayed a lack of maternal skills. Animal care experts ...
FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn. ...
18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport
Eighteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said. At about 10 a.m. College Park police received calls about the crash on the road that ...
Pharmaceutical co. ISTA pleads in NY federal case
ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. pleaded guilty on Friday in a federal case involving its eye drug Xibrom, admitting it promoted the drug for unapproved uses and agreeing to pay $33.5 million in fines and fees. ISTA, which was acquired by Rochester-based Bausch & Lomb Inc. last year, also pleaded guilty to ...
9th Circuit panel rules 2011 raids constitutional
A panel of appellate judges has upheld as constitutional the 2011 federal raids on Montana medical marijuana businesses, warehouses and homes that pot providers claimed violated their right to operate under state law. The three-judge 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on May 15 affirmed U.S. District Judge Donald ...
ON THE FRONT LINES OF FOOD SAFETY
c.2013 New York Times News Service MOSS LANDING, Calif. — With piles of fresh strawberries beckoning consumers at markets and stores this season, an alliance of a major retailer, fruit growers and farm workers has begun a program to promote healthy produce and improve working conditions. The initiative, unfolding along ...
Postal Service: Dog bites on Ind. carriers rising
A recent increase in dog attacks on Indiana letter carriers has prompted the U.S. Postal Service to urge dog owners to do a better job of controlling their canines when the postman approaches. The Postal Service said it has recorded 83 dog bite incidents since October involving carriers in its ...
Child abuse investigator fired after boy's death
Florida child welfare officials fired an investigator who they said forged documents about substance-abuse treatment for a mother six months before her 11-month old baby died in a sweltering car. Catalina Bruno is accused of leaving her son Bryan Osceola, along with her purse and a can of beer, in ...
Police bust S. Ore. medical marijuana dispensaries
Police have arrested four people in raids on medical marijuana dispensaries in Southern Oregon. Medford Police Chief Tim George said the arrests Thursday followed a two-year investigation in which undercover police bought marijuana. The charges allege the sale of marijuana outside the law governing medical marijuana. The law legalizing medical ...
Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their members. Union leaders warn that unless the problem is fixed, there could be consequences for Democrats facing re-election next year. "It makes an ...
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