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Bomb kills 2 in Pakistan anti-polio drive
A bomb exploded next to a van carrying Pakistani security guards tasked with protecting workers involved in an anti-polio drive in the country's northwest on Monday, killing two people, according to officials. The attack was the latest incident of violence against the government- and U.N.-backed effort to eradicate polio from ...
Oklahoma health officials to launch flu clinics
Oklahoma health officials plan to begin offering flu shots at county health departments throughout the state. The flu clinics will begin on Monday. The state Department of Health says getting vaccinated against the flu is the single best way to prevent it. Flu vaccination is recommended for everyone over the ...
Ottumwa bowlers join to fight breast cancer
Some Ottumwa residents are taking to the bowling lanes to raise money for cancer research. The Ottumwa Courier reports (http://bit.ly/16Kx1a4 ) the Women's Bowling Association of Ottumwa will sponsor a Bowl for the Cure tournament for the sixth straight year on Sunday, Oct. 12. The association also has added a ...
Ethical issues as scientists peek into baby genes
Little Amelia Sloan is a pioneer: Shortly after her birth, scientists took drops of the healthy baby's blood to map her genetic code. Amelia is part of a large research project that is decoding the DNA of hundreds of infants. New parents soon can start signing up for smaller studies ...
Mainers urged to raise awareness of mental illness
Gov. Paul LePage and advocates are seeking to raise awareness and education about mental illness in Maine. The Republican governor declared Oct. 6-12 Mental Illness Awareness Week. Maine's chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness says one in four Maine residents are affected by mental illnesses like severe anxiety ...
Shutdown impact: Tourists, homebuyers hit quickly
A government shutdown is having far-reaching consequences for some, but minimal impact on others. Mail is being delivered. Social Security and Medicare benefits continue to flow. But vacationers are being turned away from national parks and Smithsonian museums, and that's having a ripple effect on those businesses and communities that ...
Government's work stacking up a week into shutdown
Across America the government's work is piling up, and it's not just paperwork. It's old tires and red Solo cups littering a stretch of river in Nebraska. Food poisoning microbes awaiting analysis in Atlanta. The charred wreckage of a plane in California, preserved in case safety investigators return. And it's ...
Go west for best deal on Illinois insurance market
People looking for the best deals in the new Illinois health insurance marketplace should consider moving to cities along the northwest state border, if they don't live there already. Illinois counties in the Quad Cities area have the lowest prices for mid-level plans expected to be the most popular under ...
Arkansas veteran cherishes 2nd chance at life
For most folks, having a hobby or two is something mainly for enjoyment during free time. For some, a hobby might even lead to some extra income. But for Alan "Skip" Gasperich, his longtime love for music and a newfound passion for custom woodworking have brought him from near death ...
Afghan Taliban supporting Pakistani militants
The Afghan Taliban are financially supporting Pakistani militants at war with Islamabad and providing sanctuary for them in neighboring Afghanistan, the Pakistani Taliban's spokesman said, highlighting the risk both groups pose to the Pakistani government. The disclosure, which the spokesman made Saturday in an interview with a small group of ...
Michigan may require all schools to have EpiPens
Moms whose kids have severe food allergies are spurring lawmakers to consider stocking every public school in Michigan with special injectors to treat life-threatening allergic reactions. Bills moving forward in the House would require the schools to have two epinephrine device, or EpiPens, and to train one or two employees ...
Youth sports organizations team up on concussions
Some of the nation's largest youth sports organizations are forming an alliance to address concussions. The National Sports Concussion Coalition will partner with concussion experts and athletic medicine professionals to establish best practices for diagnosing and treating young athletes. Coalition members also will, among other things, share findings from their ...
Boston bombing victims learning to run again
Celeste Corcoran, in her yellow "Boston Strong" hat, navigated her way across the field on her artificial legs, a volunteer on each arm to keep her upright. One of her assistants had a pair of prosthetics of his own. "Normally you walk around and you see everybody with two legs. ...
Hernando's mayor wins healthy leadership award
Hernando's mayor is among five officials from around the country to get this year's Leadership for Healthy Communities Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The real credit goes to the people of Hernando, Mayor Chip Johnson told The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/19tJnxu). "Our constituents are the ones who ...
Wisconsin's largest nursing home wants to close
Wisconsin's largest nursing home is requesting to close. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/GCUBtG ) Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, formerly known as Mount Carmel, is requesting permission from the state Department of Health Services to close. The move, if approved, would affect 240 patients and residents and about 400 ...
Church reaches out to hearing impaired
For years, Bill Waggoner watched a woman at his church slowly lose her hearing, until one day she could no longer hear the sermon at all. "She was very frustrated," he told the Kokomo Tribune (http://bit.ly/1aduqBX ). "There were times she was so frustrated she'd just get up and walk ...
Argentine leader ordered to rest after head injury
President Cristina Fernandez's government was in uncharted territory Sunday after doctors ordered the Argentine leader to take a month's rest because they found blood on her brain from a head injury. While experts called the prescription good medicine, it could prove politically risky for her to leave the campaign trail ...
Weakened elephant euthanized at SW Mo. zoo
An elephant at a southwest Missouri zoo that was suffering from kidney disease has been euthanized after becoming too week to stand. The Springfield News-Leader (http://sgfnow.co/GGk8RX) reports the female elephant at Dickerson Park Zoo was estimated to be 50 years old and had lost about 800 pounds. The elephant, named ...
Goux elected to nursing home association board
Jeremy Goux has been elected to the board of directors of the Louisiana Nursing Home Association. Goux is a lawyer with the Covington firm of Wynne, Goux & Lobello. He holds a law degree from Loyola University. The association is a nonprofit trade organization representing more than 250 nonprofit and ...
Miss. ATV law too vague says law enforcement
The law on all-terrain vehicle use in Mississippi has gotten a little tighter over the past three years. Helmets are now required, as are certification courses for underage operators. But many law enforcement officials say the law still lacks teeth because it provides no penalty for driving ATVs on public ...
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