Author Archive
Boston Chipotle where 136 sickened with norovirus reopens
BOSTON (AP) — A Chipotle restaurant near Boston College has reopened several weeks after 136 patrons fell ill with norovirus.
Saudi seizes five million amphetamine tablets
Saudi authorities said Sunday that they had seized more than five million amphetamine tablets and arrested 11 people in one of the kingdom's largest drug busts. The interior ministry announced in November that it had seized
Valeant says CEO J. Michael Pearson hospitalized with severe pneumonia
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc Chief Executive J. Michael Pearson was hospitalized with a "severe case of pneumonia" on Friday and is receiving treatment, a company spokeswoman said. Pearson, 56, joined Valeant as CEO in September 2010
Unhappiness may lead to bad choices, but it probably won’t kill you
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Even though poor health is a known cause of unhappiness, and bad lifestyle choices often follow bad moods, misery alone probably won’t kill you, a U.K. study suggests. “We found that
Unhappiness may lead to bad choices, but it probably won’t kill you
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Even though poor health is a known cause of unhappiness, and bad lifestyle choices often follow bad moods, misery alone probably won’t kill you, a U.K. study suggests. “We found that
Why the Obsession With Getting By on Less Sleep Needs to End
A recent NPR article asked the question in its headline, "Is it Safe for Medical Residents to Work 30-Hour Shifts?" I immediately shook my head in disbelief. No. Absolutely not.Basically, the peg of the story was
How to tell your child that daddy was a sperm donor
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - There may be no simple way to explain sperm donor conception to children too young to understand “the birds and the bees,” but parents may still find these conversations flow more
APNewsBreak: EPA wants toxic Nevada mine on Superfund list
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Fifteen years after U.S. regulators started assessing damage and health risks at an abandoned Nevada copper mine, the Environmental Protection Agency is moving to designate the contaminated land a Superfund site, a
Nobel Laureate U.S. medical researcher Gilman dies at 74
Dr. Alfred Gilman, a Nobel Laureate medical researcher known for groundbreaking work on cells and diseases, has died at the age of 74 after a long illness, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School said. Gilman
Nobel Laureate U.S. medical researcher Gilman dies at 74
Dr. Alfred Gilman, a Nobel Laureate medical researcher known for groundbreaking work on cells and diseases, has died at the age of 74 after a long illness, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School said. Gilman