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Police: E. coli made Colo. inmates sick
Jul 11 2007 11:39PM (CT)
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - E. coli is to blame for the outbreak of food-borne illness among dozens of inmates at a county jail, sheriff's officials said.
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Cancer risk higher with Western diet
Jul 11 2007 9:20PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Older Chinese women who eat a Western-style diet loaded with meats and sweets appear to have a greater risk for breast cancer than women who eat mainly soy and vegetables, a new study has concluded.
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Turkeys don't show signs of deadly flu
Jul 11 2007 9:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Turkeys at a farm in Virginia do not appear to have been exposed to the highly deadly strain of avian flu seen in other parts of the world, the Agriculture Department said Wednesday.
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TB patient flees Ark. quarantine
Jul 11 2007 6:04PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A man placed in isolation after he was diagnosed with contagious tuberculosis broke a hospital window and fled, health officials said.
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Female circumcision a problem in Britain
Jul 11 2007 6:04PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Female genital mutilation, commonly associated with parts of Africa and the Middle East, is becoming a growing problem in Britain despite efforts to stamp it out. London's Metropolitan Police, Britain's largest police force, hopes a campaign beginning on Wednesday will highlight that the practice is a crime here.
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Newborns tested for genetic disorders
Jul 11 2007 6:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Good news for the nation's babies: Nearly 90 percent of newborns are getting tested for a host of rare but devastating genetic disorders. Since 2004, specialists have urged that every U.S. newborn be checked for 29 conditions, to detect the few thousand who will need early treatment to avoid death, retardation or other serious problems.
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Shanghai teen pregnancy blamed on Web
Jul 11 2007 1:24PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Nearly half of pregnant teens in China's financial center Shanghai met their partners on the Internet, according to a newspaper report that also spotlighted widespread ignorance about sexual health.
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