by Research Team | May 2, 2015 | Health News
A north-central Iowa county with the state’s largest chicken population has declared a state of emergency as a pre-emptive strike to keep out bird flu. Wright County Supervisor Stan Watne says about 15 million chickens are housed in 20 locations across the...
by Research Team | May 2, 2015 | Health News
The historic Mayweather-Pacquiao fight isn’t until Saturday night, but we already know that Uncle Sam is guaranteed to win big. The fight’s total purse is estimated to top $200 million.
by Research Team | May 1, 2015 | Health News
The death of a troubled transgender teenager who begged people to fix society before she stepped in front of a tractor-trailer on a highway has been deemed a suicide, and the investigation into it has been closed, the State Highway Patrol said. Leelah Alcorn, who was...
by Research Team | May 1, 2015 | Health News
A Los Angeles jury has awarded $13 million to a 73-year-old woman who contracted a deadly disease from using asbestos-containing talcum powder manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive Co. The verdict Tuesday in Superior Court found that New York-based Colgate was 95 percent...
by Research Team | May 1, 2015 | Health News
A half-century after dropping 70 pounds and keeping them off, Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch made some allowances: Cokes in her fridge, Klondikes in her freezer, the occasional potato or extra piece of bread on her plate. But she never again touched the...
