Poor health systems in Asia cause for Ebola alarm

The longer the Ebola outbreak rages in West Africa, the greater chance a traveler infected with the virus touches down in an Asian city. How quickly any case is detected and the measures taken once it is will determine whether the virus takes hold in a region where...

Nearly 2,000 Topekans race to fight breast cancer

That was the message sent by hundreds of runners and walkers Saturday morning who wound their way around a 5 kilometer course in the Washburn University area to raise money for the Race Against Breast Cancer, a local nonprofit. An estimated 1,900 people participated...

Arizona lawmakers eye e-cigarette tax

Arizona lawmakers are considering taxes on electronic cigarettes as a way to help cover a $1 billion budget shortfall, the Arizona Capitol Times reported . “It’s one option of many that we should look at at the Legislature,” said state Democratic...