by Research Team | Nov 8, 2015 | Health News
Most commercial chicken and turkey farms that were infected by the bird flu have been cleared to restock, agriculture officials said Friday, but scientists still will keep a close eye on migrating birds and test thousands to see if the virus is present. No new cases...
by Research Team | Nov 8, 2015 | Health News
A second Washington woman and an Oregon man who contracted E. coli after eating at a Chipotle franchise are suing the Mexican restaurant chain. Health officials in Washington and Oregon say more than three dozen people have gotten sick with E. coli in an outbreak...
by Research Team | Nov 8, 2015 | Health News
Ontario wants to make it easier for transgender people to get a medical referral for sex reassignment surgery, but they will still have to leave the province for the procedures. Currently, only the Gender Identity Clinic at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health...
by Research Team | Nov 8, 2015 | Health News
Tens of thousands of low-income residents on one of Minnesota’s subsidized health care programs will see a hefty jump in many out-of-pocket costs next year — a likely surprise to those enrollees, who received notices earlier this fall suggesting the costs...
by Research Team | Nov 7, 2015 | Health News
An X-ray showing two sharp, opaque pieces of a hair pin swallowed by a four-year-old boy, which then pierced his right kidney. Doctors have warned of the dangers of hair pins, head lice and herbal medicines in a series of unusual cases among patients.
by Research Team | Nov 7, 2015 | Health News
A New Hampshire woman with advanced lung cancer filed a lawsuit against the state health commissioner Thursday in hopes of getting a medical marijuana identification card before dispensaries are opened. Under a state law passed more than two years ago, people...
