Yankees closer Rivera has blood clot in calf
WSFA 12 Montgomery Wed, 09 May 2012 14:43 PM PDT
Mariano Rivera has a blood clot in his right calf, the latest health problem for the longtime New York Yankees closer who tore a knee ligament last week while shagging fly balls during batting practice. |
Second annual Health & Safety Fair May 12 at Pine Island Pool
The Pine Island Eagle Wed, 09 May 2012 14:43 PM PDT
The second annual Health & Safety Fair, sponsored by Lee County Parks & Recreation, will be held Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., at the Pine Island Pool, located at 5675 Sesame Drive in Bokeelia. |
A Room to Heal Reveal
News Channel 34 Binghamton Wed, 09 May 2012 14:40 PM PDT
A Town of Binghamton teenager has been going through a very difficult time physically. 14 year-old Kashawn Jackson was diagnosed last October with Hydrocephalus due to a brain tumor. He had surgeries late last year. on Wednesday, he got a humongous surprise. The organization A Room to Heal, which creates healing environments for children battling serious health conditions, re-did he and his step ... |
Montana’s Birth Control Coverage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
Flathead Beacon Wed, 09 May 2012 14:38 PM PDT
HELENA â€" A Montana judge has struck down the state's ban on prescription birth control coverage for teenage girls enrolled in its low-income health insurance program. Healthy Montana Kids, the insurance program for families with incomes up to 250 percent of the federal poverty level, had covered prescription contraceptives for uses such as preventing acne or easing cramps, but it would not cover ... |
Reusable grocery bag fingered in norovirus outbreak
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Wed, 09 May 2012 14:36 PM PDT
May 9, 2012 (CIDRAP News) â€" The role of fomites in norovirus outbreaks has been difficult to pin down, but Oregon health officials today described how a reusable grocery bag left in a bathroom where a patient was sick spread the virus to members of a girls' soccer team and their chaperones. |
Texas lawmakers review mental health programs
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth Wed, 09 May 2012 14:26 PM PDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) â€" Both Republican and Democratic senators agree that Texas needs to do more to help the mentally ill. Democratic Sen. Jose Rodriguez pointed out Wednesday that Texas ranks 50th in the nation in per capita funding for mental health programs. Republican Sen. Joan Huffman observed that so many mentally ill people have ended up in the Harris County jail that it has become the ... |
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