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More and more cases of “whooping cough” have started showing
up, mostly in elementary students. According to media reports, there are
now 24 reported cases of the Whopping Cough, or Pertussis, in Kittitas County.
Most of the students didn't know they had the whooping
cough. Over 150 people have been tested for the condition and...
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According to a new Australian study, women who eat plenty of mushrooms and drink green tea may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer. The study involved more than 2,000 Chinese women. The researchers first noted that the risk of breast cancer among Chinese women was five times lower than those in Western nations and they wanted...
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A new study adds to the amount of evidence that even low quantities of ozone pollution may increase the risk of dying from lung disease.The study, tracking data on 450,000 people over 18 years, suggests that raising the ozone level by 10 parts per billion raises the likelihood of death from lung problems such as pneumonia or chronic...
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 An 18-year old study shows that people who live in areas with high concentrations of ozone are 25 percent to 30 percent more likely to die from respiratory illnesses than those who live in areas with cleaner air. Scientists of the University of California and Berkley reported on Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine that...
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 Many of us know that weather changes bring on migraines. Is it true? A new research reveals that an increase in weather temperature is the biggest weather-related headache trigger. To be more specific, every 9 degree Fahreinheit increase in temperature raises the headache risk by 7.5 %. Harvard researchers examined the records of 7,054...
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 Daylight Saving Time is not just about setting your clock one hour ahead before going to bed on Saturday night. Safety officials are using this moment of the year to remind us another important task that may be related to “spring forward.” So, don’t forget to check batteries in your smoke detectors. It may save your life in case of an...
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 Capt. John Cota, the pilot of a cargo ship that spilled 53,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay in a November 2007 incident, pleaded guilty on Friday to two criminal charges, Reuters reports, citing federal prosecutors. The 61-year-old pilot pleaded guilty to violating the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, a law enacted in the wake of the...
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 According to recent reports released by the Hong Kong Center for Health Protection, there were 435 new HIV cases in Hong Kong in 2008, which is the highest-ever recorded in a single year. Of the 435 infections, 131 people acquired the disease through heterosexual contact while another 145 were infected through homosexual or bisexual...
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 A Holland American cruise ship halted at San Diego to drop off scores of sick passengers. After this, authorities took the measures needed to disinfect the ship. More than 1,800 guests were on board the Oosterdam for a seven day cruise to Mexico.“Guests who demonstrated symptoms were asked to remain in their cabins until symptoms...
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 The federal officials have asked doctors and state health agencies to be more careful when they diagnose children because many of the kids aged under 5 can now be infected with the Haemophilus influenzae type B. This can happen because of a vaccine shortage which could only be resolved next year. Haemophilus influenzae type B is a...
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 Mass Murder in Memphis Home, 6 Killed
The bodies of six people - 4 adults and 2 children - were found by police in a small brick house in Memphis, Tennessee. Inside the small building were found three other...
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