The Daily Iberian |
May is National Mental Health Month and in Iberia Parish
The Daily Iberian All are welcome and there is no charge for admission at the Iberia Mental Health Initiative event May 23. Contact Catherine Wattigny at 256-3411 for more information. prev. next. In a room full of people listening to a speaker talking about mental ... |
The Sentinel |
Closer look: State effort to keep those with mental health problems out of jail
The Sentinel Despite making up 5 percent of the general population, people with serious mental health issues account for nearly 17 percent of people incarcerated in county jails and prisons. Closer Look logo 2016. prev. next. Each year millions of people with ... May is National Mental Health Month and in Iberia Parish Your sons and your daughters: mental health in the age of overtime |
Minneapolis Star Tribune |
State action needed to boost immunization rates
Minneapolis Star Tribune Jill Burcum • Star Tribune Numerous Somali-American community leaders attended a Wednesday evening meeting hosted by health officials on Wednesday about the measles outbreak. The discussion yielded pragmatic suggestions for reaching out ... |
Minneapolis Star Tribune |
Speaker challenges vaccinations amid Twin Cities measles outbreak
Minneapolis Star Tribune Jeff Wheeler Ikram Mohamed told the audience that she has five children and has chosen to delay the vaccinations of four of them over fears of a link to autism. Text size. comment. share · tweet · email. Print. more. Share on: Share on LinkedIn Share ... Nonprofit Aims to Advise Somali-Americans on Vaccination Rights |
CNN |
Marijuana leftovers sicken dog in Colorado
CNN (CNN) A Colorado dog owner is asking marijuana users to be more careful with their pot. Patty Moore called the veterinarian after her Golden Retriever, Chance, started acting strange, she told CNN affiliate KCNC. Moore said the 10-year-old dog couldn't ... |
Washington Post |
Health department launches opioid awareness campaign
Washington Post Utah pharmacists will start putting red stickers on bottles of opioids that warn patients about the risk of overdose and addiction as part of a new awareness campaign to combat painkiller abuses and deaths. The Utah Department of Health's month-long ... Campaign aims to combat growing opioid abuse, overdoses in Utah |
kfor.com |
Drugged driving surpasses drunken driving among drivers killed in crashes, report finds
kfor.com Driving under the influence of drugs was deadlier in 2015 than driving while drunk, a new report found. Still, some safety experts caution that drunken driving remains a bigger problem and say that drugged driving needs more research. Positive drug ... a guide for states - Governors Highway Safety Association Drug-Impaired Driving: A Guide for States, 2017 Update | GHSA Drugged Driving on Rise, Passes Alcohol Alone in Fatal Crashes, Study Finds |
KHOU |
UPDATE: Jarrius Robertson's liver transplant surgery begins
KHOU Jarrius "JJ" Robertson, the smiling, trash talking, charismatic face of the Saints, underwent surgery today for a full liver transplant. According to his father, Jordy, Jarrius' surgery "went GREAT! JJ is resting now with a NEW, working liver." Jordy ... Jarrius 'J.J.' Robertson out of surgery for liver transplant Saints hype man, Jarrius Robertson, gets long awaited liver transplant |
AZCentral.com |
Patient escapes from Arizona State Hospital program treating 'sexually violent persons'
AZCentral.com A patient escaped from the Arizona State Hospital's Arizona Community Protection and Treatment Center staff on Saturday evening during an off-site treatment activity, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. The escapee has been ... Arizona State Hospital patient escapes, poses harm to others Phoenix Police: Sex offender escaped state hospital Sex offender escapes rehab treatment program in Arizona |
kfor.com |
Drugged driving surpasses drunken driving among drivers killed in crashes, report finds
kfor.com Driving under the influence of drugs was deadlier in 2015 than driving while drunk, a new report found. Still, some safety experts caution that drunken driving remains a bigger problem and say that drugged driving needs more research. Positive drug ... a guide for states - Governors Highway Safety Association Drug-Impaired Driving: A Guide for States, 2017 Update | GHSA Drugged Driving on Rise, Passes Alcohol Alone in Fatal Crashes, Study Finds |
The Inquisitr |
Autism Linked To Maternal Grandmother's Smoking During Pregnancy, New Study Says
The Inquisitr A new study has found a link between autism and the smoking habits of the child's maternal grandmother. In a study published April 27 in Scientific Reports, scientists at the University of Bristol studied 14,500 participants in its Children of the 90s ... Grand-maternal smoking in pregnancy and grandchild's autistic traits and diagnosed autism : Scientific Reports - Nature |
New York Daily News |
11 dead of mystery illness in Liberia as Ebola is ruled out
New York Daily News MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — United Nations officials say at least 11 people have died from a mysterious illness in Liberia, and tests have been negative for the Ebola virus. The World Health Organization said Friday that authorities are looking into ... Health Highlights: April 28, 2017 Liberia to Send Blood Samples Abroad in Latest Disease Outbreak Mystery Illness Kills 11 in Liberia One Year After End of Ebola Outbreak |
Outbreak News Today |
'We expect this measles outbreak to grow substantially': CIDRAP's Osterholm
Outbreak News Today For the past two weeks, we have watched the Minnesota measles outbreak grow into 32 confirmed cases as of Friday. The bulk of the cases have been reported in Somali children in the state with all of them being unvaccinated. Image/TDH. During an ... Report: Measles Outbreak in Minnesota Somali Community Imported by Traveler from Foreign Country State action needed to boost immunization rates |
NPR |
The Surprising Wishes Of India's Sex Workers
NPR I awoke to the sound of a mosquito buzzing near my ear. It was still dark out, and I could see the stars from my window, a rare sight in India when you are in the city. I, however, was at least a few hours from the nearest one. To be honest, I wasn't ... |
The Daily Dot |
Could this Italian neuroscientist really transplant a cryogenically frozen brain into a living human?
The Daily Dot Sergio Canavero, a professor at the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group in Italy, is planning to perform the world's first head transplant in China later this year. But that's not all. After that, the ambitious neuroscientist plans to perform the ... |
The Advocate |
Jarrius Robertson's father, at hospital, says liver transplant coming: 'We finally got our hero'
The Advocate From left, former LSU great Odell Beckham Jr. poses for a photo with Jarrius "JJ" Robertson taken by Alex Restrepo after LSU walked down Victory Hill before kickoff for LSU's spring game, Saturday, April 22, 2017, at LSU's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. |
The Inquisitr |
Autism Linked To Maternal Grandmother's Smoking During Pregnancy, New Study Says
The Inquisitr A new study has found a link between autism and the smoking habits of the child's maternal grandmother. In a study published April 27 in Scientific Reports, scientists at the University of Bristol studied 14,500 participants in its Children of the 90s ... |
New York Daily News |
11 dead of mystery illness in Liberia as Ebola is ruled out
New York Daily News MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — United Nations officials say at least 11 people have died from a mysterious illness in Liberia, and tests have been negative for the Ebola virus. The World Health Organization said Friday that authorities are looking into ... Mystery illness kills 11 in Liberia – Ebola ruled out Mysterious illness kills 11 in Liberia, where Ebola raged |
ABC15 Arizona |
Patient escapes from Arizona State Hospital program treating 'sexually violent persons'
AZCentral.com A patient escaped from the Arizona State Hospital's Arizona Community Protection and Treatment Center staff on Saturday evening during an off-site treatment activity, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. The patient has removed his ... Arizona State Hospital patient escapes off-site treatment |
Patient escapes from Arizona State Hospital program treating 'sexually violent persons'
AZCentral.com A patient escaped from the Arizona State Hospital's Arizona Community Protection and Treatment Center staff on Saturday evening during an off-site treatment activity, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. The patient has removed his ... |
The Advocate |
Jarrius Robertson's father says son out of surgery, has 'new, working liver'
The Advocate Jarrius 'Little JJ' Robertson, in an LSU uniform, is now on a football trading card with his slogan, 'It takes lives to save lives,' promoting organ donation. prev. next. Jarrius “JJ” Robertson, a New Orleans Saints superfan who has captured the hearts ... |
The Daily Dot |
Could this Italian neuroscientist really transplant a cryogenically frozen brain into a living human?
The Daily Dot Sergio Canavero, a professor at the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group in Italy, is planning to perform the world's first head transplant in China later this year. But that's not all. After that, the ambitious neuroscientist plans to perform the ... Surgeon planning first human head transplant gives rat a second head |
CNN |
Marijuana leftovers sicken dog in Colorado
CNN (CNN) A Colorado dog owner is asking marijuana users to be more careful with their pot. Patty Moore called the veterinarian after her Golden Retriever, Chance, started acting strange, she told CNN affiliate KCNC. Moore said the 10-year-old dog couldn't ... Unintended Consequence of Legal Pot: Dogs Accidentally Getting High For Days at a Time |
The Advocate |
Jarrius Robertson's father, at hospital, says liver transplant coming: 'We finally got our hero'
The Advocate From left, former LSU great Odell Beckham Jr. poses for a photo with Jarrius "JJ" Robertson taken by Alex Restrepo after LSU walked down Victory Hill before kickoff for LSU's spring game, Saturday, April 22, 2017, at LSU's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. Jarrius 'J.J.' Robertson currently in surgery for liver transplant UPDATE: Jarrius Robertson's liver transplant surgery begins |
KVUE |
UPDATE: Jarrius Robertson's liver transplant surgery begins
KVUE NEW ORLEANS -- He's the smiling, trash talking, charismatic face of the Saints, but Jarrius Robertson has been fighting for his life for 15 years. Today, that could change. Jarrius "JJ" Robertson's father posted to twitter today saying that Jarrius is ... |
New York Daily News |
11 dead of mystery illness in Liberia as Ebola is ruled out
New York Daily News MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — United Nations officials say at least 11 people have died from a mysterious illness in Liberia, and tests have been negative for the Ebola virus. The World Health Organization said Friday that authorities are looking into ... Mystery illness kills 11 in Liberia – Ebola ruled out Health Highlights: April 28, 2017 Liberia to Send Blood Samples Abroad in Latest Disease Outbreak |