Fox News |
As Zika season approaches, states step up efforts to combat virus
Fox News The warm weather that is arriving in the U.S. is bringing mosquitos and, following last year's outbreak of Zika, states hard hit by the virus are stepping up their efforts to prevent the spread of the bug-borne illness even as the future of federal ... |
Los Angeles Times |
New USDA secretary announces rollback of Obama-era nutrition standards for school lunches
Los Angeles Times Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Monday that he would roll back part of former First Lady Michelle Obama's healthy eating initiative: stricter nutritional standards for school lunches. Perdue, who became head of the agency last week, announced ... School Lunch Is About To Get Fattier, Saltier, And Less Whole Grainy Long Beach-area students may soon choose taste over nutrition Sonny Perdue issues a ruling on grits |
Parents cheer new treatment for rare disease though their children won't benefit
ABC News For eight years, Tracy and Jennifer VanHoutan have been working to understand and find a treatment for a rare genetic disorder called Batten disease. The VanHoutans aren't scientists or doctors with medical degrees or a laboratory; they're parents of ... |
NBC New York |
NY Triplets Born With Same Skull Malformation Get Surgery
U.S. News & World Report A set of New York triplets has made medical history by being born as the first triplets with a rare skull malformation, and to be the first to receive corrective surgery. | May 2, 2017, at 6:53 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. NY ... Surgeons perform first-ever procedure on triplets with rare skull condition Triplets make medical history, thrive after surgery for rare birth defect Long Island triplets undergo surgery for rare skull condition |
CBS Local |
Colorado Campaign Tackles Stigma Of Mental Illness
CBS Local DENVER (CBS4) – According to Mental Health Colorado, more than a million Coloradans struggle with a mental health condition. Half of them go without treatment. There is a stigma around mental illness. People feel embarrassed and ashamed. Now, a ... |