A Canton man who went into cardiac arrest during a half-marathon last weekend in Cleveland wants to find and thank the emergency workers who saved his life. Richard Strain said that he felt what he thought was heartburn about a mile into Cleveland's half-marathon last Sunday. He made it another ...
Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. "March Against Monsanto" protesters say they want to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Marches are planned for more than ...
Authorities in Peoria County are testing a program to allow residents to safely dispose of old prescription drugs. The idea is to limit the abuse of prescription medicines by getting people to dispose of them and reduce the chances the drugs will be stolen and misused. Organizers hope it will ...
c.2013 New York Times News Service A little over two weeks ago, a bat was dropped off in the visitors’ clubhouse at Target Field in Minneapolis. It was intended for Baltimore Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis, and it was stained his standard black — except for Markakis’ signature and the bat’s ...
A Chicago hospital that treats a large number of uninsured patients has laid off nearly 70 employees, including emergency room nurses. Roseland Community Hospital on the city's South Side is a so-called safety-net hospital serving a primarily poor area where many people don't have any health insurance coverage. It owes ...
A Cleveland woman stricken with late-stage cancer has been able to fulfill one of her last wishes: Stay alive long enough to watch her oldest granddaughter graduate from high school. Barbara Malone was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2008 and has been undergoing various treatments ever since. Most recently, the ...
A baby gorilla has been born to first-time parents at an Ohio zoo. The healthy 5-pound male gorilla arrived Thursday at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, joining 16 other gorillas there. It's the first offspring for mother Kambera (kam-BEHR'-uh), who has displayed a lack of maternal skills. Animal care experts ...
Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn. ...
Eighteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said. At about 10 a.m. College Park police received calls about the crash on the road that ...
ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. pleaded guilty on Friday in a federal case involving its eye drug Xibrom, admitting it promoted the drug for unapproved uses and agreeing to pay $33.5 million in fines and fees. ISTA, which was acquired by Rochester-based Bausch & Lomb Inc. last year, also pleaded guilty to ...
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