Health
9th Circuit panel rules 2011 raids constitutional
A panel of appellate judges has upheld as constitutional the 2011 federal raids on Montana medical marijuana businesses, warehouses and homes that pot providers claimed violated their right to operate under state law. The three-judge 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on May 15 affirmed U.S. District Judge Donald ...
ON THE FRONT LINES OF FOOD SAFETY
c.2013 New York Times News Service MOSS LANDING, Calif. — With piles of fresh strawberries beckoning consumers at markets and stores this season, an alliance of a major retailer, fruit growers and farm workers has begun a program to promote healthy produce and improve working conditions. The initiative, unfolding along ...
Postal Service: Dog bites on Ind. carriers rising
A recent increase in dog attacks on Indiana letter carriers has prompted the U.S. Postal Service to urge dog owners to do a better job of controlling their canines when the postman approaches. The Postal Service said it has recorded 83 dog bite incidents since October involving carriers in its ...
Child abuse investigator fired after boy's death
Florida child welfare officials fired an investigator who they said forged documents about substance-abuse treatment for a mother six months before her 11-month old baby died in a sweltering car. Catalina Bruno is accused of leaving her son Bryan Osceola, along with her purse and a can of beer, in ...
Police bust S. Ore. medical marijuana dispensaries
Police have arrested four people in raids on medical marijuana dispensaries in Southern Oregon. Medford Police Chief Tim George said the arrests Thursday followed a two-year investigation in which undercover police bought marijuana. The charges allege the sale of marijuana outside the law governing medical marijuana. The law legalizing medical ...
Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their members. Union leaders warn that unless the problem is fixed, there could be consequences for Democrats facing re-election next year. "It makes an ...
Kenya's mental hospital drugs, confines patients
Patients at Kenya's only psychiatric hospital are often confined and immobilized using drugs that put them in a comatose-like state, factors that may have led to the recent escape of 40 male patients, an advocacy group said Friday. Edah Maina, the chief executive officer, of the Kenya Society For the ...
Terre Haute girl back home after heart transplant
An 8-year-old Terre Haute girl who spent five months in the hospital is finally home a month after she received a heart transplant. Katelyn Newell returned home Thursday, and her mother, Robin Newell, says she's already seeing improvements in her daughter's stamina and appetite. Katelyn's transplant occurred April 24 at ...
Q&A: On Turkey's proposed alcohol restrictions
A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country. Q: What happened? A: Tempers flared and ...
Zimbabwe activist: Prisoners denied AIDS drugs
A Zimbabwean human rights activist says he wants the nation's highest court to order prison authorities to ensure suspects in jail can receive their life-prolonging HIV/AIDS medications. Douglas Muzanenhamo said in court documents Friday he was denied anti-retroviral drugs when detained for a month in 2011 on treason charges. He ...
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