Topic: The Associated Press

Correction: Day Care-Sleep Supplement storyIn a story July 14 about a former day care worker convicted of giving children a dietary supplement, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Hamilton County prosecutor's office, erroneously reported her sentence. The office now says ...

Health Highlights: June 29, 2010

Cancer survivors should exercise as much as an average person (about 2.5 hours per week), according to new guidelines issued by the American College of Sports Medicine.. While these patients may not be able to do the recommended amount of exercise, they ...

Ohio Woman Gives Birth to Sextuplets

An Ohio woman has given birth to the state's second set of sextuplets, and her husband jokes he might have to work some overtime to support his new family.. A team of about 50 medical staff members oversaw the delivery.. The first ...
Publicist says Celine Dion, who wanted just 1 more child, is now expecting 2Celine Dion's struggle to have one more baby has more than paid off. She's pregnant with two.Publicist Kim Jakwerth told The Associated Press in an e-mail Sunday that the ...

Health Highlights: March 26, 2010

Congressional Democrats have sent the reworked version of the historic U.S. health reform legislation to President Barack Obama.. In a 220-207 vote Thursday night, the House approved a number of fixes to the health bill Obama signed Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. ...
New crib safety standards are on their way in the U.S. and worldwide. Many crib manufacturers have already started phasing drop-side cribs out of their lines, and some retailers, such as Toys R Us, have stopped ordering them to sell in stores.. ...

Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2009

Opposition to President Barack Obama's health care reforms has decreased significantly in the past few weeks, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.. "It's very significant that there's an upturn in support for the plans because after August there was a sense ...

Unsafe Drinking Water in Schools

How safe is the drinking water in your child's school? In the last decade, the drinking water at thousands of schools across the country have been found to contain lead, pesticides, arsenic, and other toxins, according to a recent Associated Press investigation.. ...

Health Highlights: Sept. 3, 2009

Hopeful news in the battle against the H1N1 swine flu emerged Thursday as European and Chinese researchers said they have developed swine flu vaccines that work with one dose, rather than two, potentially increasing the supply available for distribution.. Novartis, the Swiss ...

Health Highlights: Sept. 2, 2009

Detroit Leads Nation in Teen Births: In a bold move to combat the anticipated return of swine flu this fall, the New York City school district will provide free vaccinations to its 1 million-plus students.. New York City was the first large ...
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