Health

Alfalfa sprout linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, including Kansas

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say a food-poisoning outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts and involving multiple germs has sickened people in 15 states. State officials announced the outbreak earlier this week, saying they documented more than three dozen cases in Minnesota and Wisconsin. ...

New batch of interns coming to Project SEARCH

It’s that time of the year when summer break begins winding down, students get ready to go back to school and Project SEARCH welcomes new interns. For six young adults, it marks the start of something bigger than a job. It’s a chance to prove what they’re capable of. Project SEARCH ...

US hospitals see big jump in nausea with frequent marijuana use

NEW YORK — In the past year, the U.S. has seen a jump in frequent marijuana users going to the hospital with a nausea and vomiting condition, according to a report released Thursday. “The abruptness and sustained magnitude of the increase” is largely due to the condition getting its own ...

Iran war renews concerns about lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries

WASHINGTON — When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy mortar round knocked him down and made him vomit. He got up and kept going despite a searing headache. When a roadside bomb struck his Humvee convoy months later, the explosion’s shock wave swept through ...