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Blue Bell Ice Cream to Lay Off Third of Its Staff After Listeria Outbreak Affected by the listeria outbreak that killed three people and sent seven others to the hospital, Blue Bell Creameries announced today that it will lay off 37 percent of its staff.
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| Ice cream maker Blue Bell Creameries to cut jobs, salaries May 15 Blue Bell Creameries said it would lay off about 750 full-time and 700 part-time employees, nearly a month after the ice cream maker voluntarily recalled all its products and stopped production due to bacterial contamination.
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Why a weak handshake is bad news for your heart The strength of your handshake could indicate the chance of a future heart attack, a major study suggests. Researchers found that the vigour of a person's grip could predict the risk of heart attacks and strokes - and was a stronger indicator of death than ...
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Texas ice cream maker Blue Bell hit by Listeria outbreak to lay off workers AUSTIN, Texas May 15 Texas ice cream maker Blue Bell Creameries said on Friday it plans to lay off 37 percent of its employees as it tries to restart operations after a Listeria outbreak that led to a recall of its products and a hit to its reputation.
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Nebraska declares state of emergency over bird flu outbreak Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts signed a state of emergency declaration on Thursday after federal agriculture officials determined a second farm in the state has tested positive for the highly contagious avian flu virus H5N2.
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Lexington County Blue Bell distribution center closing COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Several dozen workers are losing their jobs in South Carolina as Blue Bell closes its distribution center in Lexington County.
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Vitamin B3 may lower risk of skin cancer A form of Vitamin B3 was found in a study to prevent non-melanoma skin cancer by improving the skin's ability to repair DNA while also boosting its immune system.
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Hand Grip Could Predict Heart Health Researchers are considering a simple, low-tech screening test that may predict your risk for death, heart attack or stroke: the strength of your hand.
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Egg Producers' Quandary: What Do You Do With 33 Million Dead Birds? Workers discard dead chickens at Sunrise Farms, in Osceola County, Iowa. (Ryan Donnell/The New York Times). Sioux Center, Iowa: J.T.
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Bird flu means record prices for 'breaker eggs' Chicago • Joe Greco, who's been churning out cookies and cakes for 27 years, usually uses about 600 pounds of liquid eggs a week at his bakery near Chicago.
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A Simple Hand-Grip Test Could Predict Your Risk For Heart Disease And Death Remember those old-time carnival games that tested the strength of your hand grip? It turns out that a very similar test can also predict someone's risk for heart attack, stroke and a shorter life, according to a recently published study in the health journal The ...
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New map shows most distinct causes of death by state ATLANTA, May 16 (UPI) -- The CDC has published a color-coded map outlining the most "distinctive" causes of death for each of the 50 U.S.
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Sorry, anti-vaxxers: California overwhelming passes vaccine bill The bill would abolish personal belief exemptions for vaccinations, a touchy issue after an outbreak at Disneyland sickened 136 Californians with the measles.
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Nurse Reflects on Tour Treating Ebola Patients in Sierra Leone Returning from the Ebola zone, Lindsey Hallen worried that she would be swallowed by the petty concerns of her life as a nurse in New York City.
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New test uses single fingerprint to detect drug use Researchers have developed a new way to test for cocaine use that only needs a fingerprint to determine results. Previous testing methods were limited to finding if cocaine had been handled, but the new technique finds whether the drug has actually been ...
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Hydrogel Improves Healing in Eyes and Brain A breakthrough has been made in stem cell technology having the potential to find cures for people who suffer from irreparable spinal cord injuries.
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Advanced stem cell therapy reverses blindness in mice A new adaptation to stem cell therapy has allowed scientists to treat blindness and brain damage in mice. Researchers at the University of Toronto have demonstrated that specially engineered "hydrogels" can help along the process of stem cell ...
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Stem cell therapy helps restore vision, repairs brain damage after stroke with ... steam cell Researchers from University of Toronto has lead a study revealing the way an injectable "hydrogel" boosted the transplant of stem cell for aiding brain recovery after followed by a stroke and helped partially reverse blindness in mice.
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Hydrogels Keep Stem Cells Alive To Help Restore Eyesight And Speed Up ... A hydrogel that holds stem cells together while they are being transplanted helps promote their healing ability. By using the gel-like biomaterial, researchers were able to partially restore vision and help heal stroke injury.
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New breakthroughs in stem cell therapy A research published in the journal Stem Cell Reports says that researchers at University of Toronto have developed hydrogel, a jelly like substance, which can prove to be the ideal medium that can help stem cells survive in the body and repair injured tissue.
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The Miami Stem Cell Treatment Center Announces Adult Stem Cell Public ... The Miami Stem Cell Treatment Center announces a series of free public seminars on the use of adult stem cells for various degenerative and inflammatory conditions.
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Stem-Cell Therapy Treatments Used to Reduild Cartilage and Bones in ... Dr. Ajeya Joshi, a physician certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, has teamed up with two colleagues to expand the benefits of stem-cell therapy treatments, reaching into the field of orthopedic injuries.
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Stem Cells Can Repair Damaged Spinal Cord, Says Scholar THERE seems to be a ray of hope for persons suffering from terminal diseases through recent major breakthroughs in stem cell technology.
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Guinea Ebola cases climb due to transmissions at funerals A member of the French Red Cross disinfects the area around a motionless person suspected of carrying the Ebola virus as a crowd gathers in Forecariah January 30, 2015.
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Local scientists find answer to stem cell side effect But when stem cells convert into neural cells in the brain, they create a by-product -- neural crest cells,which can cause tumors to form.
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Geckos Linked to Dangerous Salmonella Outbreak in 16 States A dangerous Salmonella outbreak in 16 states has been linked to pet geckos, according to a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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| Blue Bell lays off 1450 workers; 1400 more furloughed BRENHAM, Texas - Blue Bell Creameries will lay off hundreds of workers and reduce hours and pay for others in wake of its voluntary recall last month of all of its ice cream, the company announced Friday.
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Elite athletes should get heart screening, says expert Olympic athletes should have tailored heart screening to check for life-threatening conditions before they can compete, a leading Italian doctor says.
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Controversial bill mandating school vaccinations sails through California Senate A hotly debated bill that would mandate nearly all students in California be vaccinated was overwhelmingly passed by the state Senate.
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Vaccinations: California Senate eliminates religious, personal exemptions The legislation, which now goes to the California Assembly, is the latest outcome of the debate between public health officials in favor of vaccinations and those who oppose inoculating their children.
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California One Step Closer to Abolishing 'Personal Belief Exemption' for ... A California bill that abolishes the "personal belief exemption" for vaccinations is one step closer to becoming a law. The bill, SB 277, passed 25-10 in the California Senate on Thursday.
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Controversial vaccine bill passes in State Senate Opponents of the controversial vaccination bill filled the Senate public gallery to watch the discussion on Thursday. The highly disputed bill aims at increasing California's school immunization rates.
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California Senate passes SB 277 to eliminate Personal Belief Exemption for ... A controversial bill was present in the California state, as per which no more personal belief exemption should be given for vaccinations.
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Vitamin B3 Lowers Risk of Skin Cancer by 23 Percent, Study Finds The preventive effect of the vitamin B3 against skin cancer starts after three months of intake. By Julie Sabino julie.s@hngn.com | May 15, 2015 06:49 PM EDT.
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California Senate approves school vaccine bill SB 277, which has been met with by months of protests by supporters and opponents of the measure, passed by a vote of 25-10. Medical exemptions are permitted, but exemptions based on personal and religious objections are not.
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The controversial vaccine bill passes through Senate in California leaving many ... vaccine The Senate Bill 277 of vaccines which has been through controversies in the California Senate has finally passed this week.
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The School Vaccine Bill Approved By California State Senate In a recent vaccine bill passed by California senate the state would be allowing medical exemptions only if they are not based on religious or personal objections.
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California Senate Passes Vaccine Bill The controversial Senate Bill 277, in the California Senate that is about vaccines, was passed this week. The passage of the measure came amidst great resentment from many parents who had testified against the legislation during crowded and often tense ...
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SB 277: California Senate passes the bill to vaccinate the children before ... A new bill approved by the California Senate has ended waiver for school vaccinations in the state. This measure will be eliminating parents' right of opting out of the state's immunization requirements on account of personal beliefs.
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California Senate passes controversial vaccine bill The controversial vaccine bill - the Senate Bill 277 - was passed by the California Senate on Thursday, May 14. The passage of the bill came amidst resentment from the parents who testified against the vaccine bill at crowded committee hearings.
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School vaccine bill Approved by the California Senate SACRAMENTO, California. - State senators have passed a controversial bill geared toward increasing California's school protection rates.
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Vitamin B3 May Help Prevent Certain Skin Cancers, Study Says The vitamin is a form of vitamin B3 called nicotinamide, and it's sold in grocery and health food stores for just a few cents a pill.
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How much you sleep could raise your risk of stroke People with high blood pressure who sleep less than five hours or more than eight hours each night may have significantly higher odds of a stroke, new research suggests.
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30 minutes of exercise key to health in old age Elderly men who do 30 minutes of physical activity six days a week are likely to have a 40-percent lower risk of death compared to couch-potato counterparts, researchers said Friday.
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America Needs Bolder Science And The 21st Century Cures Act Must Empower It A few years back, French President Sarkozy requested an assessment of his country's biomedical research. The eminent scientists who conducted it concluded that, while some of it was cutting-edge - as evidenced by French scientists' contributions to the ...
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Doctor Braves Waist-Deep Texas Floodwaters to Deliver Babies It normally took a Texas obstetrician about 10 minutes to get to the hospital, but as he rounded a corner in the pouring rain this week in the hopes that his car could handle the deep floodwaters ahead, it stalled.
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Nurses with tablets and bikers with smartphones join Ebola fight LONDON: While health experts in laboratories globally have tried to devise ways to end the largest Ebola epidemic on record, technology experts have also been coming up with new ways to attack the virus - using smartphones and Ebola-proof tablets.
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Early Menopause Tied to Lower Risk of AFib FRIDAY, May 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Women who go through menopause at a relatively young age may have a slightly lower risk of developing a common heart rhythm disturbance, new research suggests.
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Researchers Say Testosterone Replacement Therapy Benefits Outweigh Risks It may be time for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rethink its position on testosterone replacement therapy, as the treatment's benefits outweigh its risks, according to speakers at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) ...
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Men Too, Should be Screened for Osteoporosis The findings of a new study have revealed that men are considerably less likely to undergo screening for osteoporosis than women, despite the fact that they are more likely to suffer from worse consequences arising due to this bone thinning condition.
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