HEALTH
Sickle cell fight is in Dot family's bloodSickle cell disease affects millions of people all over the world, including about one in 375 African American infants in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. More » |
Researchers: Menthol used to attract young smokersWASHINGTON - Tobacco companies deliberately changed the menthol levels in cigarettes depending upon whom they were marketing them to - lower levels for young smokers who preferred the milder brands and higher levels to "lock in lifelong adult smokers," researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health concluded. More » |
Salmonella scare hits tomato industryRICHMOND, Va. - The 6,000 acres of tomatoes grown on Virginia's sea-swept Eastern Shore were never implicated in the national salmonella outbreak - they were still on the vine weeks after people starting getting sick. More » |
