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• NM company linked to illness expands peanut recall

  October 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A New Mexico food company that produced the peanut butter linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning has expanded an ongoing recall of its products to include …

• NM company linked to illness expands peanut recall

  October 13, 2012 in Health, Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A New Mexico food company that produced the peanut butter linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning has expanded an ongoing recall of its products to include …

• 22 saved from sinking boat in San Francisco Bay

  October 13, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nearly two dozen people who were enjoying a bachelor party on what’s billed as San Francisco Bay’s only “floating wine tasting room” are OK after their …

• Industry sues over NYC crackdown on sugary drinks

  October 12, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Soda makers, restaurateurs and other businesses sued Friday to try to block the city’s unprecedented move to restrict sales of super-sized, sugary drinks, an effort the … 1

• FDA regulation of pharmacies has knotty history

  October 12, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated pain injections has prompted calls for tighter federal regulation of compounding pharmacies, which have periodically been blamed for crippling and …

• Armstrong report includes 200 pages, 26 witnesses

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World Page after page of damning details. They came from computer records, books, media reports and, maybe most significantly, the people Lance Armstrong used to train alongside and celebrate with. The … 1

• Women’s home fighting insurance giant to stay put

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World CINCINNATI (AP) — As Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic battled for the title at the Western & Southern Open north of Cincinnati, a small plane buzzed overhead, trailing a banner …

• Friend describes fatal beauty surgery at Pa. hotel

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia woman known as “the Black Madam” performed deadly cosmetic surgery on a London dancer in an airport hotel room, then used Krazy Glue to close … 1

• Friend describes deadly beauty surgery at Pa. inn

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia woman known as “the Black Madam” performed deadly cosmetic surgery on a London dancer in an airport hotel room, then used Crazy Glue to close …

• Mass. gov: Drug firm may have misled regulators

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — The specialty pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak may have misled regulators and done work beyond the scope of its state license, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick …

• Counterfeit air bags called ‘extreme safety risk’

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of motorists may be driving cars and trucks installed with dangerous counterfeit bags and they should have them replaced at their own expense, the Obama administration … 1

• Gov’t warns motorists about counterfeit air bags

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Car owners whose air bags have been replaced in the past three years may have had dangerous counterfeit bags installed, the Obama administration warned Wednesday. Only 0.1 …

• Idaho dairy workers charged with animal cruelty

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three former dairy workers with Idaho’s largest dairy operation have been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after undercover video shot by an animal rights group showed …

• Gov’t to warn motorists about counterfeit air bags

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is preparing to warn car owners whose air bags have been replaced in the past three years that dangerous counterfeit bags may have been …

• Calif. initiative will test appetite for GMO food

  October 6, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — Calories. Nutrients. Serving size. How about “produced with genetic engineering?” California voters will soon decide whether to require certain raw and processed foods to carry such …

• Calif. gas prices equal all-time high

  October 6, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — The price of gasoline equaled the all-time average high in California of $4.61 a gallon Saturday, fueled by a reduced supply and a volatile market. Prices … 2

• Calif. gas prices will rise, then fall next week

  October 6, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — California gas prices will increase for several more days before leveling off after a temporary reduction in supply triggered a price spike that saw fuming motorists …

• Short supplies keep gas prices rising in Calif.

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — California gas prices continued surging Friday, adding another 17 cents per gallon on average, and the increases are expected to continue for at least several more …

• Docs say spine shots for steroids are usually safe

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Millions of people get steroid shots in their backs to relieve pain. Now they are probably wondering if it’s safe. In 23 states, hundreds, possibly thousands, of … 1

• Calif. refinery back online amid soaring prices

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — Californians woke up to a shock Friday as overnight gasoline prices jumped by as much as 20 cents a gallon in some areas, ending a week … 3

• Salmonella confirmed in peanut butter plant

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says it has found salmonella in a New Mexico plant that produces nut butters for national retailer Trader Joe’s and several other …

• Calif. gas prices jump by up to 20 cents overnight

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Californians woke up to a shock Friday as overnight gasoline prices jumped by as much as 20 cents a gallon in some areas, ending a week … 2

• Analysts: Spike in Calif. gas prices may linger

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The recent spike in gasoline prices around the nation is expected to wane slowly in coming weeks, but California may not be so lucky due to …

• Outbreak spotlights risks from custom-mixed drugs

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World Two people blinded in Washington, D.C., in 2005. Three dead in Virginia in 2006 and three more in Oregon the following year. Twenty-one dead polo horses in Florida in 2009. …

• Rare US meningitis outbreak grows; 4 dead, 22 sick

  October 4, 2012 in Health, Nation/World NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An outbreak of a rare form of meningitis is likely to grow after sickening 26 people in five states, including four who died, health officials warned. …

• Katrina victims take on hurricane tour operators

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Some New Orleans residents and city officials are pushing back against tour operators who bus out-of-towners into the city’s Lower 9th Ward, where Hurricane Katrina unleashed …

• 4 dead from rare meningitis, more cases expected

  October 4, 2012 in Nation/World NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Health officials are expecting to find more cases of a rare and deadly form of meningitis that has sickened more than two dozen people in five …

• Rare meningitis cases at 26 in 5 states, 4 deaths

  October 3, 2012 in Nation/World NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An outbreak of a rare and deadly form of meningitis has now sickened 26 people in five states who received steroid injections mostly for back pain, …

• Rare meningitis cases up to 26 in 5 states, 4 die

  October 3, 2012 in Nation/World NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An outbreak of a rare and deadly form of meningitis has now sickened 26 people in five states who received steroid injections, health officials said Wednesday. …

• Report: Some dietary supplements illegally labeled

  October 3, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dozens of weight loss and immune system supplements on the market are illegally labeled and lack the recommended type of scientific evidence to back up their …

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