US Flu Season Proves Unusually Severe So Far

US Flu Season Proves Unusually Severe So Far

09.01.2018

Public health officials say Influenza A, H3N2 flu tends to put more people in the hospital than the other strains. "We're also offering flu vaccines for children, ages 18 and younger through the VFC program", Ylonda Dennis, Associate Director of Preventative Health said.

Woman Dies After Eating Raw Oysters and Contracting Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Woman Dies After Eating Raw Oysters and Contracting Flesh-Eating Bacteria

09.01.2018

Bowers told KLFY in Louisiana that she and LeBlanc shucked and ate about two dozen raw oysters during the trip. Bowers said the first signs of LeBlanc's illness suggested an allergic reaction. LeBlanc died on October 15 after 21 days. "I can't even imagine going through that for 21 days". While most people recover from the infection, one variant - the Vibrio vulnificus infection - is often deadly.

Critical Need for Donors — American Red Cross

Critical Need for Donors — American Red Cross

09.01.2018

The nonprofit organization was forced to cancel 25 blood drives across MA, causing almost 700 scheduled blood donations to go uncollected, according to a news release Monday. January is officially known as National Blood Donor Month . "So when we can cover our hospital needs we like to help out other hospitals in need", said Busta.

Pakistan eyeing bounce back preps for 2nd ODI against New Zealand

Pakistan eyeing bounce back preps for 2nd ODI against New Zealand

09.01.2018

Pakistan are capable against any side, as they showed when beating India in the Champions Trophy final in England in June, but they struggle to match this New Zealand lineup. But considering D/L method, they were defeated by 61 runs. Munro, the top-ranked batsmen in Twenty20 internationals, hit 58 from 35 balls to give the hosts a rapid beginning in conditions in which scoring generally required careful application.

Five killed in Bengaluru bar fire

Five killed in Bengaluru bar fire

09.01.2018

The victims were all employees and were sleeping inside when the fire engulfed the bar. The fire broke out on the ground floor of the Kumbaara Sangha building in an active marketplace at about 2.30 am. The reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained. Two people were on Monday arrested in connection with the Kailash bar restaurant fire tragedy that claimed lives of five people.

4 powerlifting players killed in road accident in India

4 powerlifting players killed in road accident in India

09.01.2018

Another weightlifter, Rohit, 19, is battling for life. As reported earlier on Sunday, the accident took place around 4 am in the morning close to the Singhu border between Delhi and Haryana, near Alipur village. "He died at 6.38 pm of cardiac arrest", a senior doctor at the trauma centre said. He had sustained grievous head injuries and severe internal bleeding.

Romaine lettuce may be source of E. coli outbreak

Romaine lettuce may be source of E. coli outbreak

09.01.2018

The CDC is conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the outbreak, and is looking at romaine "and other leafy greens", though according to Consumer Reports , the organization has confirmed that the strain of E. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is now trying to find the exact source of romaine lettuce. They are holding interviews to determine what the sick people ate the week before they got sick.

Mt. Washington tied for second coldest place on Earth Saturday

Mt. Washington tied for second coldest place on Earth Saturday

09.01.2018

On the topic of deadly-cold conditions, Mike Carmon, senior meteorologist at the Mt. Washington Observatory, told the Times, "We basically just start saying it's stupid cold outside". With the wind whipping at more than 100 miles per hour, the wind chill reached about 94 degrees below zero . The deep freeze gripping the Northeast continued Saturday with single digit temperatures in cities like Philadelphia, New York City and Baltimore that usually don't see numbers that low.

Whirlpool appliances to communicate with Apple Watch in early 2018

Whirlpool appliances to communicate with Apple Watch in early 2018

09.01.2018

Among the brand's many kitchen-related announcements, Whirlpool is launching Yummly 2.0, a new version of the recipe and cooking resources app that includes image recognition, meal scheduling features and an enhanced guided cooking experience when using Whirlpool connected appliances to cook.

Microsoft releases updates to protect Surface devices against Meltdown and Spectre

09.01.2018

Microsoft declined to comment and Apple did not immediately return requests for comment. It is what it is, and no one can ever deal with the problem left behind. "This method only works if a certain type of malicious code is already running on a device and could at worst result in small pieces of data being accessed from privileged memory ", Hughes said in an email.