McDonald’s and Boar’s Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safe
From Boar's Head deli meat and waffles to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, this year's illness outbreaks — some deadly — and...
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Nevada jury hands $5.2 billion verdict against Vegas company in bottled water liver damage lawsuit
LAS VEGAS -- A jury in Nevada has delivered a $5.2 billion award in the latest large-sum lawsuit against a...
People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, US science panel recommends
NEW YORK -- A scientific panel on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that...
Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders sickens 49 people in 10 states
E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including...
Hospitals’ IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeks
Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids...
New study shows promising treatment for shingles
New study shows promising treatment for shingles - CBS News
Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Steven Haller remembers the look of fear on people's faces when toxic algae in Lake Erie made...
On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food
OREGON, Ohio -- On a warm late-summer evening, a small speedboat motored across a pea-green stretch of Lake Erie past...
Kaiser mental health workers go on strike in Southern California over staffing, workloads
LOS ANGELES -- More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in Southern California...
CVS workers strike at 7 Southern California stores for better pay and health care
LOS ANGELES -- Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health...
