Friday, February 13, 2009

2/13 CNN.com - Health




Rodents found; peanut processor told to stay shut
February 12, 2009 at 8:09 pm

The Texas Department of State Health Services on Thursday ordered the recall of all products ever shipped from the Peanut Corporation of America's plant in Plainview, Texas, after discovering dead rodents, rodent excrement and bird feathers in the plant.

Researchers complete genetic map of the cold virus
February 12, 2009 at 2:15 pm

Researchers have solved the first step in treating the common cold, by mapping its entire genome, or genetic map, teams from the University of Maryland and the University of Wisconsin-Madison reported Thursday.

Octuplets' mom seeks online donations
February 12, 2009 at 11:41 am

Nadya Suleman, the single mother of newborn octuplets, is using the Internet to help support her family of 14 children. She's started a Web site seeking donations.

Rulings on autism-vaccination connection expected
February 11, 2009 at 8:45 pm

A Department of Justice special court will hand down rulings Thursday in cases asking whether certain vaccines cause autism, the lead plaintiffs' attorney told CNN Wednesday.


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