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Longtime GOP Senate moderate Arlen Specter dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By PETER JACKSONAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - For most of his 30 years as Pennsylvania's longest-serving U.S. senator and prominent moderate in Congress, Arlen Specter was a Republican, though often at odds with the GOP leadership. He helped end the Supreme Court hopes of former

At CDC, scientists fight to halt a deadly outbreak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By KATE BRUMBACKAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a white lab coat peers through a microscope at

Salmonella fear spurs firm to recall dog treats

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 13th

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKIAssociated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A pet food company is voluntarily recalling dog treats that could be contaminated with salmonella. Nature's Recipe announced Saturday the recall of a limited supply of its "Nature's Recipe Oven Baked Biscuits with Real Chicken,"

FDA regulation of pharmacies has knotty history

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer 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 sometimes fatal injuries. But this isn

Student Apologizes To Class Then Shoots Himself With Handgun

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

KHQ.COM: On Thursday morning a depressed North Dakota freshman, walked up in front of his class, made an apology, and then shot himself with a hand gun in front of everyone. It is unclear what his apology was about and according to the school principal, the boy was not in trouble for anything

10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. EUROPEAN UNION WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE In the midst of its greatest crisis since its beginnings in the 1950s, the committee cited the EU's record on peace,

Minn. lawsuit may be 1st from meningitis outbreak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota woman who may have received tainted steroid injections blamed for the nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis sued the drug seller on Thursday, though she hasn't been diagnosed with the rare illness. The federal lawsuit appears to be the first stemming from the

10 Things to Know for Friday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. DEBATE NIGHT FOR VP CANDIDATES Biden, Ryan seek to advance the cause of their tickets in a close race for the presidency - and avoid gaffes. 2. HEZBOLLAH SAYS IT

CDC: Meningitis outbreak growing, 14 people dead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials have tracked down 12,000 of the roughly 14,000 people who may have received contaminated steroid shots in the nation's growing meningitis outbreak, warning Thursday that patients will need to

The cost of getting the flu

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By Aaron Levitt