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USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
By Seth Perlman, APIn this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, freshly harvested corn is transferred from the combine to a grain hauling truck in Springfield, Ill. By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Corn genetically engineered to resist pests and tolerate herbicides made up 85% of the U.S. corn crop in 2009, according to the . But a report by a watchdog group, out today, finds that since...
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... the outbreak began in April, at least 28 pregnant women have died. DISTRIBUTION OF H1N1 VACCINEBy Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAYUSA TODAY offers these updates on the status of H1N1 vaccine availability.Q: How much vaccine is available now?A: According to the , as of Nov. 2 there were slightly more than 30 million doses of H1N1 vaccine available for states to order.H1N1: SWINE FLU CENTRAL:...
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
HEALTH UPDATES ON TWITTERBy Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAYTwo people, one in New Hampshire and a second in New York, have died, 16 hospitalized and overall 28 sickened in an outbreak of E. coli that may be linked to ground beef distributed on the East Coast, the says.As of Oct. 28, there are 28 persons whose illness appear to be associated with this outbreak, all but three from the Northeast....
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
SWINE FLU: H1N1 VIRUSFull coverage: Your guide: | Photos: Q&A: | | | Handwashing 101: Schools: | | Oink oink: Twitter, '76 flu, Your Health, biz impact By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAYSusan Lilavois waited in the rain to get her disabled 4-year-old daughter vaccinated against the H1N1 flu strain Wednesday. She had called her pediatrician's office for weeks with no success, so when she heard...
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Poverty News Blog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
... diet. His innovations have multiplied sorghum yields many, many times over. From USA Today, writer Elizabeth Weise details Ejeta's work. "A lot of people who grew up it the Midwest in the '40s and '50s would remember the old syrup for pancakes, made of milo," as sorghum is sometimes called there, he says. It's also used to make gluten-free beers for people with celiac disease....
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
By Peter Foley for USA TODAYSaiya Darden's 3-year-old daughter, Chasidy, spent three months in the hospital after she was stricken with swine flu, three weeks of which was on an artificial heart-lung machine. SWINE FLU: H1N1 VIRUSFull coverage:Your guide:Photos:Q&A:Handwashing 101:Schools:Oink oink:Twitter, '76 flu, Your Health, biz impact By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAYAs health care workers...
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
By Kathy Willens, APBetter than masks: Diane Wu, left, and Ariel Xue of New York used makeup for their costumes in 1995. HEALTH UPDATES ON TWITTERBy Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAYAny goblin or ghoulie worth its salt knows Halloween isn't Halloween without a bright green face or a few artful drops of blood somewhere or other.That makes safety experts happy: They've long encouraged parents...
