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P.E.I. residents asked to look out for health records 'carried off by strong winds'

P.E.I. residents asked to look out for health records 'carried off by strong winds'

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's health authority is asking for the public's help in finding a some paper health records that were "carried off by strong winds." Health P.E.I.
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New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions

New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when explaining their medications' risks and
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Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing

Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven't lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Th
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Working Well: The simple act of taking deep breaths can reduce stress and anxiety

Working Well: The simple act of taking deep breaths can reduce stress and anxiety

NEW YORK (AP) — A simple, uncommon ritual starts each staff meeting at Myosin Marketing. When everyone is gathered on Zoom , and before they get to the meat of the agenda, CEO Sean Clayton leads his team through a deep-breathing exercise .
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For 3rd straight year, no improvement in Earth's projected warming

For 3rd straight year, no improvement in Earth's projected warming

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven't lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — and recent developments in China and the United States are likely to slightly worsen the outlook
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Virginia Democrats advance efforts to protect abortion, voting rights, marriage equality

Virginia Democrats advance efforts to protect abortion, voting rights, marriage equality

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats who control both chambers of the Virginia legislature are hoping to make good on promises made on the campaign trail, including becoming the first Southern state to expand constitutional protections for abortion access.
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E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald's outbreak tied to slivered onions

E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald's outbreak tied to slivered onions

At least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospitalized, in an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions served on McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers, federal health officials said Wednesday.
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Lab confirms Canada's first case of avian flu infection in humans in B.C.

Lab confirms Canada's first case of avian flu infection in humans in B.C.

Canada's Public Health Agency has confirmed that a British Columbia teenager hospitalized last Friday is the country's first ever human case of domestically acquired avian flu.
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Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature, heads to governor

Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature, heads to governor

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.
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What do you do when a goose dies in your backyard, amid concerns about avian flu?

What do you do when a goose dies in your backyard, amid concerns about avian flu?

Carolyn Law didn't think much of it when a snow goose landed in her Richmond, B.C., backyard, on Halloween. But hours later it had barely moved. Then it started bobbing its head repeatedly.
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