For mentally ill facing charges, growing recognition but elusive solutions - TwinCities.com
Tim Leslie still remembers the St. Paul house near Victoria Street and Selby Avenue where he’d regularly respond to calls as a patrol officer from a resident who was convinced there was something landing on the roof. There wasn’t, but police learned how to talk him down anyway. “The first couple calls, it was, ‘We do this, too?’ ” he said. Today he’s the Dakota County Sheriff, responsible for a jail where perhaps a third of the inmates have mental health needs. And like others with a hand in th..>> view originalTwo Publix products recalled over possible listeria
Two Publix products recalled over possible listeria Christopher Buchanan, WXIA 2:46 AM. GMT May 09, 2016 Publix has announced two recalls for possible Listeria contamination of products sold at its stores.The company released a press statement in early May reporting a voluntary recall of the store's Wheatberry Salad and and the Publix Sweet and Salty Almond Bars.The salad, sold in the deli area of the store, is being recalled in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carol..>> view originalStomach bug strikes hundreds aboard British cruise ship
The CDC said 252 of 919 passengers -- 27% -- have gotten sick on the Balmoral, a ship operated by Fred Olsen Cruises and most recently docked in Maine. Eight of 520 crew members have come down with norovirus, the CDC said.CDC employees boarded the ship when it arrived in Baltimore April 30 to conduct an environmental health assessment, the agency reported on its website. Specimens obtained by the CDC confirmed the existence of norovirus.The CDC said the cruise line has increased disinfection pro..>> view originalThat Deep, Masculine Voice Is Not For You, Ladies
Men's deep, resonant voices did not evolve to thrill the ladies, but rather are likely to scare off their rivals, researchers say. A study of how people respond to voices shows that men react far more strongly to a deeply pitched male voice than women do. And humans, it seems, have the biggest sex-based differences in voice pitch of any primate. Women's voices are far higher and men's far lower, the team at Penn State University found. "A lower pitch made men attractive to women. But it ..>> view originalStudy says e-cigarette poisonings surge in young children
Chuck Schumer wants to get rid of your e-cigarettes
Sen. Charles Schumer called electronic cigarettes “ticking time bombs” on Sunday, as he urged the Food and Drug Administration to use its new authority to probe — and possibly recall — the devices. “We’ve all heard the old adage, where there’s smoke there may be fire — well here, where there’s smoke, there’s sometimes explosions,” Schumer said, citing a rash of incidents in recent weeks, including four New Yorkers being injured by exploding vaporizers. “It’s bad enough that e-cigarettes cause n..>> view originalLyme disease is 'one disease you don't want' - News
Some days, Amy Crawford will spend hours tending to her flower beds, working well into the night. Other days, the mother of two will have to retreat into bed and rest until mid-afternoon.“It’s tough,” she says. “Some days you might see me out doing my walk from here to Commerce Bank. Another day, after my son goes to school, I’m in bed until he gets home, and then I get dressed so he doesn’t know I’ve been in bed all day. It’s tough.”Amy was diagnosed with Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness cau..>> view originalFDA regulations on 'vaping' industry causes some concern in NH
Elite Vapor employee Bobby Mead poses in front of the more than 120 flavors of e-liquid or juice used in electronic vaporizing devices at the store in Shaw's Plaza in Hooksett. The Federal Drug Administration is clamping down on the industry as a means of preventing young people from becoming addicted to nicotine. (PAT GROSSMITH/Union Leader) FDA regulations on 'vaping' industry causes some concern in NH By PAT GROSSMITHNew Hampshire Union Leader MANCHESTER — At least one owner of..>> view original50% of Teens Say They're 'Addicted' to Their Phones
Last week, the nonprofit Common Sense Media released the findings of a new poll on mobile device usage and family conflict. Of over 1,200 parents and teenagers surveyed, 50% of teens said they “feel addicted” to their mobile devices. Though these teens were self-diagnosing, cell phone addiction, like internet addiction before it, is a very real thing. Social media may be particularly entrancing, with notifications from apps like Facebook and Twitter providing jolts of pleasure in some ways simi..>> view original
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