Saturday, February 4, 2017

Ronald Reagan nearly died before he became president. The Heimlich maneuver saved him. and other top stories.

  • Ronald Reagan nearly died before he became president. The Heimlich maneuver saved him.

    Ronald Reagan nearly died before he became president. The Heimlich maneuver saved him.
    Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. (Mike Sargent/Agence France-Presse file via Getty Images) The campaign plane was high above the clouds, and Ronald Reagan was turning red. It was 1976 and Reagan — he was a candidate then, making his first presidential run — had been eating peanuts and drinking a Coke. Then he started making choking sounds, a witness, Nancy Reynolds, told The Washington Post. “His face turned red, and as it got darker and darker, we all froze,” she said. All except campaign ai..
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  • Mini eclairs and cream puffs recalled for potential Salmonella contamination

    Mini eclairs and cream puffs recalled for potential Salmonella contamination
    The lot number is on the side of the tub near the top (FDA)BATTLEBORO, Nc. (WSET) - Poppies International, Inc. is voluntarily recalling all of their products, including eclairs and cream puffs, as a precaution against Salmonella. The company says the custard powder contains milk ingredients from Valley Milk Products, LLC, and that powder may have the bacteria. The eclairs and cream puffs were sold nationwide, like Target, and have the following lot numbers on the side of the tub:So far the comp..
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  • Three-Parent Babies Could Soon Be Born

    Three-Parent Babies Could Soon Be Born
    It will soon be possible to create a baby from the DNA of three different individuals — a scientific milestone that demands careful medical and ethical thought before it becomes reality. Sadly, it often does not work out that way. While science offers many miraculous advances that save or enhance lives around the world, some of these advances can be a Pandora’s box of physical and moral concerns that must be addressed. The U.K.'s fertility regulator, the Human Fertilization and Embryology Auth..
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  • Ionis Pharma's rare metabolic disorder drug succeeds key study

    Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday its rare metabolic disorder drug for severe hypertriglyceridemia, characterized by elevated levels of a type of fat in the blood, met the main goal in a late-stage study.The drug, volanesorsen, brought about a statistically significant 71.2 percent mean reduction in triglycerides after 13 weeks of treatment, compared with 0.9 percent in those who got the placebo, the company said.However, Ionis said that a patient who was on the drug experienced a serio..
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  • Senator: Exploding e-cigarette recalls need to be considered - WISH

    Senator: Exploding e-cigarette recalls need to be considered - WISH
    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is increasing the heat on the federal government to consider recalling e-cigarette batteries and devices that explode and catch fire, injuring users. Schumer, a New York Democrat, has called e-cigarettes “ticking time bombs” and said they continue to cause injuries including severe burns. At a press conference Sunday, Schumer cited a recent Associated Press story saying the FDA identified about 66 explosions in 2015 and early 2016 after recording 92 exp..
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  • Analysis: Edwards hit with court, election and budget losses

    Analysis: Edwards hit with court, election and budget losses
    Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press 7:04 a.m. CST December 19, 2016In this Sept. 9, 2016 file photo, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards testifies in on Capitol Hill in Washington. An executive order issued by Louisiana’s governor that was aimed at protecting the rights of LGBT people in state government was thrown out Wednesday by state District Judge Todd Hernandez, who said the governor exceeded his authority. Edwards said he intends to appeal.(Photo: AP)BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Ed..
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  • 33 people dead from alcohol poisoning after drinking bath lotion in Siberian city

    33 people dead from alcohol poisoning after drinking bath lotion in Siberian city
    MOSCOW — Authorities have declared a state of emergency in a Siberian city after at least 33 people died of alcohol poisoning caused from drinking a bath lotion they hoped would give them the same sensation as alcoholic beverages. Another 15 people were in critical condition in hospitals in the city of Irkutsk, Russia’s sixth-largest city with a population of 1.1 million. Mayor Dmitry Berdnikov called for the state of emergency in the city after meeting with local authorities, the Interfax news ..
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  • Deaths from synthetic opioids up 72%, CDC says

    Deaths from synthetic opioids up 72%, CDC says
    Death rates from synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, increased 72.2% from 2014 to 2015, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The new report confirms the dramatic increase in opioid overdoses that first responders have been seeing as they respond to overdose calls. Fentanyl is 50 times more powerful than heroin and made headlines as the drug that killed pop star Prince in April. The elephant tranquilizer carfentanil, a form of fentanyl and 10,000 times stronger than ..
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  • South Korea, Japan step up poultry cull to contain bird flu

    South Korea, Japan step up poultry cull to contain bird flu
    SEOUL –  South Korea and Japan have ordered fresh culls of poultry stocks to contain outbreaks of avian flu, authorities in the two countries said. The South Korean Agriculture Ministry said on Monday it had ordered the cull of an additional 2.4 million birds, taking the total number to a record 18.4 million since the first outbreak of avian flu was reported at a farm on Nov. 18. More on this... It has called the outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N6 strain of bird flu more severe than the H..
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  • Need health insurance? The deadline to sign up is quickly approaching

    Need health insurance? The deadline to sign up is quickly approaching
    The HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page as seen in Washington, Monday, Oct. 24, 2016. The Obama administration is confirming that premiums will go up sharply next year for health insurance sold to millions of consumers through HealthCare.gov. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – If you haven’t chosen your health insurance plan yet, you’re running out of time. Open Enrollment will run through the end of January, but a different deadline is approaching t..
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