07/16/2008

What's Ailing You? Swimmers ear, pink eye
Our partners at Carolinas HealthCare and Presbyterian Healthcare share "What's Ailing You?" this week.

07/15/2008

Restaurants named in salmonella investigation
Health officials are investigating the food suppliers of two Dilworth restaurants in connection with a strain of salmonella that's infected 11 people in Mecklenburg County.

Interactive: What is Salmonella?

07/11/2008 Salmonella investigation focuses on Charlotte restaurant Health investigators have converged on a Charlotte-area restaurant as a source of several salmonella-related illnesses.

Investigators assess uptick in NC salmonella cases
An uptick in North Carolina illnesses associated with a nationwide salmonella outbreak has state health investigators worried, and joining the scramble to identify the source.

07/08/2008

What's Ailing You? Sinus infections, sore throat
Our partners at Carolinas HealthCare and Presbyterian Healthcare share "What's Ailing You?" this week.

07/07/2008

Torn ACLs, other big injuries hit little athletes
Injuries once seen mostly in adult athletes are becoming distressingly common in youth athletes -- not just in high school, but in Little League and Pee Wee Football.

07/02/2008

Air quality officials issue Code Orange health notice
Air quality officials have issued a health notice for air pollution in the Charlotte metropolitan area on Thursday. Forecasters have predicted Code Orange conditions.

07/01/2008

SC sets aside $2M for low-income cancer screenings
South Carolina is setting aside $2 million to more than double the number of low-income women who receive breast and cervical cancer screening, state officials said Tuesday.

06/25/2008

N.C. health officials develop new restaurant inspection form
The N.C. Division of Environmental Health has developed a new food service inspection form, which focuses on risk factors known to cause food-borne illness.

07/01/2008

What's Ailing You? Summer colds, poison ivy
Our partners at Carolinas HealthCare and Presbyterian Healthcare share "What's Ailing You?" this week.

06/24/2008

S.C. child bitten by rabid fox
A child from Clover who was bitten by a fox is under the care of a physician after the fox tested positive for rabies, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control said.

What's Ailing You? Sinuses, ear infections
Our partners at Carolinas HealthCare and Presbyterian Healthcare share "What's Ailing You?" this week.

06/20/2008

Broughton Hospital now in compliance
The state mental hospital in Morganton should soon get Medicaid and Medicare payments again to treat patients after losing them nearly 10 months ago.

06/18/2008

Gaston County conducts health survey
If you live in Gaston County don't be surprised if someone knocks on your door and starts asking about your health.

06/17/2008

U.S. expects food inspectors in China by year end
The United States expects to have food and drug inspectors placed in three Chinese cities by the end of this year.

Nursing homes prefer arbitration over courts
illiam Kurth fractured his left hip and leg and contracted numerous pressure ulcers during his final months of life in a Wisconsin nursing home.

06/13/2008

N.C. man tests positive for salmonella 5:47 PM
North Carolina has been added to a growing list of states affected by the tomato salmonella outbreak.

06/17/2008

What's Ailing You? Joint pain, sunburn
Joint pain due to summer activities is on the rise in this week's "What's Ailing You?", provided by our partners at Carolinas HealthCare and Presbyterian Healthcare.

06/10/2008

House panel backs 3 anti-smoking measures
Anti-smoking advocates scored a small victory Tuesday when the House Health Committee approved three bills to ban smoking in and around government property.

06/12/2008

What's Ailing You? Strep throat, allergies
Our partners at Carolinas HealthCare and Presbyterian Healthcare share "What's Ailing You?" this week.

06/10/2008 Tomatoes pulled off shelves amid salmonella scare A salmonella outbreak is being linked to tomatoes. At least 145 people have gotten sick in 16 states.

06/09/2008

Kennedy released from Duke after brain surgery
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy checked out of a hospital Monday to return home to Massachusetts, a week after undergoing an aggressive and delicate surgery to treat a cancerous brain tumor, a hospital spokeswoman said.

06/06/2008

Web site helps uninsured find health care
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine has launched a Web site dedicated to helping the uninsured find health care.

06/03/2008

What's Ailing You? Allergies, sunburn
From allergies to sunburns, this week's ailments mean summer is almost here. Our partners at Carolinas HealthCare and Presbyterian Healthcare share "What's Ailing You?" this week.

Kennedy walking hospital halls after brain surgery
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy enjoyed "a restful night's sleep" and was walking hospital hallways on Tuesday, one day after undergoing an aggressive brain surgery aimed at slicing away at a cancerous tumor to give chemotherapy and radiation treatments a chance to work.

06/02/2008 Kennedy out of 'successful' brain surgery at Duke Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was set to undergo surgery Monday at Duke University Medical Center for his cancerous brain tumor and then faces chemotherapy and radiation treatment, his office said.

Another delay for new NC mental health hospital
State officials delayed for a fourth time Monday the opening of a new mental health hospital, giving themselves more time before patients at two older hospitals are moved there.

Kennedy to undergo surgery at Duke for brain tumor
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was set to undergo surgery Monday at Duke University Medical Center for his cancerous brain tumor and then faces chemotherapy and radiation treatment, his office said.