Lab Tests

SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Steenhout knows spreadsheets, statistics and bean-counting. He has worked as a budget assistant to the governor, managed local operations for the U.S. Census Bureau and analyzed juvenile crime databases. Now, the married,...

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and other officials was described Thursday as a good father, a quiet neighbor and an entertainer who impersonated Elvis at parties. But accounts also...

Hundreds of deer have died in northern Indiana and southern Michigan from an apparent ailment fueled by this summer’s unusually dry conditions. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD, has been confirmed in Marshall and LaGrange Counties of...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lab tests have confirmed 113 cases of a new strain of swine flu in 18 Indiana counties, and more cases are expected to be confirmed later this week, the State Department of Health said Wednesday. The number of confirmed human...

MIAMI (AP) — A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre assault alongside a busy South Florida highway told police that his attacker "just ripped me to ribbons." In a recorded interview with investigators, Ronald Poppo said the...

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — Jenn Gibbons waited, longer than she should have, by her own estimation. She stared at the numbers on her cellphone — 9-1-1 — but hesitated to hit send. She was stunned and alone on a desolate stretch of...

MISHAWAKA – It has been almost a month since 84-year-old Lois Hickey was stabbed and beaten to death inside her Mishawaka home. Police have not been able to pinpoint a suspect, leaving some neighbors very uncomfortable.   Police said they are...

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say a second dead bird in a week has tested positive for a dangerous strain of bird flu, raising health concerns in the city. The agricultural department said Friday that lab tests confirmed an Oriental magpie...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's agriculture minister says reports blaming Egyptian sprout seeds for a deadly E. coli outbreak in Europe are "baseless" and that tests show the seeds were not contaminated. The European Food Safety Authority has said one lot...

ALBION, Ind. (AP) — Health officials say a measles outbreak that affected 14 people in northeast Indiana has ended. Noble County Public Health Nurse Cheryl Munson tells The Journal Gazette that lab tests Friday confirmed the 37-day outbreak had...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Springfield firefighters spent part of their afternoon fighting a stubborn fire that burned up a truck that had been reported stolen. Firefighters responded to an area just west of the intersection of West Sunshine Street and South...

Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....