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Rare, Aggressive Fungus Strikes Joplin Tornado Victims
JOPLIN, Mo. (KMOX/AP) - A Joplin doctor said Thursday his hospital treated five Joplin tornado victims for a rare, aggressive fungal infection sometimes found in survivors of other natural disasters....
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St. Louis Firefighters Hit the Streets Installing Smoke Detectors
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – It’s that time of year again when you will see Saint Louis firefighters going door to door throughout the City, installing spoke detectors. Captain Dan Sutter says since the program...
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Another Case of Deadly Listeriosis in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A 5th case of the deadly bacterial infection Listeriosis has been reported in Missouri. The state Department of Health and Senior Services says it was notified of the...
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UPDATE: More Suspected E. coli Cases
St. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) reports the number of suspected E. coli cases in the St. Louis area has now reached 51 with 26 confirmed cases. The...
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A Dozen Cases of Salmonella Confirmed in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri health officials have been notified of 12 confirmed cases of salmonella apparently traced to cantaloupes grown in southwestern Indiana. Several states are coping...
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Illinois Could Repeal AIDS Notification Requirement For Schools
SPRINGFIELD, IL (IRN) - If a school-age child has AIDS, who needs to know? A bill that has passed the Illinois House would repeal state law stating that principals and superintendents must be notified....
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CDC: Number of C-Sections No Longer Increasing
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of C-sections performed has stopped increasing and more women are waiting to have the procedure closer to the due...
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Middle-Aged Women Experiencing Increase in Death from Painkiller Overdose
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says middle-aged women account for the fastest growing share of painkiller drug overdose deaths, increasing more than 400 percent among...
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CDC: Heartland Virus Carried By Ticks
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed a recently discovered Missouri viral disease is borne by ticks. “The tick is the lone-star tick, or amblyomma americanum, which is a...
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More Mothers Are Breastfeeding, CDC Finds
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) – More moms in the United States are breastfeeding their babies, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the study released on Wednesday more than 3 in 4...
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STD Rates Among St. Louis-Area Teens Astoundingly High
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The number of teens in the St. Louis-area with sexually transmitted diseases remains astoundingly high, according to the city’s health commissioner. Those numbers have dropped by...
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[VIDEO] How To Avoid Stomach Bugs On Cruise Ships
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (CBS/KMOX)- There’s nothing more romantic than a 10-day Caribbean cruise after two have exchanged their vows, but with dozens of passengers in close quarters, a honeymoon can turn into a...
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Mercy Hospital to Offer Midwife Option
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The hospital in the St. Louis area that delivers the most babies will soon offer an option for midwife-led births, part of a growing trend as more women seek natural childbirth. Mercy...
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Oklahoma: Man Dies After Acquiring Heartland Virus
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma man has died after acquiring the Heartland virus, making him the second person in the U.S. to die after coming down with the illness, state health officials said...
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Officials: MERS Did Not Spread to Illinois Man
CHICAGO (AP) - Health officials are backtracking on an earlier report that a mysterious Middle East virus had apparently spread to an Illinois man from a traveler he’d met in a business meeting....
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Risk of Ebola Cases in St. Louis is ‘Very Low,’ Expert Says
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The Ebola outbreak in Africa is worsening, causing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a special warning. The worst cases of the disease are now being seen in...
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Prepackaged Caramel Apples Linked to 4 Deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) – Health officials are warning consumers to avoid prepackaged caramel apples because they are linked to four deaths and more than two dozen illnesses in 10 states. Caramel apples are...
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CDC Adds E-Cigarettes to Anti-Smoking Campaign
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now adding e-cigarettes to its anti-smoking campaign. CDC Director Tom Frieden says e-cigarettes are becoming particularly...
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Experts: Missouri Lacks Key to Prevention of Heroin Use
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – As heroin use jumps in Springfield and throughout Missouri, the Show Me State stands alone in not having a prescription drug monitoring program a key to curbing the drug’s...
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Study Shows Doctors Need to Address Obesity in Children
ST. LOUIS (KMOX/News release) – A new St. Louis University study says doctors need to do a better job addressing weight issues in hospitalized children. Study author and St. Louis University assistant...
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