News Archive for February 29 2008

Deadly Toxin Found At Las Vegas Motel?

Preliminary tests indicate that a package found at a motel contained the toxin ricin, and seven people have been taken to hospitals.

Ricin possibly found in Las Vegas motel, police investigating

Seven people were taken to hospitals as a precaution.

A substance found at a motel may be the deadly toxin ricin, but authorities said today they don't believe it was intended for a terrorist attack. Lab tests on the substance were pending and seven people were taken to hospitals as a precaution.

Pills found in Gorton's frozen fish leads to recall

Filed under: Feeding & Nutrition, Health and Safety, RecallsGorton's, Inc. has recalled about 1,000 cases of frozen fish after pills were discovered in some Crispy Battered Fish Fillets. Tracy Rowan of New Freedom, Pennsylvania says she and her nine-year-old daughter both found beige, aspirin-sized pills in their food and insists that she has no idea how they got there.

Biopsy on Yankees’ broadcaster Bobby Murcer shows no sign of tumor (AP)

A brain biopsy on New York Yankees broadcaster Bobby Murcer showed no sign that a tumor had reoccurred. An MRI exam last week showed an area of concern, which prompted the biopsy Monday at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. “We received great news this morning,” Murcer said in statement released by the [...]

Body of Top Model Katoucha Found

The body of Katoucha Niane, one of the first African women to attain international stardom as a model and a vocal opponent of female genital mutilation, was found in the Seine River, police said Friday.