Results tagged “sick”

Possibly adding fuel to the city's grease fire to get rid of illegal street vendors, a Center for Disease Control report released today tells of an April incident in which pot brownies bought from a bogus church fundraiser ended up in a preschool teacher's lounge sickening several teachers.

TV show host Jay Leno fell ill today and was checked into the hospital prompting the 'Tonight Show' to be canceled. It was not immediately known what caused his illness (food poisoning is rumored), but he reportedly checked himself into the hospital and is recuperating. Animal trainer Jules Sylvester and actor Ryan Reynolds and the band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy were to appear, according to LAist's TV Junkie column. A rerun will air instead.

Airborne has agreed to pay $7 million, change their marketing and will change their formula after an agreement with 33 states who charged the "cold buster" for making false claims.

One: If you're planning to vote in this extremely historic election (in more ways than we can count), registration forms must be postmarked by Monday the 20th. Two: If you're planning to be healthy this fall and winter season (and if you believe in them) then Monday is the first day of free flu vaccinations complimentary of the county's Department of Public Health, who say there is no shortage of vaccine this year, therefore it's free of charge to everyone.

The LA Times have updated their article that said 200 students were infected by a one to two-day stomach virus that causes nausea, stomach cramping, diarrhea and vomiting. The number is now 275, but officials tell the Times they think it has peaked and numbers will go down but KNBC reported on TV yesterday evening that the numbers are expected to grow.

USC officials notified students of a contagious gastrointestinal virus that had infected around 30 individuals on Friday night. But by Saturday afternoon, around 75 students were reported having the virus and on Sunday night, another notification was sent out via e-mail and text--the number had reached about 130 students (e-mail in full posted below).

A virus that USC campus oficials believe is a highly contagious gastrointestinal virus has recenlty sent at least 30 students to the medical facilities, according to an e-mail alert sent to students. "This virus is not usually serious, but can cause vomiting, diarrhea and stomach-cramping," wrote Larwrence Neinstein, M.D., of the University Park Health Center. "The sickness usually has an incubation period of 24- to 48 hours, but may be as short as 12 hours." The school is not recommending a "full-scale quarantine," but encourages anyone feeling a little sick to stay home and take care of themselves, especially in light of today's football game. "We would rather you watch it on television than chance infecting your fellow students," Neinstein said.

The Black Crowes announced today that five concerts, including the ones at the Greek Theatre, The Bowl in Santa Barbara and at San Diego's Street Scene, have been canceled due to illness. "Despite our efforts, it is not possible to reschedule the canceled shows at this time. However, efforts are being made to reschedule these markets in early 2009. Fans are encouraged to obtain refunds from their original place of purchase," The Black Crowes wrote in an e-mail (posted in full here). Thank you to all who entered the contest to win tickets, we're sorry for the inconvenience. Another contest has been posted for this Sunday's My Morning Jacket show.

A state report (.pdf) to be presented today says that "as many as 24,000 deaths annually in California are linked to chronic exposure to fine particulate pollution," according to the LA Times. That's more than triple the figures announced by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) when they asked Governor Schwarzenegger and President Bush to declare a state of emergency regarding the 5400 environmental/pollution related deaths a year.