Education

MDCC Health Science to graduate May 7

Dr. Wade Dowell will address Mississippi Delta Community College’s health science majors at their commencement ceremony, scheduled for Thurs., May 7 at 10 a.m. at the J.T. Hall Coliseum in Moorhead, Miss. The graduation and […]

Health

OLE MISS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CAMPS

The Mississippi Link Newswire DAY CAMP June 1-4, 2015 for girls and boys grades K – 8th grade ELITE SKILLS  (Two sessions offered!) June 6, 2015 OR June 24, 2015 for girls grades 7 – 12th grade SHOOTOUT […]

Health

Does fluoride make your teeth white or brown?

NEW YORK (AP) — Fluoride is good for teeth, but too much of it can make your teeth brown or splotchy. Thus, the government is lowering the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water because […]

Health

Elementary school student dies from bacterial meningitis

TUNICA, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Department of Health says a 7-year-old elementary school student has died from bacterial meningitis, but cautions the strain is not contagious. WREG-TV in Memphis (http://bit.ly/1GoW3wh) reports the student attended […]

Education

JSU scientist studying links between common chemicals and cancer

The Mississippi Link Newswire Dr. Clement G. Yedjou, a cancer scientist in JSU’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology, and doctoral candidate William Johnson and master candidate Justin McDowell, are part of a task force […]

Business

Blue Bell ice cream recall 2015: Kroger, Sam’s Club pull products

DALLAS (AP) — Two other large retailers have decided to pull Blue Bell Ice Cream from their shelves as a precautionary measure after the company announced it was temporarily closing an Oklahoma. Sam’s Club and Kroger have joined […]

Health

Arkansas man drank too much iced tea, got kidney problems

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors traced an Arkansas man’s kidney failure to an unusual cause — his habit of drinking a gallon of iced tea each day. They ruled out several potential causes before stumbling […]

Health

Fate of Obama health law subsidies rests with 2 justices

By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court argument over subsidies that help millions of people afford their health insurance suggests that the Obama administration has two chances to attract one critical vote. The justices […]