Health

West Nile virus 2015: 2nd case reported in Mississippi

(AP) Health officials in Mississippi say the state’s second West Nile virus case for 2015 has been reported in Adams County. The state health department said Monday in a news release that one other case […]

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Student back in school, with gym teacher who gave her kidney

DETROIT (AP) — An 18-year-old returned to her Detroit high school Tuesday with a new kidney, donated by her gym teacher. Students threw confetti as A’Ja Booth entered the West Side Academy, walking arm-in-arm with […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]