Health

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bill that includes $750,000 in funding to help address water quality issues for residents of Pavillion is now law.

Gov. Matt Mead signed the bill on Tuesday after if passed the legislature

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A plan to require some welfare recipients to undergo drug testing has been rejected in Cheyenne

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Authorities now say six are hospitalized for kidney failure after ingesting 'Spice,' including one transferred to a Denver hospital

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ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time, scientists have evidence of flu in bats.

U.S. health officials say they found genetic fragments of a never-before-seen virus in some Guatemalan bats.

Flu bugs are common in humans, birds, pigs and a variety of other animals, but this is the first time one has been documented in these winged mammals

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming House of Representatives has approved a bill that would require some state welfare recipients to undergo drug testing.

By a vote of 37-to-23 on Monday, the House gave its final approval to the bill

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For the seventh consecutive year, IHOP restaurants nationwide will offer each guest a free short stack of its famous buttermilk pancakes on National Pancake Day in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bill that would require most Wyoming college students get vaccinated against meningitis has died in the Senate.

Senate File 54 failed to get consideration on the Senate floor before a deadline last Friday

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bill to require drug testing for some state welfare recipients has received preliminary approval in the Wyoming House of Representatives.

The House endorsed a bill sponsored by Rep

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A legislative committee has declined to advance a bill that would have put up $15 million to buy land near Laramie to protect the city's aquifer.

The Senate Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee declined to vote on the bill after hearing a lengthy presentation from Laramie city officials and others mainly in favor of the funding

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NEW YORK (AP) — Pepsi hopes to win back drinkers with a compromise.

Some people don't like the calories in regular soda, but loathe the taste of diet. So, PepsiCo Inc. is rolling out "Pepsi Next," a mid-calorie drink that's half the calories of regular Pepsi at 60 calories per can

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