Are 15 minutes enough time for a lunch break? That’s the typical time Utah schools allocate for children to eat, counting the time to walk to the cafeteria, and line up to get food. That’s a big deal for many parents and children, Rep. Tiara Auxier, R-Morgan, said during the the Education ...
A new salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has sickened at least seven people in six states, health officials said Monday. Two cases were identified in Missouri, and one each in Utah, Florida, Illinois, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
SALT LAKE CITY — With Utah's first-in-the-nation ban on fluoride in public drinking water set to take effect Wednesday, dentists who treat children and low-income patients say they're bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state's most vulnerable people. Republican Gov. Spencer ...
Utah is set to become the first state in the nation to ban fluoride in drinking water, with a new law taking effect later this week, on Wednesday. That day, the fluoride taps will turn off, if they haven’t already. While Davis and Salt Lake counties, and Brigham City, are the only ...
RIVERTON — After two years of intense therapy, Lily finally took a bite of a Cheerio. Her parents were ecstatic. “She didn’t make it to the hole in the Cheerio, but she was able to swallow it,” said her father, Roger. “She got it down. She did it.” Lily was diagnosed with autism ...
OGDEN — Several hundred adults, children and families gathered at the George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park in Ogden on Saturday for the eighth annual Awesome Autistic Ogden community fair. The event has grown from humble beginnings, according to organizer and Ogden School District Board of ...
