Louisville Science & Technology News

R.I.— Health officials in Rhode Island expect their first batch of swine flu vaccine to arrive Saturday and will start distributing it early next week. The state Department of Health said Thursday it will distribute the first doses to doctors...

Mark Hensley, director of public health for Laurel County, said Monday “not a lot” of confirmed reports of either H1N1 or “seasonal” flu have come across his desk. Similar reports have come from Susan Liford, interim director for the Knox...

The 2-3 inches of rain that fell on Louisville since Thursday is making for a wet Friday morning commute, with flooding closing some roads in Southern Indiana, where 3-4 inches of rain had fallen. Although the heaviest of the storms...

As the parent of a child with autism, Janet Pope of Crestwood said she�s not surprised by a new national study showing autism among children is rising. But she does find the increase �frightening,� and notes, �We should be asking:...

Authorities have identified a 41-year-old Louisville woman who died after contracting the swine flu. Sheila Brooks died at University of Louisville Hospital's emergency room on Sept. 21. Eddie Robinson, a deputy coroner for Jefferson County, says an autopsy was performed...

The University of Louisville issued a campus-wide alert Monday following a possible sexual assault on its Belknap Campus. The alert, which was sent at 1:48 p.m., cautions students to be on the lookout for two black makes between 40 and...

A Belle of Louisville chief executive said at least four people were hurt in Louisville, Ky., when the popular steamboat collided with a barge. Belle Chief Executive Officer Linda Harris said the hull of the steamboat, operated by the city...

Mother Nature’s going to have more tricks than treats in store Friday, with heavy rain expected to cross the Wabash River, bringing 1 to 3 inches or more of precipitation to the Evansville area. It’s already been a soggy October,...

Barack Obama has declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to allow hospitals to move emergency rooms offsite to speed up treatment and protect non-infected patients. The declaration, signed on Friday night and...

On a recent sunny day, a half-dozen women with battered bags and suitcases stood outside The Healing Place, waiting for the doors to open at 4 p.m. so they could get a bed for the night. Nearly every day, 100...