Hot Breaking News about Norovirus Outbreaks on Cruise Ships and In US

Noroviruses are actually a group of viruses that cause acute gastroenteritis (aka, angry tummy). In fact, norovirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the United States, leading to over 20 million cases every year.

Noroviruses are actually a group of viruses that cause acute gastroenteritis (aka, angry tummy). In fact, norovirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the United States, leading to over 20 million cases every year.

A Health Department spokeswoman said the illness is believed to be a highly contagious virus called a norovirus, sometimes called the “winter vomiting bug”. Its symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain.

Crown Princess will end its current cruise two days early following a spike in cases of gastrointestinal illness for the second straight week. In a statement, Princess Cruises said the 113000-ton, 3080-passenger ship will return

About 40 students at the Lawrenceville campus were transported to area hospitals or treated at the school after experiencing symptoms of a gastrointestinal illness, according to the University's website.

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Hot Breaking News about The Vow Is Not A Chick Flick Stars Say

Crime-based Safe House starring Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington has quite the stiff competition opposite Josh Hutcherson and Vanessa Hudgens' soaring saga Journey 2: Mysterious Island, and Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams' tearjerker The Vow.

By Benjamin Willett, Staff Writer I recently had the opportunity to sit down with some of the cast and crew of THE VOW to talk about the making of the film. It's a movie for adults that deserves its PG-13 rating, THE VOW is

Will they be forever immortalized like The Dark Knight, or will they be instantly forgotten like the epic tale of an infant versus kidnappers in 1994's Baby's Day Out? Only time will tell.

"The Vow" has all the ingredients for the perfect Valentine's Day movie: love, heartbreak, tragedy and a lot of tears. It also doesn't hurt that the film's stars, Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, both have romantic movies on their resumes with "Dear

The new romantic drama"The Vow" is poised to steal the hearts of moviegoers this weekend. The tear-jerker starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams could gross between $35 million and $40 million in its debut.

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Hot Breaking News about FBI file Steve Jobs was considered for govt post

The file is based largely on a 1991 background check compiled after Jobs' bitter 1985 Apple ouster, when he was running NeXT, nurturing Pixar and a candidate for an appointment to President George HW Bush's export council. His triumphant return to

The government just released the FBI file on Steve Jobs, including a background check for a presidential appointment in 1991 and a bomb threat against him in 1985. They included interview with friends and colleagues to

By Sarah Halzack Few would dispute Steve Jobs's creative genius. But for all his success as a business leader and innovator, files newly released by the FBI show that some close confidants and associates did not have an especially favorable opinion of

By Christopher John Farley What did the FBI have on Steve Jobs? Will breakout NBA star Jeremy Lin give an assist to MSG stock? And what is on the Obama campaign musical soundtrack? A look at the most interesting stories from the Wall Street Journal

What did the FBI have on Steve Jobs? Not much, according to its investigation of the late Apple founder and CEO. The agency just released its file on Jobs, compiled during a background check conducted in the 1990s, when

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Hot Breaking News about Former IRS worker sentenced to 105 months

Richard Hatch's request for reduced IRS payment denied by judge. Richard Hatch won't be getting a break from his IRS payment requirement.

By ANN CARRNS If you are among those who must repay the home buyer tax credit, the Internal Revenue Service now has an online tool to help you determine how to handle repayment of the credit on your federal income tax return.

And to file copies with the IRS. The questions are hard to miss on the tax forms. On Schedule C, the form filed by sole proprietors, they're in the top section, right before you start reporting your income. It's mandatory to send 1099s to people who

False IRS claims netting $300K results in 5-year sentence, A Tucson man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to participating in a scheme that used the names of disabled people to file for

By Charles S. Clark The Internal Revenue Service has reached a settlement with a California-based employee who blew the whistle on mismanagement by a contractor, the Office of Special Counsel announced Wednesday. The case could have an impact on future

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Hot Breaking News about Rider University suffers norovirus outbreak Classes still not canceled

Cruise ship illnesses: More than 200 passengers and crew members aboard two Princess cruise ships have been felled by gastrointestinal illness.

The Princess Cruise Line ship “Crown Princess” has returned to Port Everglades after another outbreak of the norovirus, which attacks the gastrointestinal system, the second for this ship in as many weeks.

Cruise ship illnesses: More than 200 passengers and crew members aboard two Princess cruise ships have been felled by gastrointestinal illness.

Norovirus cases led to a quarantine of the Sauk County Health Care Center on Monday as health officials in at least three south central Wisconsin counties have reported a string of recent cases of the illness. The norovirus, recognized as the leading

Cruise ship illnesses: More than 200 passengers and crew members aboard two Princess cruise ships have been felled by gastrointestinal illness.

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