Wednesday, May 23 2012 12:46 PM EDT2012-05-23 16:46:13 GMT
Justin Bieber is bringing his "Believe" Tour to Birmingham in 2013. Bieber Fever will ensue on January 16, 2013 when Justin Bieber takes the stage at the BJCC. An announcement Wednesday morning said BieberMore >>
Justin Bieber is bringing his "Believe" Tour to Birmingham in 2013.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 1:16 PM EDT2012-05-23 17:16:11 GMT
AAA automobile club says more Americans are expected to travel away from home this Memorial Day holiday weekend than last year, but they will travel shorter distances. Officials with the American AutomobileMore >>
AAA automobile club says more Americans are expected to travel away from home this Memorial Day holiday weekend than last year, but they will travel shorter distances. More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 1:04 PM EDT2012-05-23 17:04:50 GMT
Governor Robert Bentley will be in Birmingham Wednesday to speak at a memorial dinner honoring fallen soldiers. The event called "Memorial Dinner: Honoring our Fallen Soldiers" will be held at BriarwoodMore >>
Governor Robert Bentley will be in Birmingham Wednesday to speak at a memorial dinner honoring fallen soldiers.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 12:51 PM EDT2012-05-23 16:51:03 GMT
Birmingham firefighters battled a house fire in Pratt City Wednesday morning. Investigators say the fire on Alder Avenue is not related to the string of suspicious fires in Ensley. Wednesday's fireMore >>
Birmingham firefighters battled a house fire in Pratt City Wednesday morning.More >>
Officials diverted a US Airways jet to Maine after a French passenger traveling from Paris to North Carolina handed a note to a flight attendant mentioning that she had a surgically implanted device, prompting concerns about...More >>
Officials diverted a US Airways jet to Maine after a French passenger traveling from Paris to North Carolina handed a note to a flight attendant mentioning that she had a surgically implanted device, prompting concerns about...More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:13 AM EDT2012-05-23 10:13:35 GMT
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By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock offering lastMore >>
Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock offering last week, selectively informed clients of an analyst's negative report about the company before the stock started trading.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 4:26 AM EDT2012-05-23 08:26:10 GMT
The American Red Cross is celebrating a new regional headquarters in our area today. There will be a grand opening, ribbon cutting and open house at the new headquarters and donation center in the ShelbyMore >>
The American Red Cross is celebrating a new regional headquarters in our area today.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 4:12 AM EDT2012-05-23 08:12:52 GMT
The deal to sell 238 nursing home bed licenses in Jefferson County is delayed. Healthsouth Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center filed a Notice of Intervention with the Certificate of Need Board 30 minutesMore >>
Healthsouth Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center filed a Notice of Intervention with the Certificate of Need Board 30 minutes before the Monday deadlineMore >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 10:48 PM EDT2012-05-23 02:48:41 GMT
At around 9:30 a.m., Thursday, May 24, ALDOT will close the inside lane for bridge maintenance on I-59 northbound, beginning just south of the bridge over 63rd Street (milepost 130.4) to just north ofMore >>
Lane closures are scheduled at the 63rd Street bridge on I-59 (milepost 130.4) for maintenance on Thursday, May 24, 2012. Work will begin at approximately 9:30AM and will conclude at approximately 3:00PM that afternoon.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 10:36 PM EDT2012-05-23 02:36:38 GMT
The Birmingham Police have arrested and charged two suspects in connection with two robbery investigations. 19 year old Kenneth Jackson and a 13 year old, are charged with using a toy gun to hold up aMore >>
The Birmingham Police have arrested and charged two suspects in connection with two robbery investigations. 19 year old Kenneth Jackson and a 13 year old, are charged with using a toy gun to hold up aMore >>
A new strain of hand, foot and mouth disease is spreading across the state. While it is still uncertain where it came from, Dr. John Simpson says some children are at a higher risk of catching the disease.
"It's a little different architecture of the virus, which means we may not have children especially may not have the same degree of immunity and there's such easy transmission that the virus gets spread more easily," Simpson says.
The virus typically affects children younger than five-years-old. It is spread through a variety of ways, including person to person contact, through bodily fluids, through surfaces that have been touched by infected persons. The virus can also be spread weeks after symptoms have subsided
The disease has several symptoms, including fever, rashes and sores on the hands feet and mouth.
Dr. Simpson says those sores on the mouth can lead to dehydration. "When the mouth is sore, there's lesions or sores in the mouth, if the child is running fever they don't feel well and when they don't feel well they typically don't feed well or drink well," Simpson says.
While there's no specific treatment for the disease, doctors say children should remain home until they have no fever. The disease can be prevented by taking simple steps like washing of the hands, disinfecting surfaces and avoiding close contact.
