A Nevada official confirms two ducks found in a pool outside a Las Vegas Strip casino have tested positive for West Nile Virus.

Anette Rink, Nevada Department of Agriculture director of animal disease and food safety says, "It's my understanding that the birds were picked up in a pool at a Strip casino

What was once thought to be necessary tools in the fight against an epidemic have now gone to waste.

Hundreds of thousands of flu shots ordered from Europe last year amid fears of a nationwide shortage have now expired and may go to waste, potentially costing taxpayers millions of dollars, officials say Wednesday in an Associated Press report

A statement issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) reveals 14 deaths and 100 injuries in the U.S. since early June were a result of lightning.

The statistics were based on reports from local Weather Service offices and news accounts

Research finds pesticide use at or near schools in the United States made 2,500 children and school employees sick over a five-year period. The Associated Press reports researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found chemicals used to kill insects and wild plants on school grounds and disinfectants affect children adversely.

The study is published in Journal of the American Medical Association. While explaining the results of the study, lead author Dr. Walter Alarcon says about 600 students and staff members had to be evacuated from an Edinburg, Texas, elementary school in May after pesticides sprayed on a cotton field entered into the school's air conditioning system

Research finds pesticide use at or near schools in the United States made 2,500 children and school employees sick over a five-year period. The Associated Press reports researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found chemicals used to kill insects and wild plants on school grounds and disinfectants affect children adversely.

The study is published in Journal of the American Medical Association. While explaining the results of the study, lead author Dr. Walter Alarcon says about 600 students and staff members had to be evacuated from an Edinburg, Texas, elementary school in May after pesticides sprayed on a cotton field entered into the school's air conditioning system