A California company has recalled 34,373 pounds of organic ground beef over fears of E. coli contamination.First Class Foods Inc. of Hawthorne said recalled packages were produced on December 7 and December 16.Products were shipped to California, New Jersey, North Carolina, New York, Wisconsin and Washington state.A company sampling confirmed a positive result for E. coli. The company and federal officials have not received reports of illnesses associated with these products.E. coli can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration and in severe cases, kidney failure. Babies, seniors and people with weak immune systems are the most susceptible.(CNN) -- A California company has recalled 34,373 pounds of organic ground beef over fears of E. coli contamination.First Class Foods Inc. of Hawthorne said recalled packages were produced on December 7 and December 16. [Read the full article]

And while Wurst and Leigh's weight loss stories are a success, experts say most people will fail at following through on their resolutions.Clinical psychologist Mark Crawford of Roswell, Georgia, says some people sabotage themselves by not being clear on their goals."Saying that you want to lose weight is way too general," Crawford said. "You should set specific goals, like you want to lose 5 to 10 pounds.""Say things like I'm going to exercise four times a week, and I'm going to eat smaller portions," said Crawford."You will make mistakes," he said. "You will have slip-ups, it is part of it." But never use it as an excuse to give up. [Read the full article]

The number of minors treated in hospital emergency rooms for drinking on New Year's Day 2009 was nearly four times the average daily figure, according to a federal study.The study, published this week in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, was based on data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network, which estimated that 1,980 emergency room visits on New Year's Day 2009 involved underage drinking, versus 546 such visits on an average day."This stunning increase in underage drinking-related emergency room visits on New Year's Day should be a wake-up call to parents, community leaders and all caring adults about the potential risks our young people face for alcohol-related accidents, injuries and death during this time of year," Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration chief Pamela S. Hyde said in a statement about the agency's study. [Read the full article]

In the 10 weeks since an epidemic erupted in Haiti, cholera has killed more than 3,000 people -- partly because the distribution of health supplies remains a logistical nightmare.A global medical aid agency battling the disease added Friday that another aspect of the problem has been a lack of access to untainted drinking water.The death toll soared to 3,333 and another 140,000 people have fallen sick, Haiti's Ministry of Health reported Friday, publishing the most recent data available through December 26.The Pan American Health Organization said an adequate supply of medicine was steadily streaming in, but distributing those supplies "remains a complex logistic operation, sometimes made worse by an unstable security situation."The Haitian government is estimating there will be at least 400,000 cholera cases in the first 12 months of the epidemic, a period ending next October -- with half of those cases occurring by mid-January. [Read the full article]