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Month: July 2015

What you should know about Salmonella if you keep backyard poultry

It’s not unusual to see soft and cute baby poultry put on display in agricultural feed stores, especially during the spring. But most people do not realize that live poultry […]

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New Laws That Muzzle Doctors on Gun Safety Are Dangerous

We complain, in the U.S., that our doctors don’t know us: office visits last only a few minutes, conversations are curt and high-tech testing takes the place of talking. Now, […]

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Report: Food Recalls Have Nearly Doubled Since 2002

The number of U.S. food products recalled — and the costs associated with those recalls — have nearly doubled since 2002, according to a report by Swedish reinsurance company Swiss Re.

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A New Jellyfish Is Back in Town

Recent reports of a stinging jellyfish in Waquoit Bay are not a surprise to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists, who have been following the reemergence of the species, Gonionemus vertens, […]

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North Carolina Man Bitten by Rabid Dog

As a Macon man recovers from a rabid dog attack, Warren County Animal Control is urging area pet owners to get their animals vaccinated. [The 56-year-old man], was attacked by […]

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North Dakota E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Fair Animals

Three children sickened in a recent E. coli outbreak in eastern North Dakota reported attending the Red River Valley Fair earlier this month, prompting state health officials to investigate whether […]

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Confirmed Plague Case in Colorado

Chaffee County Health Department reported Friday, July 17 that bubonic plague has been confirmed in a Chaffee County resident recently. The unidentified individual was hospitalized and has survived following intravenous […]

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Behind Sunscreens’ Confusing Figures

It has been two years since new Food and Drug Administration rules regarding sunscreen labeling went into full effect. But many consumers are still in the dark about what those […]

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Washington Child Bitten by Rabid Bat

Washington State Public Health Laboratories confirmed Wednesday that a bat, which bit a child on July 4 at Liberty Lake Regional Park, tested positive for rabies. Officials said the child […]

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