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Salmonella signs point to peppers
Sun reporterInvestigators are seeing more signs that the salmonella outbreak blamed on tomatoes might have been caused by tainted jalapeno peppers and have begun collecting samples from restaurants and from the homes of those who have been sickened, according to...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Health and Safety at School, Product Recalls, Food Industry, Cornell University
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Diabetes meds need safety check, FDA is told
The Associated PressDiabetes drugs should face tougher safety standards that could cost manufacturers millions but protect patients from unforeseen heart risks, a government panel has recommended. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 14-2 on Wednesday that all...Tags: Medicine, Diseases, Pharmaceuticals, Lilly Eli & Co, AstraZeneca Plc
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Antibiotics in livestock, then you?
Inspectors found a common antibiotic has been misused in animals through practices such as injections into chicken eggs and ordered farmers to stop the unapproved treatments because of the risk to humans. The cephalosporins were given in unapproved doses...Tags: Medicine, Healthcare Policies, Food Safety, Animals, Western Medicines
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Scientists urge creation of new agency to study planet
WASHINGTON - From climate change to volcanoes and earthquakes, the world's growing challenges have leaders in earth science proposing a merger of agencies that study the planet. Creation of a new Earth Systems Science Agency is urged in this week's...Tags: Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Natural Resources, Environmental Politics, Conservation
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East Hampton Water Treatment Upgrade To Begin
Courant Staff WriterIn a cool crypt beneath Center School, Vincent Susco checks pressure readers and condensation-covered water tanks and pipes. The tanks sit on wet concrete in the tight basement laboratory that Susco, the administrator for the town's water pollution...Tags: Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Government Health Care, Electrical Appliance, Connecticut River
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Doctor: Social networking sites skew kids' world view
Children growing up amid the rise of social networking Web sites may have a "potentially dangerous" view of the world, a leading psychiatrist in Britain has suggested. Dr. Himanshu Tyagi said sites such as Facebook and MySpace could be harmful by...Tags: Medical Specialization, Interior Policy, Illnesses, Housing and Urban Planning, Sociology
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Nebraska Beef Ltd. recall now 5.3 million pounds
AP Business WriterNebraska Beef Ltd. is expanding a recall announced earlier this week to include all 5.3 million pounds of meat it produced for ground beef between May 16 and June 26. Federal investigators have linked Nebraska Beef's products to an outbreak of E. coli...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Product Recalls, Kroger Company, Food Industry, Diseases
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Reporting Obama's every move
The Swampby Katie Fretland In the above video, CNN's Jeanne Moos explores the art of reporting on Barack Obama's every move. Protective pool reporting, or the journalistic practice of a person or small group following the candidates pretty much everywhere,...Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Tony Rezko, Medicaid, Barack Obama
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Wireless interference a matter of life, death
Wireless systems used by many hospitals to keep track of medical equipment can cause potentially deadly breakdowns in lifesaving devices such as breathing and dialysis machines, researchers have reported. The wireless systems send out radio waves that...Tags: American Medical Association, Clubs and Associations
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Federal panel OKs two combination vaccines
A federal advisory panel has endorsed two new combination vaccines designed to reduce the number of needle sticks children must endure to get the recommended immunizations. The panel approved a four-in-one shot made by GlaxoSmithKline. It offers...Tags: Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Preventative Medicine
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