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FDA to OK irradiating leafy greens
The Associated PressConsumers worried about salad safety soon might be able to buy fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce zapped with just enough radiation to kill E. coli and a few other germs. After recent outbreaks of illness caused by bacteria in raw produce, the Food and...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Health Organizations, Food Safety
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Michigan elections panel OKs ballot proposals
Associated Press WriterMichigan voters will decide whether to loosen the state's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research and allow medical use of marijuana during November's election. A state election panel gave final approval to the proposals Thursday, clearing their...Tags: Values, Voting, Diseases, Judges, Court Administration
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Wording of Mich. ballot proposals
Michigan election officials on Thursday approved the 100-word statements of purpose for ballot proposals that will face voters in November. PROPOSAL 1 A LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE TO PERMIT THE USE AND CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA FOR SPECIFIED MEDICAL...Tags: Reproduction, Voting, Diseases, Addiction, Genetics
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State fair schedule
127th Maryland State Fair Schedule of Events
Aug. 21
8:30 a.m. Dog show obedience, upper Grandstand
9 a.m. Horse and pony show -- junior and intermediate, Horse Show Ring
9:30 a.m. Learn to earn and safety event (lawn tractor), lower Grandstand
9:...Tags: Homes, Travis Tritt, Natural Resource Industry, Energy Resources, Vehicles
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Stem cells yield red blood cells
NEW YORK — Scientists say they've found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, a possible step toward making transfusion supplies in the laboratory. The research, published online Tuesday by the journal Blood, was...Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago
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State's cranberry crop plentiful
Wisconsin's cranberry crop is expected to be the second-largest harvest on record this fall. Agriculture experts forecast the state's cranberry crop at 3.85 million barrels, slightly above 2007, but 2 percent less than 2006. Tom Lochner, executive...Tags: Weather Reports
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Chrysanthemum white rust is found at a Michigan nursery
State and federal agriculture officials are battling a fungal disease that can severely damage most types of chrysanthemums. A nursery owner contacted the Michigan Department of Agriculture on Aug. 5 after noticing mums obtained from outside the state...Tags: Agriculture
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Gypsy moths devour 81,000 acres in W.Va. this year
Gypsy moths haven't lost their taste for West Virginia hardwoods as the insects devoured 81,000 acres of forest this year. The state Department of Agriculture says the damage represents a 4 percent increase from last year. West Virginia isn't alone in...Tags: Greenbrier, Invasive Species, Nature
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Stem cell proposal advancing toward Mich. ballot
A proposal aimed at loosening Michigan's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research appears likely to make the November ballot, based on a report from state election officials released Tuesday. An estimate by state election officials found that...Tags: Voting, Diseases, Genetics, Referenda, Elections
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Embryonic stem cells used to grow blood in lab
Los Angeles TimesScientists said yesterday they have devised a way to grow large quantities of blood in the lab using human embryonic stem cells, potentially making blood drives a relic of the past. But experts cautioned although it represented a significant technical...Tags: Natural Science, Charity, University of Minnesota, Medicine, Research
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Researchers produce blood in lab from stem cells
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterScientists said Tuesday that they had devised a way to grow large quantities of blood in the lab using human embryonic stem cells, potentially making blood drives a thing of the past. But experts cautioned that although it represented a significant...Tags: Natural Science, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Charity, University of Minnesota, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Sleepy Teens; Stem Cell Blood; Chewing Gum & Recovery
In tonight's Medical Watch ... a wake up call for sleepy teenagers.
Sleepy Teens' Health Risks
Case Western Reserve researchers found teens who slept fewer than six and a half hours a night were twice as likely to have have high blood pressure. For...Tags: People, Health Treatments, Teen-agers, Therapies
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