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FDA inspectors struggling to keep pace with food imports
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Inside the giant warehouse, past the labyrinth of cubicles and corner offices, behind the door marked "Authorized Personnel Only," the smell isn't all that bad today. "Sometimes it's unbearable," said Denise Williams, a supervisor...Tags: Imports, Food Industry, Food and Drug Administration
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Health Notes: Williamsburg center participates in vaccine trial for common hospital-acquired infection
Clinical trials are being conducted in Williamsburg for a vaccine against one of the most common causes of hospital-acquired infection in North America and Europe
The Center for Excellence in Aging and Geriatric Health in Williamsburg announced...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Paul Evans, Diseases and Illnesses
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Aquatic invaders could spread locally
Daily American Sunday EditorBoaters, fishing enthusiasts and swimmers are being asked by state officials to help stop invasive species this summer when traveling to area waterways. The alert came after two state Department of Environmental Protection interns found a small colony of...Tags: Mussels, Rivers, Cook County Government, Fishing, Science and Technology
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Dining out can be deadly
Crime and Safety - Sun-Sentinel?? Each week after??state health inspections in South Florida restaurants are posted here, readers invariably fight amongst themselves??about whether??our government is overreaching into the private sphere by attempting to monitor food safety for the...Tags: Hepatitis, Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago Restaurants, Diseases and Illnesses, Employees
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'Middletown' at the Steppenwolf Theatre: Battles of life, death and the trickier stuff in between
The Theater LoopTHEATER REVIEW: "Middletown" ★★★ Through Aug. 14 at Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St.; Running time: 2 hours, 20 minutes; Tickets: $20-$73 at 312-335-1650 or steppenwolf.org At one point in Will Eno's wonderful new play “... -
Botulism suspected in death of Lake Forest ducks
L.A. NOWBotulism believed cause deaths of ducks in Lake Forest pond.... -
Volunteers sought for Lake Michigan bird program
EMPIRE, Mich. (AP) — Volunteers are needed to help monitor the often fatal effects of a disease affecting birds along part of the northern Lake Michigan shoreline. The monitoring program deals with avian botulism. It is a disease that can sicken,...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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Agencies getting tough with ship ballast dumping
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — After decades of delay, government officials are beginning to crack down on cargo ships that allow foreign invasive species to hitchhike to U.S. waters, where they have turned ecosystems upside down and caused billions of...Tags: Standards, Health, New Jersey, Shipping Service, Politics
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Mass bird, fish deaths occur regularly
AP Science WriterFirst, the blackbirds fell out of the sky on New Year's Eve in Arkansas. In recent days, wildlife have mysteriously died in big numbers: 2 million fish in the Chesapeake Bay, 150 tons of red tilapia in Vietnam, 40,000 crabs in Britain and other places...Tags: Health, Rabies, Wisconsin, Science, Diseases and Illnesses
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Hampton mother endures infant botulism scare
Five-month-old Mya Williams looks alert and curious as she sits on her mother's knee for a medical checkup. She gurgles uncertainly, uncertain whether to laugh or cry, as pediatric neurologist Ralph Northam taps her knees. "She doesn't have her reflexes...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Disasters and Accidents, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms
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Baby Botox Was All About The Cash
The "Botox mom", first reported to have given injections to her 8 year old daughter is now crawling out from under her rock to admit the whole thing was a hoax!
First published by the British rag "The Sun,” mom, Kerry Campbell was claimed with...Tags: Health, Botox (drug), Drugs and Medicines
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Food safety: Should canned foods come with a warning label?
Opinion L.A.Although smokers may not like reading the warning labels on cigarettes, at least they know that they're consuming a product that comes with health risks. Should consumers of canned goods also get the benefit of a warning label? Most might......
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