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Rat for dinner: Hundreds arrested in China, where eating is 'game of chance'
Rats disguised as mutton? Out of China comes a story of crimes against meat and man. And be warned: It will make you lose your appetite. Chinese authorities say uninspected meats, including fox, mink and rat, were disguised as beef and mutton with the...
Tags: China, Food Industry, Lamb
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Doctor whose work saved millions reflects on career
The publication of Alfred Sommer's new memoir, "10 Lessons in Public Health," comes precisely 30 years after the publication of the most important thing he's ever written: "Increased mortality in children with mild vitamin A deficiency," a report of a...
Tags: Vaccines, Literature, Arts and Culture, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines
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Rihanna cancels show in Houston due to illness
Rihanna has canceled another show on her "Diamonds World Tour" Monday. The Grammy-winning singer was scheduled to perform at Houston's Toyota Center but has canceled the performance "as a result of illness," promoter Live Nation told the Associated...
Tags: Chris Brown, Toyota Center , Sports, Givenchy, Boston Marathon
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Suspected norovirus outbreak closes Muskegon schools
NORTH MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A suspected norovirus outbreak has prompted officials in a West Michigan school district to cancel classes for the rest of the week. The Muskegon Chronicle and WGHN-AM report North Muskegon Public Schools are shut down...
Tags: Calicivirus, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings
Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Braves (1): They stopped scoring runs over the weekend in Pittsburgh but bought themselves time with the 13-2 start. 2. Giants (2): Tim Lincecum took a shutout into the seventh Saturday, his best start of the...
Tags: Joe Mauer, Stephen Strasburg, Albert Pujols, Plantar Fasciitis, Mark Appel
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Annapolis man to head FEMA grant program
President Barack Obama has named an Annapolis man to head the multibillion-dollar grant program through which the Federal Emergency Management Agency helps local governments prepare for disasters. Brian Kamoie, 41, will oversee a vast portfolio of...
Tags: University of Baltimore, Annapolis, FEMA, Government Aid, Barack Obama
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Over-the-counter dementia?
It started with a conversation about insomnia. My friend smiled, as if she were giving a wonderful gift. "Don't spend money on sleeping pills or take a narcotic. Cold pills will do the trick," she said. I began taking the dose prescribed on the cold and...
Tags: Antihistamines, Pharmaceuticals, Insomnia, Benadryl (drug), Alzheimer's Disease
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Willie Nelson to perform rescheduled concert at The Villages
THE VILLAGES — The timing works out that Villagers will be able to wish country music legend Willie Nelson happy birthday when he performs tonight at the Savannah Center. Nelson, who turned 80 on Tuesday, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in a concert...
Tags: Music, Entertainment
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Riccardo Muti: Illnesses behind him, CSO director wraps up spring residency
"Any donkey can conduct, but to make music is difficult," Riccardo Muti told the young members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago at an open rehearsal last week at Symphony Center. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director was quoting his famous...
Tags: Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Italy, Arts and Culture, Rome (Italy)
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California ordered to move prisoners at risk of valley fever
SACRAMENTO — The federal official in charge of healthcare in California prisons has directed that more than 3,000 inmates be moved out of state lockups that are infected with a lethal fungus known as valley fever. The Monday directive from medical...
Tags: Social Issues, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Diseases and Illnesses
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Officials study valley fever outbreak at solar power projects
Epidemiologists are investigating an outbreak of valley fever that has sickened 28 workers at two large solar power construction sites in San Luis Obispo County. Staff from the California Department of Public Health, and investigators from the...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Symptoms, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prisons, Diseases and Illnesses
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Road near Richmond Lake could see upgrades
A stretch of road near Richmond Lake could get some safety upgrades. And, Brown County commissioners learned during their Tuesday meeting, the state would pay for the vast majority if not all of the work. The state Department of Transportation...
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