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TOMATOES AND SALMONELLA

An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has now been reported in nine states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Lab tests have confirmed 40 illnesses in Texas and New Mexico as the same type of salmonella, ri

News Link • Global Reported By War Onyou
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Ginn

The FDA is warning new Moms about a nipple cream product that should be no longer on the shelves; yet a quick check on the web found this product still being sold at such internet stores as Amazon.com, Vitapal.com, and Drugstore.com.

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Reuters

Already Britain's oldest employee, 101-year-old Buster Martin now aims to become the world's oldest marathon runner by completing the London Marathon and celebrating with a pint of beer and a cigarette. Sprightly and bearded, he completed

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Huffington Post

After years of insisting there is no evidence to link vaccines with the onset of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the US government has quietly conceded a vaccine-autism case in the Court of Federal Claims.

News Link • Global Reported By Trouser Chili
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NY Times / Donald McNeil Jr.

Nicknamed Mpower and based on a partly successful program for fighting drug-resistant tuberculosis, the report suggests raising taxes, banning smoking, enforcing laws, monitoring use, warning people, and offering free help.

Seattle Post-Intellegencer--By ANDREW SCHNEIDER--

At last-- a toy from China without lead-- DIYers at risk also: tape,duct tape,window glazing fingered in tests.-- Mesothelioma, anyone?

News Link • Global Reported By Geoffrey Hayes
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Daily Telegraph

An Indonesian fisherman who feared that he would be killed by tree-like growths covering his body has been given hope of recovery by an American doctor - and Vitamin A.

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mondoreb

A list of the 12 Germiest Places. How many do you come into contact with each day? Some will not apply to everyone. For instance, some people don't fly. Others may not use handbags.

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By Paul Chapman in Wellington and Graeme Baker

"... the immigration department’s focus is different," she said. "It cannot afford to import people into the country who are going to be a significant drain on our health resources."

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Central Valey Business Times

A Southern California couple is facing criminal charges after allegedly being caught with 375 pounds of “bathtub” cheese at an open-air market. They were arrested for selling a variety of unlicensed cheeses to the public and on felony cheese making c

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Mondoreb & Ginn

The "Super Bug" MRSA is the talk of TV and print media this week. School officials nationwide are taking steps to calm fears that schoolchildren may be at risk. MRSA can be beaten simply by washing your hands. But back in 1918, there was an

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Reuters

Two drug-resistant "superbugs" are becoming more common across the US including one that causes hard-to-treat ear infections in children, researchers reported on Tuesday. Another, called methicillin-resistant staph aureus of MRSA

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UPI

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Swedish women on long-term sick leave outnumber men 2 to 1 because of family care-giving and inequality in the workplace, a study found.

News Link • Global Reported By Geoffrey Hayes
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Reuters

Lipsticks tested by a U.S. consumer rights group found that more than half contained lead and some popular brands including Cover Girl, L'Oreal and Christian Dior had more lead than others, the group said. [explains a lot;-)]

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