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Justice Dept.: Food Companies Risk Prosecution for Outbreaks

Justice Dept.: Food Companies Risk Prosecution for Outbreaks

| July 14, 2015 Comment

Justice Dept.: Food Companies Risk Prosecution for Outbreaks – Following a deadly listeria outbreak in ice cream, the Justice Department is warning food companies that they could face criminal and civil penalties if they poison their customers. Associate Attorney General Stuart Delery said “We have made a priority holding individuals and companies responsible when they […]

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Salmonella Outbreak in the US Due to People Kissing Chickens

Salmonella Outbreak in the US Due to People Kissing Chickens

| July 9, 2015 Comment

Salmonella Outbreak in the US Due to People Kissing Chickens – A big salmonella outbreak in the US has infected at least 181 people in 40 states. And it’s been caused, in part, by people getting a little too close to their live poultry. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,”Eighty-six percent of […]

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Consuming Human Breast Milk Sold Online Poses Health Risk

Consuming Human Breast Milk Sold Online Poses Health Risk

| June 17, 2015 Comment

Consuming Human Breast Milk Sold Online Poses Health Risk – There’s a new trend among body builders, cancer patients, and fitness communities – drinking human breast milk in the hope that it can ward off disease and improve health. Numerous websites have cropped up to allow women who have excess breast milk to sell it […]

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Carbon Emissions from Aircraft Endanger Human Health, Says US EPA

Carbon Emissions from Aircraft Endanger Human Health, Says US EPA

| June 11, 2015 Comment

Carbon Emissions from Aircraft Endanger Human Health, Says US EPA – According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft endanger human health and is taking the first step toward regulating emissions from the domestic aviation industry. The EPA’s finding kicks off a process to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation […]

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Letters from Prince Charles Show Devotion to Alternative Medicine

Letters from Prince Charles Show Devotion to Alternative Medicine

| June 4, 2015 Comment

Letters from Prince Charles Show Devotion to Alternative Medicine – A second batch of letters written by Prince Charles to government ministers has been published Thursday. The letters were sent between 2006 and 2009. They are the final set of correspondence released as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request from the Guardian […]

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Current California Drought Will Cost Agriculture Sector Almost $2 Billion

Current California Drought Will Cost Agriculture Sector Almost $2 Billion

| June 3, 2015 Comment

Current California Drought Will Cost Agriculture Sector Almost $2 Billion – Researchers at the University of California, Davis found in a study released on Tuesday that the California drought, now in its fourth year, is set to cost the agriculture sector $1.8 billion in direct losses this year. The loss represents around 4% of the […]

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Cigarette Makers Fined Billions

Cigarette Makers Fined Billions

| June 2, 2015 Comment

Cigarette Makers Fined Billions – A Canadian court has ordered three tobacco companies to pay 15.5 billion Canadian dollars – the largest award for damages in the country’s history. The plaintiffs were Quebec smokers who said the firms failed to warn them of health risks associated with smoking. Imperial Tobacco, Rothmans Benson & Hedges and […]

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Gentler Cancer Treatments Improve Survival Rate for Children

Gentler Cancer Treatments Improve Survival Rate for Children

| June 1, 2015 Comment

Gentler Cancer Treatments Improve Survival Rate for Children – New research shows the move to make cancer treatments gentler for children has paid a double dividend, more kids are surviving than ever before, and without the long-term complications that doomed many of their peers a generation ago. Radiation and chemotherapy have saved countless children from […]

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Lost Memories Restored in Mice Leaves Hope for Human Potential

Lost Memories Restored in Mice Leaves Hope for Human Potential

| May 30, 2015 Comment

Lost Memories Restored in Mice Leaves Hope for Human Potential – In a feat that calls to mind the memory-tweaking technology Science Fiction, a team of researchers restored “lost memories” in the brains of mice. The mice in the study were given a drug that prevented them from consolidating a fearful memory. But when neurons […]

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Treating Depression Early May Protect the Heart

Treating Depression Early May Protect the Heart

| May 30, 2015 Comment

Treating Depression Early May Protect the Heart – Heart disease and depression often go hand in hand. Long-term studies have found that people with depression have a significantly higher risk of subsequent heart disease, and vice versa. Recent research shows the link happens at an early age and is probably caused by chronic inflammation. A […]

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New Research May Help Prevent Blindness Causes by Disease

New Research May Help Prevent Blindness Causes by Disease

| May 26, 2015 Comment

New Research May Help Prevent Blindness Causes by Disease – Diabetic

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Don’t Sugarcoat It: Patients Want Straight-Talking Doctors

Don’t Sugarcoat It: Patients Want Straight-Talking Doctors

| May 26, 2015 Comment

Don’t Sugarcoat It: Patients Want Straight-Talking Doctors – A friendly doctor with a sympathetic and upbeat bedside manner may seem like the perfect physician. But a new study has suggested most people want their doctors to just ‘tell it to them straight’ without offering false hope or optimism. In fact, the majority of patients would […]

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