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Food-borne pathogens carry devastating long-term effects
Long after the painful stomach cramps and bloody diarrhea associated with tainted food are over, many people suffer long-term health effects, mostly unrecognized, that are the result of food-borne pathogens. These lingering effects -- premature death,...Tags: Kidney, Salmonella Infection, Lifestyle and Leisure, Emergency Incidents, Hot Dogs
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Whats causing the gap?
Today, Rothstein and Ali look for causes of the achievement gap. Previously, they debated whether it's worth trying to close the gap and assessed the value of the No Child Left Behind Act. Later in the week, they'll discuss reforms to boost students'...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Tooth Decay, Minority Groups, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Understanding an invasive bacterium
Times Staff WriterAre all E. coli strains capable of making us sick? Only some, says microbiologist Alison O'Brien of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. Many types of E. coli reside in animal guts, including ours. We coexist with our...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Colon, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hamburgers, Foods and Beverages
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Dark Tides, Ill Winds
Times Staff WriterAll Susan Leydon has to do is stick her head outside and take a deep breath of sea air. She can tell if her 10-year-old son is about to get sick. If she coughs or feels a tickle in the back of her throat, she lays down the law: No playing on the beach....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Seafood, Nose, Numbness, Hotels and Accommodations
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Planning a weekend trip? Be aware of food poisoning
The Korea Herald, Seoul / Asia News NetworkSEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) -- A rise in temperature and sunny weather are forecast for this weekend, raising expectations for one last spring trip out of the city. Health authorities, however, warned Thursday of the growing risk of harmful bacteria,...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Seafood, Salmonella Infection, Lifestyle and Leisure, Abdominal Pain
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Allegheny County medical examiner: 'All options open' in UPMC doctor's cyanide death
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewInvestigators are still trying to determine how a prominent UPMC doctor ingested an apparently lethal dose of cyanide before collapsing at her home last month. "It's not a natural death, that's all I know," said Dr. Karl Williams, the Allegheny County...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Surgery, Medical Specialization, Obstetrics, Science and Technology
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Local school kitchens scoring high marks on health inspections
Local restaurant inspections are easily accessible online, but school cafeteria inspections are handled a bit differently. Inspections are done by the same inspectors from the State Inspection Program who complete restaurant inspections. The same...
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Cops: Three Christmas deaths likely caused by carbon monoxide
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A couple and an 11-year-old boy died in what is believed to be a case of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities in Flint said Tuesday. The three were found unconscious in their home about 6 a.m. Christmas Day, police...
Tags: Holidays, Religious Festivals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Physical Conditions
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How To Protect Yourself From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
PIX11.comDr. Bruce Ruck from the NJ Poison Center at UMDNJ was here with what people need to know to protect themselves against carbon monoxide poisoning in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. For more information, visit www.umdnj.edu.Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Physical Conditions
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Poison-proof your home
Even if you don’t have blatantly poisoning items lying around your house, that doesn’t mean that your house is poison-free. In fact, poisonings may be more frequent that you would imagine on first thought. In 2010, there were 2,582...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Parenting, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry
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Think government doesn't do good? Read this
During this election cycle, it is increasingly popular in some circles to condemn government as wasteful, inefficient and incompetent. While there are thousands of federal, state and local government programs, each with its own index of success or...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Arts, Mumps, Syphilis, Lead Poisoning
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October Storm Hits Connecticut
Nov 8 Some 18,000 Connecticut Light and Power customers were still without power midday Tuesday, most in the Simsbury area. About one-third of Simsbury was without electricity, as was a quarter of Avon and Farmington, and many in Granby, Canton,...Tags: Health and Safety at School, JetBlue Airways, Energy, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Fires
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