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Salmonella threat prompts recall of green onions
California ConsumerTwo California produce shippers have recalled thousands of cases of green onions supplied by an onion farm in Mexicali, Mexico, over fears the onions could be contaminated with salmonella, the Associated Press is reporting. U.S. Department of... -
Cocaine laced with veterinary drug causing serious illness
Booster ShotsA federal agency warned this week that cocaine laced with levamisole, a veterinary anti-parasitic drug, has caused 20 cases of a serious medical disorder. Officials at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration say they expect to see... -
Was it just me, or are we all jumping to conclusions with swine flu?
Booster ShotsEvery few days, someone I know tells me that they ??? or their child ??? has come down with swine flu. It sounds plausible ??? the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that the H1N1 virus is spreading rapidly...... -
Questions, with answers, about H1N1 (swine flu)
Booster ShotsWho should get the H1N1 vaccine? Pretty much everyone, health officials say, assuming a person hasn't already had the H1N1 flu. But donât go elbowing to the front of the line just yet. With limited vaccine supplies available, some groups...... -
And from the California swine-flu front lines...
Booster ShotsSo what's the H1N1 flu situation here in California, you might well ask, having safely gotten, or given up on getting, a vaccination? Or perhaps the immunization issue was rendered moot by those days of fever and chills and pathetic...... -
'Dancing With the Stars' results: We have a winner!
Show TrackerMaybe it was Adam Carolla's last-ditch prayer to Michael Flatley that did it: After overcoming long odds, ups and downs, fever dreams, a sparkly leprechaun green jacket, a fumbled tango routine and a dip to the dark side, lifelong showman...... -
FDA approves immune-boosting therapy for prostate cancer
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new immune-boosting therapy for prostate cancer on Thursday, the first therapeutic vaccine for cancer ever approved by the agency. The approval opens the door to a whole new approach to cancer therapy, adding...Tags: Vaccines, Prostate Cancer, Oncology, Happiness (state of mind), Health Treatments
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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 21, 1960
The Daily MirrorDead: One Subscription About a year ago Don Hoster, the quixotic photographer, joined a record club. He was a good kid about it. He bought the required number of albums and paid for them. But about six months ago he lost interest. When a card came... -
More anthrax cases among heroin addicts in Scotland
Booster ShotsHave you been following the strange story of the heroin addicts in Scotland who have been contracting anthrax infections? Two more addicts are being treated, according to a report we picked up on Promed, a clearinghouse for infectious disease news....... -
Getting inside voters' minds
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSEE CORRECTION APPENDED --- START OF CORRECTION --- For The Record Los Angeles Times Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 37 words Type of Material: Correction Voters' minds: A headline with an article...Tags: Science, Services and Shopping, Bradley Effect, Entertainment, University of California, Los Angeles
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An effective, but costly, cure
Times Staff WriterASK RICHARD IDRO IF HE HAD MALARIA as a child, and you will begin to grasp the toll this disease takes on sub-Saharan Africa. Patiently, as though explaining breathing to a visiting Martian, he will answer, "Everybody got malaria." Growing up in...Tags: Idi Amin, Vaccines, Disasters and Accidents, Nobel Prize Awards, Africa
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Views from abroad
AS THE saying goes, when the U.S. sneezes, the world catches a viral infection of the mucous membranes, characterized by coughing, fever, malaise and chills. Something like that. Germany's Sakurai created a financial monster that didn't exactly catch...Tags: Chills, Germany, Cartoons, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment
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