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FDA Finds Manure Piles at Egg Farms

If you haven’t visited your local Farmer’s Market already this season then the massive egg  recall should be motivation enough to check it out. The latest report out today regarding condition at these farms. U.S. health investigators on Monday detailed … Continue reading

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Oil Spill In Michigan

Southern Michigan residents are learning that devastating oil spills aren’t limited to the Gulf Coast. Crews were working Wednesday to contain and clean up an estimated 3,319,708 litres of oil that coated birds and fish as it poured into a … Continue reading

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Ten States With Slowest Internet Speed

Do you live in one of the bottom ten states? Each quarter, Akamai publishes a quarterly “State of the Internet” report. This report includes data gathered across Akamai’s global server network about attack traffic, average & maximum connection speeds, Internet … Continue reading

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Some Staggering Statistics

•    83 percent of all U.S. stocks are in the hands of 1 percent of the people. •    61 percent of Americans “always or usually” live paycheck to paycheck, which was up from 49 percent in 2008 and 43 percent … Continue reading

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Caribbean Hit Hard by Dengue Fever

Dozens of deaths have been reported as mosquito-borne dengue fever reaches epidemic levels in the Caribbean. Warm weather and an unusually early rainy season that led to an explosion in mosquito populations are being blamed for the situation, which is … Continue reading

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Canada To Coordinate HIV Research

The Canadian government announced the launch of a new initiative on Tuesday intended to spearhead the fight against AIDS and make Canada a leader in the development of a safe, effective, affordable and globally accessible HIV vaccine. Health Minister Leona … Continue reading

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Today’s Picture

A “cute” primate so rare it was thought to be extinct has been caught on camera in the forests of Sri Lanka for the first time, scientists said Monday. The Horton Plains slender loris is a small, nocturnal animal which … Continue reading

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Microneedles May Make Flu Shots Easier

From the Associated Press One day your annual flu shot could come in the mail. At least that’s the hope of researchers developing a new method of vaccine  delivery that people could even use at home: a patch with microneedles. … Continue reading

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Best Hospitals 2010-2011 Honor Roll

The rankings are out again for the Best Hospitals. Out of the 5,000 that were considered only 152 made it to the list and of those only 14 to this years honor roll. In brief, death rate, care-related factors, and … Continue reading

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Dengue Fever Found in Miami Beach

Advisories were in effect in Broward and Palm Beach counties after health department officials announced that a Miami Beach man had come down with a suspected case of locally-acquired dengue fever. The announcement from the Miami-Dade Health Department follows word … Continue reading

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