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Salmonella linked to Honey Smacks cereal sickens 100 in 33 states One hundred people in 33 states have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak linked to Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal, the CDC reported Thursday.
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Put The Honey Smacks Down, CDC Warns After Salmonella Outbreak "Do not eat this cereal." That's the frank message the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had for lovers of the breakfast staple Honey Smacks on Thursday after 100 people were infected with salmonella and 30 of them hospitalized.
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Drug to Treat Smallpox Approved by FDA, a Move Against Bioterrorism The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first drug intended to treat smallpox - a move that could halt a lethal pandemic if the virus were to be released as a terrorist bioweapon or through a laboratory accident.
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A Teenager Was Hospitalized With Third-Degree Burns After Touching A Giant Hogweed Plant On His Summer Job A teenager from Spotsylvania, Virginia, ended up in the hospital with second- and third-degree burns after touching a giant hogweed plant while landscaping, his summer job.
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FDA joins 22 countries' recall of common heart drug (CNN) - A common drug used to control blood pressure and help prevent heart failure was announced by the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday, a week after 22 other countries recalled it because the drug contains a chemical that poses a potential ...
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FDA approves first drug to treat smallpox (CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration announced Friday its approval of the first drug to treat smallpox. The contagious disease was eradicated in 1980 thanks to vaccination efforts, but there are concerns that it could be used in a bioterror attack.
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Ticks that carry Lyme disease are spreading fast Think you live in a place that's free from disease-carrying ticks? Don't be so sure. Citizen scientists found ticks capable of transmitting Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses in dozens of places across the United States where the pests had ...
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This Week in Science In this week's Science, a group of Japanese scientists identify a gene that enables certain rice varieties to grow taller rapidly in response to rising floodwaters.
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Crab meat from Venezuela may be contaminated, FDA says (CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration is advising people to avoid eating fresh crab meat from Venezuela because of potential contamination by bacteria.
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FDA joins 22 countries' recall of common heart drug (CNN) A common drug used to control blood pressure and help prevent heart failure was announced by the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday, a week after 22 other countries recalled it because the drug contains a chemical that poses a potential ...
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Louisiana among states affected by outbreak of illness from Venezuelan crab The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with federal, state and local officials regarding a Vibrio parahaemolyticus outbreak linked to fresh crab meat from Venezuela.
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More than 500 Tennessee zipline visitors sick in stomach illness outbreak (CNN) - An investigation continues into what has caused hundreds of visitors to a Tennessee zipline destination to suddenly develop gastrointestinal illness.
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Autopsy: Ohio police chief died of fentanyl overdose KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio - Kirkersville Police Chief James Hughes Jr. An Ohio police chief died of an overdose of fentanyl, according to an autopsy report released Friday.
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Mosquitoes with West Nile virus were just found in 5 local places in 1 week. Find out where. Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus in our area are bound to appear over the course of the summer. But to find five positive samples in one week?
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West Nile virus found again in New Orleans mosquitoes This Aug. 19, 2016, photo shows mosquitoes collected by the Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project in Pittsfield, Mass. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP).
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Potato, Pea, and Lentil-Based Pet Food Could Put Dogs At Risk For Heart Disease, According To The FDA With choices ranging from raw, organic, dehydrated, and kibble, it can be difficult to discern the best diet for your dog. However, according to the FDA, there are some things you shouldn't feed Fido.
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Third person with measles found in Multnomah County -- latest brings outbreak to 4 A third person in Multnomah County has measles as part of a small outbreak that started last month. The county health department notified the public Friday of the newest case.
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Brain Study Finds People Actually Get Dumber During A Heat Wave BOSTON, Massachusetts -. With many states dealing with record-high temperatures and massive heat waves, many people are probably sick of summer already.
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More than 500 Tennessee zipline visitors sick in stomach illness outbreak (CNN) An investigation continues into what has caused hundreds of visitors to a Tennessee zipline destination to suddenly develop gastrointestinal illness.
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Doctors Find Tapeworm Larvae in Spine of Woman Hobbled by 'Electric Shocks' in Legs A tapeworm that normally infects barn animals and dogs came as a literal shock for one 35-year-old French woman, according to a case report published Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Before He Died, Ötzi the Iceman Ate a Greasy, Fatty Meal We know quite a bit about Ötzi the Iceman, the 5,300-year-old individual whose remarkably well-preserved remains were found in the Italian Alps in 1991.
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After 5300 years, the last meal of an ancient Iceman has been revealed — and it was a high-fat, meaty feast Scientists are probing the stomach of Otzi, a 5,300 year old mummy who was found in the Alps between Austria and Italy in 1991. They're finding new clues about what his diet consisted of: a well-balanced mix of meat, leaves and wheat.
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FDA Says Honey Smacks Still Being Sold Despite Salmonella Link, Recall Despite popular Kellogg's cereal Honey Smacks being linked to a salmonella outbreak that has infected 100 people in 33 states, the Food and Drug Administration says some boxes are still sitting on store shelves after a wide-ranging recall.
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Drug shortages prompt FDA to form task force (CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration is forming a Drug Shortages Task Force to look into the country's persistent drug shortages and find long-term solutions, according to a statement Thursday from the agency's commissioner, Dr.
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Dust storms causing worry over valley fever TUCSON - The first dust storm of the season is causing concern over a possible spike in valley fever cases. Dust storms causing worry over valley fever.
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To survive in the cave Thai boys helped is meditation, which they have trained coach Tuesday, 10 July, Thailand had completed the rescue operation, which with the excitement of the past two weeks, watched the whole world.
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Cinnamon oil hailed new hope in fight against superbugs Cinnamon oil could play an important role in preventing superbugs, a new study suggests. As antibiotics becomes less effective against superbugs, something as simple as cinnamon oil could hold a potential solution.
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Doctors might watch for this in rescued Thai boys Now that all 12 boys and their coach have been freed from a flooded cave in Thailand, doctors are monitoring their health, likely looking for signs of certain infections, such as histoplasmosis or cave disease, among other health problems.
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