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Ferrets Sold As Poodles
Dog lovers paid out hundreds of pounds for fashionable 'toy poodles' - only to discover they were fluffed-up ferrets on steroids. One pensioner was duped into buying two of the "pedigree" pets from a market in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. But...
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#Pennsylvania Game Commission creates second #CWD #deer management area
Lehigh Valley WildThe Pennsylvania Game Commission has established the state’s second Disease Management Area in parts of four counties in response to three hunter-killed deer that tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. Through an executive order, PGC Executive... -
Lollapalooza after-shows for 2011
Turn It UpLollapalooza weekend will once again be bustling with club activity before and after the big outdoor shows Aug. 5-7 in Grant Park, this year with four nights of bonus concerts beginning Aug. 3. Though there are no arena-sized headliners playing...... -
Fever reducers don't slow children's recovery: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of past research finds that fever-reducing drugs have no effect on the speed of children's recovery from an infection, contrary to the fears of some doctors and parents. Researchers have debated for decades whether...Tags: Arts and Culture, University of Louisville, Malaria, Health and Safety at School, Pharmaceuticals
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Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting
WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...
Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Biological and Chemical Weapons, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Pointing to threat, pulling in profit
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Biological and Chemical Weapons, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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The anthrax killings: A troubled mind
He roamed the University of Cincinnati campus with a loaded gun. When his rage overflowed, the brainy microbiology major would open fire inside empty buildings, visualizing a wall clock or other object as a person who had done him wrong. By the mid-...Tags: Prosecution, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Tylenol (drug), Colleges and Universities, West Virginia University
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Cost, need questioned in $433-million smallpox drug deal
Over the last year, the Obama administration has aggressively pushed a $433-million plan to buy an experimental smallpox drug, despite uncertainty over whether it is needed or will work. Senior officials have taken unusual steps to secure the contract...
Tags: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Barack Obama, Preventative Medicine, Small Businesses, Food and Drug Administration
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: Immigration, Health and Safety at School, Relay for Life, Medical Research, Northwestern University
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End of smallpox
Although polio has been reduced to its lowest level in history, three countries still have polio transmission — Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Last year 223 polio cases were reported. So far in 2013 there have been 19 cases, according to the...Tags: National Government, Politics, UNICEF, Preventative Medicine, Smallpox
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READER SUBMITTED: Progressive Animal Wellness And Dogology Partner For Rabies Clinic, Raise $420 For Animal Shelter
AvonOn Saturday, May 11, Corey Shagensky, DVM, of Progressive Animal Wellness in Avon provided rabies vaccination services for the 2013 Canton Rabies Clinic held at Dogology in Canton. In all, 21 dogs and cats from several towns visited the clinic and...Tags: Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, Hospitals and Clinics
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World Health Organization says single yellow fever shot enough to guarantee life-long immunity
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary. The U.N.'s global health agency said Friday that its expert group on immunization believes a single dose of...Tags: Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Yellow Fever , Preventative Medicine, Health Organizations
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