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Unfortunately, The Salmonella Isn't Going Anywhere
The goverment’s efforts of finding the source of the salmonella outbreak seem to be misplaced, as...
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Resveratrol In Red Wine May Be The Secret To Ward Off Damage Of Aging
Researchers may be closer than ever to discover the secret
to longevity, as new research by the...
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High Levels Of Good Cholesterol May Preserve Memory
New research suggests that high levels of so-called “good” HDL
cholesterol not only reduce risk of...
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CDC: Tomato-Borne Salmonella Infections Reach 756
Tomato-borne salmonella infection continues to ravage the US population,
according to the latest...
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Falls Resulting in Brain Injuries May be Deadly for the Elderly
It appears that traumatic brain injuries account for half of
all deaths from falls in Americans...
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GAO Finds Providers in Medicare Program Guilty of Tax Fraud
A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a
federal watchdog agency, found that more...
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Norovirus Infects 87 at YMCA Camp
YMCA camp in Grand
County has been closed
after 72 children and 15 staffers have fallen ill with...
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FDA Warns About Risks Linked With Older Antipsychotics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned
physicians that prescribing certain...
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The Salmonella Outbreak Gives The FDA A Hard Time
The source of the
salmonella outbreak is still unknown, even though the Food and...
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Salmonella Fear Prompts Stores to Pull Tomatoes from Shelves
Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
warning on Tuesday that tomatoes might...
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Harvard Study Says More Friends = Better Memory
The Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at Harvard School of Public Health has...
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Pollution Leads to Nearly 24,000 Deaths in California Yearly
Nearly 24,000 Californians die prematurely because exposure
to pollution for a long time,...
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Panel Urges Home Monitors for Every Hypertensive Patient
A new statement coming from three heart groups recommends hypertensive
people monitor their blood...
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CDC Investigation Links Salmonella Outbreak to Dry Dog Food
A report in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
publication on Thursday links dry dog...
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The Wealthier You Are, the Lower Your Risk of Stroke
A study of middle-aged Americans reveals that there is a
clear link between wealth and health not...
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West Nile Virus Risk Increases As Mosquito Season Started Early
As the warm season sets in, the
risk for the West Nile virus to manifest becomes higher as...
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House Votes to Expand Global AIDS Funds with $20 Billion
The House of Representatives, Wednesday, overwhelmingly voted
to expand a popular program aimed at...
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Mississippi Confirms First West Nile Virus Case for 2008
The state Health Department
confirmed Monday, in a press release, Mississippi’s first human...
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Blood Pressure Treatment Cuts Heart Risks in the Elderly
New research finds that treating high blood pressure in
patients aged 80 and older can reduce the...
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Great Escape Illness Toll Reaches 352
The state Department of Health reported that the number of
people sickened at the Six Flags Great...
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Cases of Alamosa Residents Sickened by Tainted Water Top 200
The number of Alamosa residents with salmonella topped 200
Sunday, from 33 cases initially...
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Honduras: FDA Melon Warning - 'Extreme and Imprudent'
The Food and Drug Administration’s warning that cantaloupes
from Agropecuaria Montelibano...
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Cantaloupes Recalled over Salmonella Outbreak Concerns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that cantaloupes from Agropecuaria Montelibano,...
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Alamosa Residents to Use Bottled Water after Salmonella Outbreak
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has
warned all residents in Alamosa to...
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Study Finds Balance in Old Age Is Connected to Brain Changes
The ability to keep your balance when old is linked to
changes to white matter (leukoaraiosis), or...
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Robo4 Gene – ‘Major Breakthrough” for Eye Diseases
New research reveals that a gene called Robo4 could help
curb or prevent two leading causes of...
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Mild Cognitive Impairment – A Common Disease among the Elderly
One in five Americans over age 70 has mild cognitive
impairment while not having dementia and a...
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Penicillin May Beat Resistant Bacteria, Researchers Say
A new study by researchers in the UK,
Canada and U.S. shows new
hopes of restoring penicillin’s...
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Medicines for Elderly More Expensive, Report Says
A new study by the American Association of Retired People
(AARP) reveals that drug makers...
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Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix Recalled over Salmonella Concerns
The Quaker Oats Co. said Tuesday that it was recalling a
limited number of Aunt Jemima Pancake...
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World
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Medicare Pay Cuts on Senate Republicans’ Hands
Whether the elderly continues to receive medical care
under the Medicare program will be decided...
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Police Captures Suspect in 8 Murders
Tuesday night, the man who allegedly killed 8 people from
both Illinois and Missouri
was arrested...
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House Passes Bill Blocking Medicare Cut for Doctors
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed
legislation to block a July 1...
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Macedonia: Journalist Suspected of Murder Commits Suicide
Monday, a Macedonian reporter who was the main suspect in
the killing of at least three women, was...
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FDA Issues Tomato Warning Following Salmonella Outbreak
As the number of U.S. states affected by salmonella food
poisoning is on the rise reaching 16 by...
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Tomatoes-Related Salmonella Cases Rising in Texas
The number of people infected with salmonella in Texas has risen to 35 from 21 since Tuesday, the...
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Rescue Mission For Mona Lisa’s Passagers
Mona Lisa’s captain together with the Latvian authorities decided
to start the evacuation of the...
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Authorities Find Bed Used for Marital Sex in Polygamist Temple
Child Protective Services investigators have reportedly found a bed in the temple of the polygamist...
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Tornado Wreaks Havoc in Little Rock, Arkansas
Arkansas' capital city, Little Rock and its suburbs were struck by a powerful tornado on Thursday....
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Flooding, Heavy Snow Have Crippled US Midwest
Heavy rain has created flooding across the US Midwest, as rivers came out of their banks in...
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Mahatma Gandhi’s Ashes Scattered At Sea At 60th Anniversary
The 60th anniversary of the death of Indian
independence leader Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated on...
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Tanker Bursts into Flames Razing Homes and Cars near Boston
A tanker carrying about 9,000 gallons of gasoline overturned
in a traffic circle and burned into...
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Earthquake in the Caribbean Leaves One Dead
A strong earthquake of 7.4-magnitude on the Richter scale
hit several Caribbean holiday islands...
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Three Days of Mourning for Afghan Suicide Bombing Victims
On Wednesday Afghan President Karzai declared three days of
national mourning for the 41 victims...
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The Russian Chessboard Serial Killer Gets Life in Jail
The Russian suspected of killing 48 people was found guilty by a Russian jury on Wednesday....
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Investigators Continue Search For Madeleine
Portuguese investigators will continue the search for missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann after...
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Experts Study Photo in Madeleine McCann Case
Experts are analyzing a photograph taken in Morocco of a blonde girl who reportedly looks like...
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Attacks Claim At Least Nine Lives in Iraq
Baghdad and Basra were rocked Tuesday by a series of powerful explosions that claimed at least nine...
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At Least Two Dead as Typhoon Wipha Strikes Japan and Taiwan
At least two died after the powerful Typhoon Wipha struck northern Japan and Taiwan, where land and...
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“Chessboard Killer” Goes on Trial in Russia
A man suspected to be a serial killed has been charged with 49 murders and three attempted murders...
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Pope Celebrates Mass With Pilgrims in Mariazell
Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open-air mass on Saturday with thousands of believers at the...
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Fierce Fire Breaks Out at British Hotel, At Least One Dead
A fierce fire broke out at a hotel in south-west Britain on Saturday, at least one person being...
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Mortars Target Peace Conference in Mogadishu, Six Killed
Five children and an elderly person died Thursday in volatile Mogadishu after militants fired...
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Mass Grave Discovered Near Kabul
An underground barrack dating from the Soviet occupation in the 1980s, transformed into a mass...
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Specials
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Red Wine Compound Could Delay Aging
Drinking a glass of wine on daily basis will do you no harm.
Oppositely, it will protect you...
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E. coli Outbreak Leads to Massive Beef Recall
Nebraska Beef Ltd decided to expand its voluntary recall to 5.3 million pounds, representing all...
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Nebraska Beef Ltd. Prepares Massive Beaf Recall
Nebraska Beef Ltd. announced its decision to expand its already
massive meat recall to 5.3 million...
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High Levels of HDL Cholesterol Cut Risk of Dementia in the Elderly
New study in the July issue of the American Heart
Association’s journal Arteriosclerosis,...
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Gay Revelers Celebrate Pride, Marriage
Not even two weeks have passed since
same-sex marriage became legal in California and drag...
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Wall-E Heads To Stellar Weekend At Box Office
With earnings of $23.2 million in its opening day, “Wall-E”
is heading to be this weekend champion...
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Tomato-Borne Salmonella Infection – Facts You Should Know
As the source of tomatoes-borne salmonella infections has
not been discovered yet, here are some...
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Salmonella Scare Prompts Tomato Withdrawal Nationwide
Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s tomato
warning, more restaurants and grocery...
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Number of US States Struck by Salmonella Infections Reaches 16
Tomatoes-borne Salmonella bacteria appear to infect more people each day spreading all over the...
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Tomatoes May Be Blamed for Salmonella Outbreak in 9 States
Health authorities are blaming tomatoes for an outbreak of
salmonella in nine U.S. states after...
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Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution
Short-term exposure to current levels of ozone pollution is
directly linked to poor health in...
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Olympia Fields Podiatrist Convicted in Sexual Assault Case
A podiatrist from Olympia Fields was found guilty Monday of
sexually assaulting an elderly woman...
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Sir Arthur C. Clarke Dies Aged 90
The famous UK
science-fiction writer, Sir Arthur C. Clarke has died today in Sri Lanka,...
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Wii Is The Latest Attraction in A British Retirement Home
When Nintendo introduced its Wii console last year, the company
officials said they intended to...
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Chinese Catholic Priest Detained By Authorities Again
An elderly Chinese bishop from the underground Roman Catholic Church has been detained by police...
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People
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Controversial Anna Nicole Smith Remembered
On February 8, 2007, a year ago, Vickie Lynn Marshall aka Anna Nicole Smith died.A Texas native,...
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Brooke Astor's Robbing Lawyer To Turn Himself In
Francis Morrissey, former lawyer of the late Brooke Astor, is charged with forgery and conspiracy...
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George Clooney Sympathizes With Britney
Trying to prove his point regarding paparazzi’s "bounty-hunters" tactics, George Clooney...
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The Famous French Mime Marcel Marceau Dies At Age 84
Marcel Marceau, the French world-famous mime, has died in Paris at age 84, his
relative announced...
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Movies
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Woman Who Crashed into Sandra Bullock's Car in Court
The elderly Gloucester, Mass., woman who crashed Friday into a car carrying Sandra Bullock will...
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Jet Li and Jackie Chan Spare 'Forbidden Kingdom' from Mediocrity
If you’re in love with martial arts, Jackie Chan, Jet Li or
all three together, then your...
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Disney Previews Its New 3D Animated Movies
Walt Disney said that Disney and Pixar will produce eight new 3D animated films in the next four...
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Movie Review: ‘The Bucket List’
“The Bucket List”, Rob Reiner’s movie (Rumor Has It) about
old men getting their last wishes, is a...
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Xzibit Joins Oliver Stone for "Pinkville"
Rapper Xzibit is pursuing his dreams of an acting career by joining acclaimed director Oliver Stone...
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Deborah Kerr Dies, Aged 86
The Scottish actress Deborah Kerr, who won a Golden Globe award
and remained in the movie history...
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Michael Moore Launches “Sicko” At Cannes
Michael Moore, the US
filmmaker known for his controversial documentaries such as “Fahrneheit...
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