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    Aug 10, 2011 |Story| Tribune Media Services
  1. Jun 11, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  2. What should consumers do about sprouts?

    Now that organic  beans sprouts grown in Germany have been pinpointed as the likely source of the European E. coli outbreak, consumers must confront growing doubts about the vegetable.
    Tribune staff reporter
    Now that organic beans sprouts grown in Germany have been pinpointed as the likely source of the European E. coli outbreak, consumers must confront growing doubts about the vegetable. Although German officials believe most of the contaminated sprouts &#...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Food and Drug Administration, E. coli Infection, Healthy Diet, Consumers

  3. Jun 22, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel
  4. Tips for a pleasant Take Your Dog to Work Day

    Animal Crazy - Orlando Sentinel
    If you're planning to participate in Take Your Dog to Work Day on Friday, June 24, or if you plan to take your pet to work any other time, you might want to consider some suggestions from the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters. “The...
  5. Aug 2, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
  6. Caterpillar Inc. to pay $2.55 million penality [Updated]

    Greenspace
    "The enforcement of vehicle emissions standards, labeling and reporting requirements is critical to protecting the air we breathe and ensuring that companies play by the rules,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of...
  7. Jun 8, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News
  8. Salmonella cases rise in U.S., federal report shows

     WASHINGTON — Food poisoning cases caused by salmonella have increased by 10 percent in recent years despite widespread campaigns to educate consumers and foodmakers about food preparation and handling, according to new federal statistics that...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Salmonella Infection, E. coli Infection

  9. May 27, 2011 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
  10. Jul 27, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  11. The Allergy Mystery

    House dust mites, those microscopic insects we unwittingly sleep with every night, are among the few known causes of asthma and allergic symptoms.
    Chicago Tribune
    House dust mites, those microscopic insects we unwittingly sleep with every night, are among the few known causes of asthma and allergic symptoms. But pesky mites alone can't explain why the prevalence of childhood allergies has risen worldwide over...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Obesity, Chicago Tribune, Lungs and Airways

  12. Sep 18, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  13. Just outside Chicago, a major polluter lurks

    From a plane, it would be easy to think one of the nation's dirtiest power plants is within the Chicago city limits.
    From a plane, it would be easy to think one of the nation's dirtiest power plants is within the Chicago city limits. But the aging State Line Power Station, a major contributor to the city's chronically dirty air, sits just a few hundred feet over the...

    Tags: Human Body, Heart Attack, New York, Indiana, Lungs and Airways

  14. Apr 21, 2011 |Story| Allentown Morning Call
  15. Ways pollution hurts health and ideas to heal the Earth

    On Earth Day, I find myself thinking of the various people who assume that pollution is something they can worry about later, after dealing with more pressing things like financial issues.
    On Earth Day, I find myself thinking of the various people who assume that pollution is something they can worry about later, after dealing with more pressing things like financial issues. The problem with this type of thinking is that the planet is sick...

    Tags: Weather, Disasters and Accidents, Energy Saving, Diseases and Illnesses, Disasters

  16. Aug 21, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  17. An exhausting battle over adrenal fatigue

    "Adrenal fatigue" is the sort of diagnosis that might hit home during a late-night Internet search. Do you, for example, have trouble waking up in the morning without caffeine? Do you crave salty foods? Do people seem a lot more irritating than in the past?
    "Adrenal fatigue" is the sort of diagnosis that might hit home during a late-night Internet search. Do you, for example, have trouble waking up in the morning without caffeine? Do you crave salty foods? Do people seem a lot more irritating than in the...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diseases and Illnesses, Allergies, University of Michigan, Skin

  18. Aug 20, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. Dr. Robert M. Chanock dies at 86; virologist broke ground in respiratory virus research

    Dr. Robert M. Chanock, a virologist who made a remarkable series of discoveries about respiratory viruses in the 1960s and 1970s, including the isolation of the deadly respiratory syncytial virus and four para- influenza viruses, died Aug. 4 at a residential care center in Sykesville, Md. He was 86 and had Alzheimer's disease.
    Dr. Robert M. Chanock, a virologist who made a remarkable series of discoveries about respiratory viruses in the 1960s and 1970s, including the isolation of the deadly respiratory syncytial virus and four para- influenza viruses, died Aug. 4 at a...

    Tags: Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Children, Lungs and Airways

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