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Study: Women living in mercury's shadow
Tribune staff reporterThe nation's first region-by-region analysis of mercury in women's blood shows vast differences based on where they live, with the highest levels found in the Northeast. There, nearly one in five women of child-bearing age have eaten so much contaminated...Tags: Environmental Politics, Diseases, Aquaculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Food Industry
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Critics say CDC report underplays HIV rates
Sentinel Staff WriterA report this month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on HIV-infection rates failed to include Puerto Ricans, and Hispanic AIDS activists are calling the omission a mistake with widespread consequences for the entire nation. By...Tags: Population, Minority Groups, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases, AIDS
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2nd chance for Tillman's baby
Chicago Tribune reporterBears cornerback Charles Tillman was at practice in May when he received an urgent message: His 3-month-old daughter, Tiana, was being rushed to a hospital. After an initial round of tests, Tillman and his wife were told Tiana had heart problems and...Tags: Children, Lovie Smith, Charles Tillman, University of Chicago, Illinois
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Italy mobsters block efforts to clean up toxic trash heaps
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRaffaele del Giudice was a crusader. Squeezed into a sports jacket and a beat-up Fiat, he roamed the illegal trash dumps of southern Italy, covering his nose against the stench and exposing what he considers the ecological crime of the century. Then...Tags: Organized Crime, Romano Prodi, Crimes, Public Finance, Prosecution
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Surprise: Chewing sugar-free gum is fine
McClatchy NewspapersChewing sugar-free gum can help prevent tooth decay and freshen breath, but are there any other benefits? Here's a quiz to help you decide. 1. Chewing gum is an aid in appetite control. True or false? 2. Sugar-free gum counts as a "free" food in weight...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Health officials warn of 'crypto' outbreak
Prompted by an ongoing outbreak of a waterborne disease in southeast Iowa, state health officials are warning Iowans. The Iowa Department of Public Health won't say which counties were affected by cryptosporidiosis, known as "crypto." But, they say 30...Tags: Medicaid, Healthcare Policies, Government Health Care, Iowa
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Swamp Sunrise
The SwampGood morning. The Democratic convention is finished and now the attention turns to the Republicans and their convention next week in St. Paul. Meantime, Republican presidential contender John McCain is unveiling his running mate today at a rally in......Tags: John McCain, Elections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases, Political Candidates
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Tracking Alzheimer's-linked protein in live brains
WASHINGTON -- Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer's disease. The delicate research was performed not with Alzheimer's patients but with...Tags: Injuries, Missouri, National Institutes of Health, Diseases, Medical Research
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Editorial: U.S. needs better labels for allergens
If you have allergies, it's critical that you know what's in food products - before you eat them. That's often impossible, due to the lack of uniformity in warning labels, a state of affairs that can be life-threatening for more than 12 million Americans.... -
WORLD & NATION UPDATE: AT HOME
A block-long covered walkway next to a construction scaffold collapsed yesterday in San Diego, trapping and injuring 16 pedestrians, three critically. About 25 people were on the walkway when its wooden walls and roof fell in, authorities said. Some...Tags: Rebellions, Trials, Food Safety, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Charlie Wilson
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Study: 12 percent of Indian deaths due to alcohol
WASHINGTON - Almost 12 percent of deaths among American Indians and Alaska natives are alcohol-related, more than three times the percentage for the general population, a new federal report says. The report released yesterday by the federal Centers...Tags: Death and Dying, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Drunk Driving, Diseases, Cancer
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Report: Most Katrina victims were 75 or older
As New Orleans residents warily track another threatening storm, a new report presents the clearest picture yet of deaths from Katrina in Louisiana. Of the nearly 1,000 who died, almost half were 75 or older, according to researchers. Most died on the...Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicine, Diseases, Disasters, Weather Reports
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