Archive for ‘health’
Taking Post-Heart Attack Meds Increases Survival, Mercury Exposure From Broken CFL Light Bulbs, SSRI Antidepressants Only Benefi
February 28th, 2008
In a study of over 4,000 patients who suffered a heart attack, those who took none of their prescription medicines following discharge from hospitals were 80% more likely to die during the first year following the event when compared to those who…
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Study shows bacteria are common in snow
February 28th, 2008
Those beautiful snowflakes drifting out of the sky may have a surprise inside — bacteria.
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Penguin Chick Nursed To Health At Brookfield Zoo
February 14th, 2008
A penguin chick born Jan. 31 at Brookfield Zoo was not gaining enough weight, so the chick is being hand-fed by zookeepers.
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Raw Sewage Spilling Into Arcade Creek
February 13th, 2008
A broken sewer line is causing a stink at Arcade Creek in Sacramento County.
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Afghan winter kills hundreds
February 10th, 2008
The harsh winter has pushed up prices of food and fuel. Last month, the World Food Programme appealed for additional food assistance for 2.5 million Afghans until the next harvest in June.
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Pit Bull Attacks Local Man While Walking His Dogs
February 8th, 2008
This is the aftermath of vicious fight between three dogs. This Pit bull, these two war torn Huskies, and in the middle a guy named Stephen.
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Coconut Grove Sailing Club Faces Crocodile Threat
January 31st, 2008
Workers at this Coconut Grover sailing club want to be able to carry about their tasks without the threat of this dangerous reptile lurking around.
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Injured Manatee Fights for Life
January 31st, 2008
A rescued manatee is fighting for his life after being hit twice by boats off the Florida coast.
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Humans join hunt for Antarctica’s “pink gold”
January 29th, 2008
They only grow up to 6 cm (2.4 inches) yet are perhaps the most abundant creatures on the planet in terms of weight. Snow petrels nesting in Antarctica fly for up to eight hours to catch a meal of them.
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New Hearings Into SF Zoo Tiger Attack
January 28th, 2008
The San Francisco Government Audit and Oversight Committee will meet Monday, in both a private and public session, to discuss the tiger mauling at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas Day.
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Long-ago lead exposure, and possibly other pollutants, may hasten old-age mental decline
January 28th, 2008
Could it be that the “natural” mental decline that afflicts many older people is related to how much lead they absorbed decades before? That’s the provocative idea emerging from some recent studies, part of a broader area of new research that suggests some pollutants can cause harm that shows up only years after someone is exposed.
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No water in Nairobi slum
January 24th, 2008
In Nairobi’s central slum, Kibera, nearly a million people are crowded together with no proper water supply.
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Rescuers Save Deer From Ice
January 23rd, 2008
When rescuers learned a deer had fallen through the ice on a Connecticut lake, they answered the call and spent two hours saving the doe.
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Cold Weather Pet Precautions
January 22nd, 2008
As the weather temps dip, officials remind you to look after outdoor animals.
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Stench wafts through Gaza as sewage system falters
January 22nd, 2008
Yussef Al-Jayar jolted awake this week when gallons of raw sewage spewed out of the pumping station next door and started to seep under his door and into his mattress.
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