by Research Team | Apr 10, 2015 | Health News
Federal authorities have confirmed that a ninth Minnesota turkey farm has been hit by a form of bird flu that’s deadly to poultry. This time, the outbreak is on a large Jennie-O-Turkey Store operation in central Minnesota that has 310,000 turkeys.
by Research Team | Apr 10, 2015 | Health News
Mexico has reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic H7N3 bird flu virus in two backyards in the states of Oaxaca and of Puebla in the southern part of the country, the World Organization for Animal Health said on Thursday. PARIS: Mexico has reported outbreaks of highly...
by Research Team | Apr 10, 2015 | Health News
A central Indiana movie theater where patrons were bitten by bedbugs has been closed so that exterminators can kill the small, blood-sucking insects. AMC Entertainment Inc. says in a statement that an exterminator has treated the Indianapolis theater auditorium where...
by Research Team | Apr 10, 2015 | Health News
California saw a record number of deaths from West Nile virus last year, and the state’s drought may have contributed to the spike in infections, according to health officials. Thirty-one infected people died in 2014, the most since California began recording...
by Research Team | Apr 10, 2015 | Health News
The recall earlier this week of a batch of Alesse birth control pills sold past their expiry date has raised questions about whether it’s safe to take over-the-counter and prescription medications beyond their best-before marker – and just how long past?...
by Research Team | Apr 9, 2015 | Health News
The 89-year-old musician’s daughter, Claudette King, told the Los Angeles Times that he had been taken into hospital the weekend to treat dehydration which had been caused by his Type 2 diabetes. He wrote on April 7: “I want to thank everyone for their...
