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West Nile virus found in Springfield mosquitos
Use an outdoor flying insect spray where mosquitoes rest. Use a repellent with DEET (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide), permethrin, picaridin (KBR 3023), IR3535 or oil of lemon eucalyptus [p-methane 3, 8-diol (PMD)] according to the instructions on the product label. [Full Article...]
People Sickened From Parasite Outbreak Linked to Del Monte Vegetables
The CDC urges consumers to not eat the recalled vegetable trays, and instead, they should throw them away. The CDC is recalling a Del Monte vegetable tray sold at Kwik Trip and Kwik Star locations after there have been 212 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in people from Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and MI. [Full Article...]
FDA, CDC eye over 200 illnesses from Del Monte veggies
However, illnesses that began after May 24 might not have been reported yet because of the time it takes between when a person becomes ill and when the illness is reported, according to the CDC . The CDC is recalling a Del Monte vegetable tray sold at Kwik Trip and Kwik Star locations after there have been 212 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in people from Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin,... [Full Article...]
Scientists: All American dogs are descended from the ancestor from Siberia
Maya would be able to explain what this disease is and what it means for dogs today. Originally, American dogs didn't come from the domestication of American wolves, but from the domesticated dogs that came over with the First Peoples from Siberia and existed here for about 5,000 years until the settlers arrived with their dogs in the 15th century. [Full Article...]
Drunk seagulls have been found on beaches
Seagulls have been nursed back to health after more than a dozen birds were reported to be "drunk" like. Couper told the Somerset County Gazette that the RSPCA has treated a number of drunk seagulls from across the English county of Devon and some from the neighboring county of Dorset. [Full Article...]
Trump administration freezes Obamacare payments, citing court decision
CMS says the New Mexico court's ruling bars "CMS from collecting or making payments under the current methodology, which uses the statewide average premium". The Risk adjustment formula is a key component of Obamacare, allowing for market stabilization. The risk adjustment program plays an important role in the ACA by pooling risk for insurers, transferring funds from insurers who enroll healthi... [Full Article...]
'I'm walking': Heartwarming moment girl, 4, with cerebral palsy takes first steps
The girl was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was a year old. Maya had to spend 26 weeks at the ICU but her fighting spirit earned her the nickname "Mighty Miss Maya" from her family members and friends. "We expected where Maya was before surgery that it would take her at least six months to a year to get to independent steps and here we are seven weeks after", Ann Tisdale told ABC. [Full Article...]
Two million NZers will be obese by the 2030
If the mother followed following health habits then the risk of an obese child is reduced with the average of 75 percent risk. The results showed that 5.3% of the group developed obesity during a median five year follow-up period. Children of mothers who had all five low-risk factors were 75 percent less likely to be obese than children of mothers who had none of the low-risk lifestyle... [Full Article...]