The kinds of bacteria that can cause diarrheal ailments such as food poisoning lurk all around us. These germs, which include Escherichia coli and Shigella, can be especially easy to pick […]
Read More
The recent failure of 11 stores throughout Bourne to pass a semi-annual tobacco sales compliance check has placed a spotlight squarely on the issue of selling tobacco products to minors […]
Read More
It’s not unusual to see soft and cute baby poultry put on display in agricultural feed stores, especially during the spring. But most people do not realize that live poultry […]
Read More
We complain, in the U.S., that our doctors don’t know us: office visits last only a few minutes, conversations are curt and high-tech testing takes the place of talking. Now, […]
Read More
The number of U.S. food products recalled — and the costs associated with those recalls — have nearly doubled since 2002, according to a report by Swedish reinsurance company Swiss Re.
Read More
Recent reports of a stinging jellyfish in Waquoit Bay are not a surprise to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists, who have been following the reemergence of the species, Gonionemus vertens, […]
Read More
As a Macon man recovers from a rabid dog attack, Warren County Animal Control is urging area pet owners to get their animals vaccinated. [The 56-year-old man], was attacked by […]
Read More
Three children sickened in a recent E. coli outbreak in eastern North Dakota reported attending the Red River Valley Fair earlier this month, prompting state health officials to investigate whether […]
Read More
Chaffee County Health Department reported Friday, July 17 that bubonic plague has been confirmed in a Chaffee County resident recently. The unidentified individual was hospitalized and has survived following intravenous […]
Read More
