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Sewage Flows into Hudson River in a Torrent

...e news again, for all the wrong reasons. Civic authorities in the New York state are warning boaters and others who use the Hudson River of the potential health problems from the 7.5 million gallons of raw sewage that reached the river after a main broke Friday afternoon. The biggest immediate health conce...

Nature Unleashes Terror Across America

...ir flooded homes. In Missouri's Jackson County, authorities evacuated 300 to 400 residents of Levasy on Wednes...esday, adding more than 8 square miles in one day, authorities said. Since it was spotted over the weekend, it has destroyed 45 buildings, including multimillion-d...

Swallowing The Bitter Pill-Oral Sex Linked To Oral Cancer

...e light of the increasing incidence of the cancer, authorities should consider programs to vaccinate boys as well as girls against some of the most dangerous strains of HPV, the authors opine. Proponents of Gardasil, the Merck vaccine drug recommended for young teenage girls against cervical cancer (caused by ...

Health Authorities Fear West Nile Season Again in US

Health authorities in the US are worried about yet another bout of West Nile, a potentially fatal, mosquito-spread infection. Rudy Bueno, the Chief of Mosquito Control of the Harris county has said that the situation may worsen if people don't follow the precaution...

Major Medicare Fraud Detected in Florida

...he did not need since she had both her legs. The authorities have now turned wiser and are planning more stringent regulations to minimize frauds. The increased enforcement efforts may involve additional annual expenses of about $20 million. But the annual savings to taxpayers and other beneficiaries will be a...

Ammonia Gas Leaks from Plant, Causes Breathing Problems

...still had a foul smell even after two hours. The authorities opened a medical camp at a school nearby for those...oblems. Everyone in the camp is out of danger, the authorities said. Most people have begun returning to their homes....

Children Using Slide in Playground Treated for Exposure to Poisoning

...ntly figure out something had gone wrong. Health authorities described the chemical as poisonous if swallowed and also toxic if absorbed through the skin. They have identified the substance as a type of organophosphate compound. Organophosphate (OP) compounds are a diverse group of chemicals used in both dom...

Man Keeps Wife and Sons in Maggot-infested House

...a dead animal, according to police photographs and authorities who visited the home. The living room was covered in trash and upturned furniture, the kitchen's cabinets were falling apart, and dirty clothing was piled in waist-high heaps. The two sons slept on a bare mattress while their mother was kept in a...

Singapore to Import Eggs, Fish from Andhra Pradesh

... minister's office here, he suggested to Singapore authorities that they could enter into a direct buy-back arrangement with Andhra Pradesh farmers for not only supply but also production, which suits the authority by supplying quality inputs. He informed Singapore officials that Andhra Pradesh ranks first in ...

Beef Firm in US Withdraws Its Products from Markets After E. Coli Outbreak.

...in the country was complicated and it may take the authorities several weeks to know full details. Hanif further cautioned Make sure that you're cooking your food properly to 165 degrees and don't eat raw ground beef....

Deadly Virus Hits Popular Lake in US

Wisconsin authorities in the US will be anxiously awaiting reports later this week on whether fish in Lake Winnebago have been infected by the deadly viral hemorrhagic septicemia. Officials from the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed that two fish f...

Furious Reaction to insensitive Caption of the Picture of Abandoned Baby Girl

...she's obviously scared, clearly the police and the authorities want to get her back into the circuit, not only to make sure she is in good health, but there might be some reconciliation with the child, Kennett noted. But the newspapers editor David Penberthy defended himself saying, the headline was not intend...

Strife in Kashmir Drives Thousands to Psychiatric Wards

...l refuse to talk about their problem. The hospital authorities have erected signboards prohibiting journalists from entering the hospital without permission. The daily humiliation of Kashmiris at the hands of the armed forces contributes significantly to the feeling of depression. Whenever I come close to th...

Campaign Against Trans Fat Gaining Fruit in US

The campaign started by health authorities in the US nearly three years ago is winning more and more adherents. The Applebees International is the latest to join the trans fat free club. It has announced that it has stopped using oil made of the dangerous fat in its more than 1,800 domesti...

Sanctions Imposed On Zimbabwe Can Threaten International Health Security

...for travelers. "We have well-trained port health authorities who are alert to zoonotic diseases like avian flu. At the same time, suspicious diarrhoeal diseases are screened, among other conditions," Dr Parirenyatwa was quoted....

World Cities Join Hands to Combat Climate Change

...the world. Bloomberg warned that unless New York authorities act aggressively, carbon dioxide emissions are expected to increase up to 30 percent above current levels by 2030....

The Plight of Jharkhand's Mysterious deaf Village

...s produced people who are hard of hearing. But the authorities have hardly lent an ear to their plight. The problem has mysteriously persisted for decades in the Muslim-dominated Jhumarvad village of Deogarh district, about 350 km from here. Shamshool Mia, a 62-year-old villager, said: "I am hard of hearing...

Bird Flu: Bangladesh Situation Serious, Indian on High Alert

...reaks in Bangladesh, the Government and veterinary authorities have applied immediate control and containment measures in affected areas," Domenech noted. But he also stressed there was an urgent need for vigorously stepping up and extending current H5N1 control campaigns. The potential spread of the H5N1 vi...

China Claims Viral Outbreak Contained

...hat 26 children had died in the outbreak. However, authorities have dismissed the reports as rumours. The disease, also known as coxsackie virus, is characterized by mouth sores, rashes, blisters and fever. Highly contagious among children, it is not normally fatal. It is not related to foot and mouth disea...

Are Main Rivers in Himalayas Under Threat?

...t in the mountain. In 1968, the CIA and the Indian authorities launched a frantic search of the slopes to locate the sensor that contains plutonium, a highly radioactive element but were unsuccessful. When news of the missing sensor became known, it created a furore in Indian parliament, forcing then prime min...

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