Alerts & Outbreaks

Islamists attack, issue threats to halt construction of worship center in West Java. JAKARTA, Indone ...

Source: http://pbaptist.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/despite-court-victories-church-building-in-indonesia-blocked/

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“Ultimately, the impact an outbreak has on a hotel’s reputation could be devastating. Norovirus, for example, can be particularly dangerous for the elderly or very young, especially if customers have underlying health problems. Then there’s Campylobacter – the most common form of food poisoning – which is estimated to cost the UK economy £500m a ye ...

Source: http://hospitalityrisksolutions.com/2010/07/19/hospitality-industry-health-risks-outbreak-of-norovirus-at-hotels-can-be-minimized-with-antimicrobial-technology/

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Nicholas Christakis: How social networks predict epidemics | Video on TED.com. Nicholas Christakis h ...

Source: http://criticaltransitions.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/nicholas-christakis-how-social-networks-predict-epidemics-video-on-ted-com/

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When most people find out that they’ve contracted the virus, their first query is usually – Is there a genital herpes remedy? The answer is no, there is no identified approach to treatment the virus itself, but as a result of greater than three-quarters of the American inhabitants is troubled with some pressure of the herpes virus, many ...

Source: http://genitalherpesanalysis.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/is-there-a-genital-herpes-treatment-how-can-you-greatest-deal-with-viral-outbreaks/

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It won't be long before they come for your apples! The food ‘safety’ bill or S510 is making its way through the Senate.  If this bill passes, it will dramatically escalate the current war against small, local farms.  The bill gives carte blanche to an FDA already zealously against small farms.  Andrew Ward from Campaign for Liberty ...

Source: http://liberationwellnessblog.com/2010/08/23/sterilize-first-ask-questions-later/

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I woke up with a start, like when you are still mostly asleep but in your subconscious you notice that you’re not where you expect to be. Sometimes it’s the feel of the sheets, the mattress, the sounds outside, the ...

Source: http://blackfaded.com/2010/07/26/i-dreamt-i-was-a-zombie/

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Sorry for taking so long to finish up on diabetes—the diabetes project has turned out to be more complicated than I thought and is now in its 3rd revision. I’m trying to do something useful that does not read like a PhD thesis. I have also been on service lately, which is fatiguing. So, to relax, I decided to get into a semi-religious argument ab ...

Source: http://yoursecondopinion.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/raw-milk-think-tevya/

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There’s been plenty of news in the raw milk world lately, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t touch on a few of the most newsworthy items. Organic Pastures Decision We finally got a decision this week in the case of United States vs. Organic Pastures Dairy Company, a case that has been the focus of much milkie media coverage as a sort o ...

Source: http://foodinamerica.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/raw-milk-roundup/

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Lots of good reporting about the most recent CDC foodborne illness numbers from Food Liability Law Blog (here and here) and Marler Blog (here), among others. The gist is that the most recent CDC numbers, shown in the chart above, seem to show a general decline in the number of foodborne illness outbreaks in this country (with the notable exception ...

Source: http://foodinamerica.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/cdc-reports-decrease-in-foodborne-illness-but-what-do-those-numbers-really-mean/

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