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 Over 360 Animals Rescued At Property In Missouri, Arrest Made
Washington (ChattahBox) - The Humane Society rescued over 360 animals from a property in southwest Missouri on Tuesday, which resulted in an arrest.
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 FDA Okays HIV Drug for Chronic Hepatitis B
By Peggy Peck, Executive Editor, MedPage Today FOSTER CITY, Calif., Aug. 13 -- The HIV drug tenofovir (Viread) has been approved for chronic hepatitis B in adults, according to Gilead Sciences.
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 First West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquito Pool In Massachusetts ...
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) announces the first state detection of a West Nile virus (WNV) mosquito pool in Maryland in 2008.
eMaxHealth.com | Detail

 Salmonella trickles down the California food chain to pet food
A few types of Pedigree pet food are targeted in a recall because of concerns about salmonella poisoning, the AP is reporting. Francisco Vara-Orta has details in LA Unleashed, our addictive blog about all things animal: The California Department of ...
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 Another Long Beach sewage spill forces beach closures
The 20000-gallon sewage flow affects beaches from Alamitos Avenue to 72nd Place. It is the fourth spill this year to close beaches.
Los Angeles Times | Detail

 For Health, Body Size Can Be Misleading
Good health comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. (Josh Haner/The New York Times) Many overweight and obese people are metabolically healthy, while large numbers of slim people have health problems typically associated with obesity, a new study shows ...
New York Times | Detail

 Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger
By Kathleen Doheny TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of relapse can linger for some breast cancer survivors even after completing five years of what doctors call systemic therapy, a new study found.
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 Anthrax case spurs liability questions
By Ken Dilanian, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - The federal government may be liable for tens of millions of dollars in negligence claims over its assertion that one of its own scientists used anthrax from a government laboratory to kill five people, ...
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 Candidates Vow To Keep Politics Out Of Science
by Joe Palca McCain: He has said that he would support legislation that would expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and place fewer restrictions on it.
NPR | Detail

 FDA Issues Warning About Alkermes Inc’s Alcoholism Drug - Vivitrol
By Alex Garrel On Tuesday, US health regulators released a rather concerning statement which said almost two hundred patients with alcohol dependence, following a treatment with Alkermes Inc's drug called Vivitrol, have experienced serious ...
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