Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus, which causes acute encephalitis in Eastern and Southern Asia, is traditionally considered a rural disease. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have shown that pigs ...
Aug 23, 2018
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Agriculture is rated among the most dangerous industries by the International Labour Organization, and not just for adults.
Aug 10, 2018
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A majority of registered voters oppose recent efforts to scale back Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits and believe the government should be doing more to meet the needs of people facing food insecurity ...
Jul 25, 2018
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Pepperidge Farm is voluntarily recalling four varieties of Goldfish Crackers because of fears they could potentially have salmonella.
Jul 24, 2018
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Poultry farmers, the Dutch food safety board and the government all failed in their duties during a tainted egg scandal which spread to 45 countries causing millions in damage, a scathing report found Monday.
Jun 25, 2018
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Responding to signs of rising despair in rural America over a farming downturn exacerbated by the current trade war fears, agricultural leaders are mobilizing to try to prevent another suicide crisis.
Jun 10, 2018
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Growing threats to public health could be addressed by cutting-edge research that reveals how farm animals contribute to the spread of drug-resistant bacteria, a study suggests.
May 31, 2018
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California health officials say about 100 people statewide have contracted norovirus in the past week after eating raw oysters from British Columbia, Canada.
May 2, 2018
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After Teresa filed a report against her farm employer for sexual assault, he asked her how much money it would take for her to retract her statement. In the spring of 2014, Teresa (not her real name) was attacked by her boss ...
May 2, 2018
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Living close to a livestock farm may help curb the risk of common allergies among adults who aren't farmers or agricultural workers, suggests research published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Apr 30, 2018
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