Rat meat sold as lamb in latest China food scandal
(AP)—Chinese police have broken up a criminal ring accused of taking meat from rats and foxes and selling it as lamb in the country's latest food safety scandal.
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May 03, 2013 |
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Quad bike fatalities costly but manufacturers fail to act
Two University of Sydney papers published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health have highlighted the costs associated with fatal quad bike incidents and compared the behavior of the qu ...
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Apr 04, 2013 |
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British Columbia traffic deaths could be cut in half, study says
A study by a Simon Fraser University researcher shows British Columbia has much higher traffic death rates than most northern European countries. Comparisons to the safest country, the Netherlands, suggest B.C. could reduce ...
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Feb 28, 2013 |
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Horsemeat scandal reaches Sweden (Update)
Sweden on Friday became the newest European country to be hit by a widening meat products scandal, as frozen-food company Findus said it was recalling beef lasagna meals there after tests confirmed the products ...
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Feb 08, 2013 |
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Queen's and NSPCC publish Northern Ireland's first child death and serious injury review
The first ever review of abuse cases related to child death or serious injury in Northern Ireland will be launched at Queen's University today (24 January 2013). The review, Translating Learning into Action, was commissioned ...
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Jan 24, 2013 |
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After shootings, states rethink mental health cuts
(AP)—Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, either because of the recession's toll on revenue or a new zeal to shrink government.
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Jan 23, 2013 |
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Childhood vaccine schedule is safe, report says
(HealthDay)—The standard vaccine schedule for young children in the United States is safe and effective, a new review says.
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Jan 16, 2013 |
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Large study confirms H1N1 flu shots safe for pregnant women
Norwegian pregnant women who received a vaccine against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus showed no increased risk of pregnancy loss, while pregnant women who experienced influenza during pregnancy had an increased risk of miscarriages ...
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Jan 16, 2013 |
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Overprescribing of opioids impacts patient safety and public health
(Medical Xpress)—A Viewpoint article published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that the clinical practice of prescribing amphetamines, opioids, and benzodiazepines to treat chronic pain m ...
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Dec 04, 2012 |
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India's public health system has collapsed, minister says
India's rural development minister said Friday the country's public health system had "collapsed" in a blunt assessment of his government's failure to extend a social safety net for the poor.
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Nov 16, 2012 |
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Professors propose ethical intervention strategies to address hoarding
The TV shows make it look dramatic. A hoarder, someone who has accumulated so many piles of junk and possessions he can barely move in his own home, is nearly buried alive. But the problem is no scripted drama. Real people ...
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Oct 03, 2012 |
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New study examines injuries to US workers with disabilities
A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University compared medically attended noncccupational and occupational ...
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Aug 06, 2012 |
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24,000 ducks destroyed in Australia after bird flu
Some 24,000 Australian ducks were being destroyed Wednesday after testing positive for a low pathogenic strain of the bird flu virus, an outbreak which has prompted poultry export bans in parts of Asia.
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Feb 01, 2012 |
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Workplace safety program can reduce injuries if aggressively enforced, study finds
A longstanding California occupational safety program requiring all businesses to eliminate workplace hazards can help prevent injuries to workers, but only if it is adequately enforced, according to a new study by the RAND ...
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Jan 26, 2012 |
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Unwanted online sexual exposures decline for youth, new research finds
A new study from the University of New Hampshire Crimes against Children Research Center finds declines in two kinds of youth Internet sexual encounters of great concern to parents: unwanted sexual solicitations and unwanted ...
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Dec 15, 2011 |
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