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Monday 31 December 2007
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Listeria Warning To Massachusetts Milk Consumers
Written by Catharine Paddock
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on 27th December issued a warning to consumers who bought Whittier Farms dairy foods not to consume any of their milk products for the time being because there is a risk they...
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Overeating Could Be Due To Lack Of Brain Chemical Caused By Faulty Gene
Written by Catharine Paddock
Using genetically altered mice, scientists in the US have shown that lack of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), in certain parts of the brain, leads to overreating and may be a contributing factor to the rising obesity epidemic...
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CDC Tries To Find Those Who Were Near TB Infected Women On Flight 293
Written by Christian Nordqvist
On December 13th a woman who was sick with TB (tuberculosis) flew on American Airlines Flight 293 from New Delhi, India, to Chicago, USA. She then took another plane from Chicago to San Francisco...
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