Listeria Warning To Massachusetts Milk Consumers
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
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
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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