Archive for the 'health scares' Category
Crumbling Economy Allows Deadly Plague To Sweep Through California
Posted on August 7, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under health scares, real estate crisis | Leave a Comment
Ohmygod we’re all going to die:
Health officials in California say the foreclosures crisis may be adding a new wrinkle to the fight against the West Nile virus, as standing water in pools that are being left unattended in backyards of abandoned homes becomes a potent breeding ground for the mosquitoes that carry it.
And now homeowners [...]
Not All The News In Today’s Paper Is Bad
Posted on July 23, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under grocery stores, health scares | Leave a Comment
Especially not for OCD sufferers. I will henceforth be doing all of my shopping in Chevy Chase.
A Bizarre And Unpleasant Side-Effect Of Global Warming
Posted on July 15, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under climate change, health scares, medicine | 11 Comments
I saw this on the Elevator News while getting my lunch and found it hard to believe, but there it was on the websites of several news organizations. Here’s Time’s version:
University of Texas researchers have laid out some of the most compelling science to date linking climate change with adverse public-health effects: scientists predict a [...]
“Come on, pal. Fugu me!”
Posted on March 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under food, health scares, sushi | Leave a Comment
The latest food scare! What do we have today? “Experts warn about sushi risks“! This one ought to be great; is some new pollutant attacking our fish? Did some morons taint the tuna supply with E. coli? Does a new study show that raw fish contains a rare parasite which eventually causes cancer?
But chefs and [...]
A Deadly Plague Of Melon
Posted on March 24, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under food, health scares | Leave a Comment
Newest thing to be terrified by: Cantaloupe.
A salmonella outbreak linked to Honduran cantaloupe sickened two elderly Georgians earlier this winter, according to the state Division of Public Health.
The Georgia patients, from Gwinnett and Bartow counties, fell ill in January. One was hospitalized. Both have since recovered, said Belen Moran, a spokeswoman for the [...]
