Pin ItemailprintIn case you were wondering, Morgellons disease isn’t contagious nor is it caused by an infectious agent, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Never heard of it? Morgellons is a disease that is most often discussed in the world of alternative news and conspiracy theories. People [...]
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The bird flu alert level has been raised to “serious” in Hong Kong and the country announced it will need to cull about 17,000 chickens after three birds tested positive for the H5N1 strain. York Chow, the city’s health chief, announced the measures after a dead chicken at a wholesale market and two other wild [...]
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Do you live in one of the saddest cities in the United States? This week, Men’s Health released its list of America’s 100 saddest cities. The popular men’s magazine came up with the list by calculating suicide rates (CDC) and unemployment rates (Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of June 2011). They then used SimplyMap for [...]
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An official from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been arrested for allegedly molesting a child and participating in acts of bestiality, according to Georgia police. Kimberly Lindsey, 44, a deputy director at the CDC, now faces child molestation and bestiality charges for two incidents involving a 6-year-old boy. Thomas Westerman, Lindsey’s live-in [...]
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Be careful with your cantaloupe! Health officials now warn that up to 16 people have died from a possible listeria outbreak traced to cantaloupes from Colorado, the deadliest food outbreak in over ten years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday that 72 illnesses, including 13 deaths, are probably connected to the bad [...]
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With the new movie “Contagion” rolling into theaters, this is the perfect time to take a look at what would happen if a real-life pandemic broke out. In the video below, you’ll see exactly how a pandemic starts, how officials keep it from spreading, and what you can do to keep it from happening in [...]
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A parasite that’s been dubbed the “brain-eating amoeba” has claimed its second young victim this month. Christian Strickland, a 9-year-old boy from Virginia, contracted an infection after visiting a local fishing hole. He died of meningitis on August 5. This week, health department officials confirmed that the deadly amoeba, officially known as “Naegleria fowleri”, was [...]
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The CDC has just taken the unprecedented action of warning against an imminent zombie apocalypse. In a brand new blog post, Assistant Surgeon General Ali Khan instructs readers to prepare for “flesh-eating zombies” much like how they appear in the soon-to-be-released video game Dead Island. “First of all, you should have an emergency kit in [...]
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Could it really happen? Could the Federal Government shut down in 2011? Not only is it possible, but with each passing day it becomes more and more likely that the government will shut down on March 4. This weekend the Republican-heavy House of Representatives passed a new spending measure that features $61 billion in spending [...]
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Heads up, egg lovers – there’s a recall you should know about. Wright Country Eggs, based in Iowa, has initiated a voluntary recall of eggs packaged between May 16th and August 13th due to possible salmonella contamination. The eggs were sold under several different brand names and were shipped to out eight states, however, due [...]
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Uh oh, SpaghettiOs! There are two major recalls being announced today. SpaghettiOs and Marie Callender foods are both being recalled due to the fact that the products in question could make you sick. About fifteen million pounds of SpaghettiOs may have been “under-processed,” according to the Agriculture Department, which announced the recall on Thursday night. [...]
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With the H1N1 flu outbreak sweeping across the country, health officials warn of a troubling number of child deaths and state that a vaccine delay will hamper containment efforts for at least a few more of weeks. The delay in production means that about 28 million to 30 million doses of the vaccine will be [...]
