Midwest Floods Bring Mosquito Swarms AOL CHICAGO (July 3) - First came the floods - now the mosquitoes. An explosion of pesky insects are pestering clean-up crews and just about anyone venturing outside in the waterlogged Midwest. | In some parts of Iowa there are 20 times the normal number, and in Chicago up to five times more than usual....
Mosquitoes swarm after Midwest floods Lexington Herald-Leader | CHICAGO - First came the floods - now the mosquitoes. An explosion of they insects is pestering cleanup crews and just about anyone venturing outside in the waterlogged Midwest. | In some parts of Iowa there are 20 times the normal number, and in Chicago up to five times more than usual. | The goo...
Mosquitoes swarm after Midwest floods Lexington Herald-Leader | CHICAGO - First came the floods - now the mosquitoes. An explosion of they insects is pestering cleanup crews and just about anyone venturing outside in the waterlogged Midwest. | In some parts of Iowa there are 20 times the normal number, and in C...
Kids’ health alert The Daily Tribune | 07/03/2008 | Is milk causing my child’s allergy? | A lot of parents are unaware that the most common food allergy among babies and kids is cow milk allergy or CMA, which occurs when the immune system reacts adversely to cow milk proteins. | But her...
Can hookworms protect against allergies? International Herald Tribune | In 2004, David Pritchard applied a dressing to his arm that was crawling with pin-size hookworm larvae, like maggots on the surface of meat. He left the wrap on for several days to make sure that the squirming freeloaders would infiltrate his syste...
Cell-Phone Program Can Help Save Lives Newsfactor In a serious emergency, first responders already look in your cell phone to see if you've listed an emergency contact. Increasingly, people are listing it under ICE -- in case of emergency. Now your cell phone could help save your life. | That's the ...
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Personal Health: News and Notes Philadelphia Daily News | Asians less likely to seek screening for colon cancer | Asians are less likely to undergo colon cancer screening than whites, but the reasons are not completely clear. | For insi...
Giant supermarkets recall garlic bread and garlic spread Wtop | LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Giant says it has recalled garlic bread and garlic spread because they contain milk products that are not declared on their labels. | The supermarket chain s...
Does eating 'local honey' help prevent allergies? The Boston Globe | It's an intriguing idea, but even a staunch advocate of honey for this use acknowledges that there's virtually no published, scientific evidence to support his view. | Tom Ogren, a California horticulturalist and botanist () who advocates local hon...
Stick with soap and water Buffalo News | Americans are dead serious about the war on germs. These days, you can find germ-killing chemicals in just about every consumer product imaginable, from toothpaste to children's toys. | We slather antibacterial soaps, lotions and deodorants on our ...
The end of retirement The Guardian | There are now 1.3 million workers of pensionable age in Britain - and the number is rising fast. With pensions in crisis and people living longer, many over-65s have no choice but to cling to their jobs or return to work. But there is a great upside to this employment revolution, reports Stephen Moss | Basel Rubens, 75, in his office where he doe...
Oil pauses near record over $145, U.S. holiday ahead The Guardian * Oil holds near record above $145, up 50 pct this year * Dollar inches up after U.S. jobs data, ECB rate hike * Iran-Israel tension supports prices SINGAPORE, July 4 (Reuters) - Oil steadied above $145 a barrel on Friday as the United States heads into the Independence Day long weekend, pausing after the previous day's rally to a record near $146....
