Five Budget Cuts That Could Be Harmful to Your Health
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Hard-fought-for laws and regulations to save lives and the environment will be gutted or eliminated in budget cuts passed by the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives or ordered by...
Eating 5 Burgers a Week Increases Cancer Risk, British Say
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Unless there is something really different between the digestive systems of Yanks and Brits, hamburger lovers on both sides of the Atlantic are about to be told to hold down the number of beef...
Will Canada Export Death by Rejuvenating Its Last Asbestos Mine?
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ASBESTOS, Quebec -- A plan to increase production from Canada's last asbestos mine near this town named for the deadly mineral has enraged physicians and public health workers around the globe. They...
Jobs or Safety? Asbestos Debate Goes Global
Anup Srivastava
The Quebec government says it's close to making a decision on providing a $57 million (U.S. dollars) loan guarantee to Balcorp Ltd. That would give the group of foreign investors the capital to...
In Seattle, King Trumps a President When It Comes to Salmon
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SEATTLE -- It took President Barack Obama 6,955 words to share his vision for the future of America. He told us, "This is our generation's Sputnik moment," and spoke of jobs, heroes and the "need to...
Study: Want to Hear the Music? Turn Down the Volume
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For most of us, life would be far less enjoyable without music, any kind of music, regardless of the tune, instruments or voices involved. But whether it's rock, classical, hip-hop, heavy metal or...
Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie in Your Bed Can Kill You
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Medical researchers have long shown that contact with pets can often help both the physically and mentally ill. But now, veterinary scientists say sleeping with your pets increases the chances of...
Recalling the Day the US Promised 'Baby Doc' Would Never Return
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Editor's note: Almost 25 years ago, the U.S. government flew Haiti's ruthless dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc'' Duvalier out of the country under cover of darkness, with the promise that he would...
Will Food Safety Law Be Toothless Without Funding?
Minneapolis Star Tribune / MCT
It has taken 73 years to finally pass a meaningful bill to ensure the safety of America's food supply, which President Barack Obama made law tonight. The bill will assure Americans that they won't...
Chinese Vintners Accused of Selling Fake Wines
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It looks as if China's food and beverage makers may be getting a bit too creative again. This time they apparently were making wine without grapes. Six winemakers were arrested and at least three...
A Few Facts About TSA's Full-Body Scanners
How the Transportation Security Administration explains its two full-body scanners: Backscatter technology projects an ionizing X-ray beam over the body surface at high speed. The reflection, or...
Expert: Scanner Training More Intense Outside of US
The full-body scanners have either been deployed, or are being seriously considered for use, in Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Nigeria, India, South Africa and most of the...
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