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Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored - Post-Bulletin

DES MOINES — U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site. The USDA employees worked next to areas where roughly 7.7 million ...

Double hand transplant patient shows new hands - 14 WFIE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands. Richard Edwards made his first appearance on Thursday, about a week after he underwent a nearly 18-hour transplant procedure at a hospital in Louisville. The ...

Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? - WTHR

ATLANTA (AP) - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection? New research suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants. The small study from California's Los Angeles County found that only 61 percent of ...

Sacramento eatery takes ’dancing shrimp’ off menu - KOB.com

(AP) SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A Sacramento restaurant agreed to stop serving live shrimp after an animal-rights group said the practice was cruel to the shellfish. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said the restaurant, Nishiki Sushi, suggested squeezing lemon juice on the shrimps’ exposed ...

Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit - San Mateo Daily Journal

MIAMI — Seniors amble the nursing home’s halls, while children from around the world visit for biofeedback treatments. One floor down from the hospice, middle-aged workers fill its pain management clinic. A rehabilitation center attracts people of all ages. For decades, the mission at Miami ...

Schools balk at breast-cancer message - Chicago Sun-Times

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Cancer has ravaged several of Ann Aberson's relatives, so she doesn't have a problem with her two teenage daughters wearing bracelets to raise awareness of breast cancer. But their school principal does. Last week, Baltic High School became one of the latest across the U.S. to ...

Sierra campground open again after plague risk - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

JOHNSVILLE — A Sierra campground that was closed because of the risk of a plague outbreak is open again. California park officials had closed the Plumas-Eureka State Park nearly two weeks ago after a dead ground squirrel tested positive for plague. Plague can be transmitted to humans by fleas, but ...

Duluth nurses set 1-day strike for Sept. 14 - La Crosse Tribune

DULUTH, Minn. - The union for nurses at a Duluth hospital has set Sept. 14 as the date for a one-day strike. The Minnesota Nurses Association gave the SMDC/Essentia health system its 10-day notice of the strike Friday. Ninety percent of the roughly 1,000 SMDC nurses voted to authorize the strike ...

Corrected: An outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads - msnbc.com

Corrects spelling of Gleevec in 12th paragraph It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together. In February 2009, a popular New York blogger attended a brunch with fellow "frazzled moms." They took in tips from a style expert and listened to a nurse extol the virtues of Mirena, a birth control ...

Agencies find no link between rash, newest Pampers - Alexandria Daily Town Talk

CINCINNATI — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada say they haven’t yet found a link between Pampers Dry Max diapers and some babies’ unusually severe diaper rash. The CPSC said Thursday that both agencies will keep evaluating consumer complaints and provide updated ...




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Health Care

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Fitness

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Up and off to workout this morning. I love starting Saturday with #fitness. Sets me in the right direction for the whole weekend.

Up and off to workout this morning. I love starting Saturday with #fitness. Sets me in the right direction for the whole weekend.

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Weight Loss Tip #45 Establish a pattern. Once you’ve found an exercise you enjoy + your workout, do your best to stick with it #fitness

Weight Loss Tip #45 Establish a pattern. Once you’ve found an exercise you enjoy + your workout, do your best to stick with it #fitness

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Another great workout on android 15:00, 1 rounds, 900s work, 0s rest. http://bit.ly/HiiTApp @hiit_android #hiit #fitness #cardio

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RT @HealthHabits: Your brain on meditation - http://dld.bz/hwkk - #health #fitness #meditation 4