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H1N1 Flu Confirmed in Iowa Cat
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) remind Iowans that in addition to protecting their families, friends and neighbors from the spread of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, it’s important to remember to protect family pets from the illness, as well. People who are sick with H1N1 can spread the virus not only to humans, but to some animals. The Departments are sharing this message following the confirmation of a case of H1N1 in an Iowa cat.I guess thay didn't like my first title ("Civil Service")
Lexington Of debt and deadbeats Oct 8th 2009 From The Economist print edition A new culture war is brewing over capitalism SEVENTEEN Uncle Sams were seen begging on the streets of Washington, DC, this week. They were a sad sight, with their slightly bedraggled red, white and blue hats and their cardboard signs with the hand-scrawled plea: “I want YOU to give me $12 trillion.” It was a publicity stunt, of course, staged by DefeatTheDebt.com, a fiscally hawkish pressure group. But it captured something important about the national mood.E. Coli Path Shows Flaws in Ground Beef Inspection
By MICHAEL MOSS
Published: October 3, 2009
Stephanie Smith, a children’s dance instructor, thought she had a stomach virus. The aches and cramping were tolerable that first day, and she finished her classes.
Then her diarrhea turned bloody.
Oops! Killing Pigs Not Egypt's Best Idea
Belatedly, Egypt Spots Flaws in Wiping Out Pigs By MICHAEL SLACKMAN CAIRO — It is unlikely anyone has ever come to this city and commented on how clean the streets are. But this litter-strewn metropolis is now wrestling with a garbage problem so severe it has managed to incite its weary residents and command the attention of the president. “The problem is clear in the streets,” said Haitham Kamal, a spokesman for the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs.State Fairs, Farms Take Steps To Protect Pigs From Us
A pen containing a sow and her litter of 10 piglets attracts a lot of attention. Health officials are asking visitors to the Nebraska State Fair to wash their hands frequently and avoid contact like this if they've been sick.
Most of the concern about swine flu has focused on preventing humans from spreading it to others.
Mark Tapscott: Let's talk about your gold-plated, tax-paid compensation, Mr. Waxman
Mark Tapscott: Let's talk about your gold-plated, tax-paid compensation, Mr. Waxman By: Mark Tapscott Editorial Page EditorAugust 27, 2009 Ever notice how Henry Waxman's cherubic face pops up so often? Most recently, he's been in the news with his letter to 52 health insurance executives demanding that they cough up mountains of data about their compensation, expense accounts, retirement benefits, travel schedules, and shoe sizes. Okay, not that last item, but you get the drift here.Largest Recall of Ground Beef Is Ordered 2/18/08 by the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company
Courtesy of the NY Times: Largest Recall of Ground Beef Is Ordered Published: February 18, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/business/18recall.html?th&emc=th A California meat company on Sunday issued the largest beef recall in history, 143 million pounds, some of which was used in school lunch programs, Department of Agriculture officials announced. The recall by the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company, based in Chino, Calif., comes after a widening animal-abuse scandal that started after the Humane Society of the United States distributed an undercover video on Jan. 30 that showed workers kicking sick cows and using forklifts to force them to walk.Farmers Fear Agriculture Dept.’s Abolition
From the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/30agnj.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=New+Jersey+farmers&st=nyt&oref=slogin Farmers Fear Agriculture Dept.’s Abolition By IVER PETERSON Published: March 30, 2008 ALLENTOWN NEW JERSEY’S nickname notwithstanding, the Garden State’s farmers amount to just one half of one percent of the total workforce, and rank far below the next largest group, which is furniture makers, according to federal employment figures. So there is a certain political logic to Gov. Jon S.Keep the Organic Label Meaningful
Non-Organic Organic Food by Jim Hightower When it comes to a healthy diet, I am not a purist. Too late for that because I grew up eating such culinary concoctions as toasted sandwiches constructed of Spam, white bread and that oddly orange, oddly spongy cheeselike stuff known as Velveeta. As an adult, I even have been irresponsible enough to serve as a taster, judge and promoter of Spam creations that were served at a now-defunct annual event held in my town of Austin, Texas.Salmonella outbreak strikes 21, prompts beef recall
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – At least 21 people in Colorado and 10 other U.S. states have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak that prompted the recall of more than 800,000 pounds of ground beef, federal and state officials said on Friday. Raw hamburger associated with known illnesses in Colorado was traced to Beef Packers Inc.
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