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29 Jun 2009

Nestle Toll House cookie dough linked to E.coli illnesses

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7 (a bacterium that causes food borne illness).

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12 Jun 2009

What does the WHO Phase 6 Pandemic Declaration Mean?

On June 11, 2009 the World Health Organization declared the Novel Influenza A (H1N1) virus, commonly referred to as swine flu, a global flu pandemic. To understand what this means, the US Department of Health and Human Services has issued a straightforward question and answer article.

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06 May 2009

Worry? Relax? Buy Face Mask? Answers on Flu

Confused about swine flu? It’s no wonder, with all the seemingly mixed messages coming out of health agencies and news organizations. A very good article from the New York Times.

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