Health Department Warns Of Tomato Salmonella Risk

The Vermont Department of Health is warning people about a nationwide outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to certain raw, red tomatoes.
The Health Department says no illnesses have been reported in Vermont.
Since mid-April, there have been 145 reported cases of salmonella poisoning across the country caused by the rare Salmonella Saintpaul. At least 23 people have [...]

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Use seasonal smarts when gardening in early spring

The last few days of March brought snow, sleet, hail and wind � hardly the docile conditions promised by poetic weather prognosticators claiming that March invariably comes �in like a lion and out like a lamb.�Huh. Some lamb. A 500-pound ewe, maybe. The tender shoots of newly planted onion sets appeared virtually flattened after [...]

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Perfect chicken

Roasted chicken. Chef Thomas Keller waxed poetic about it on a recent episode of �Charlie Rose.� It has �reference points,� he noted. A big browned bird signals the arrival of the holidays, or a relaxed supper after a lazy Sunday. A whole roasted chicken, crisp-skinned and juicy and aromatic, resonates with deliciousness.But even when deconstructed [...]

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Federal agencies saying their rules preempt injury suits

NEW ORLEANS - If you think the prescription drug you took for headaches caused your heart attack, the Food and Drug Administration says you can’t sue the maker for injury if it met agency standards.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says you can’t sue a mattress maker if your mattress bursts into flame despite meeting CPSC [...]

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A day at work with a tattoo artist

Justin Nunemaker�s eyes intently followed the streaks of red, orange and yellow ink as they blended together, bringing color and life to what was an empty outline of a fish. The brightly colored swimmer is surrounded by blue and turquoise waves and neighbors a vibrant purple fish. The underwater scene stretches from the top of [...]

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Why are girls better at language than boys

“Language areas of the brain are more active in girls,” said Doug Burman, a neuroscientist in the lab. “But even more surprisingly, boys and girls rely on different areas of the brain for processing language accurately.”Burman, James R. Booth, and Tali Bitan, now of the University of Haifa, reported their results in the March online [...]

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Risks linked to use of older cells in transfusions

Patients undergoing heart surgery are much more likely to die or suffer serious complications if they receive transfusions of red blood cells that have been stored longer than two weeks - a common practice in Canada - a major new study reveals.
The majority of red blood cells transfused into patients in [...]

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ASU baseball bounces back

He pitched six innings, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out six. Ike Davis picked up his third save of the season, and his second save of the day, after coming in with two on and two out in the ninth inning.
Brett Wallace, Petey Paramore and Kiel Roling all turned in two-hit [...]

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ASU baseball suffers 1st loss

Freshman Seth Blair (2-1) took the loss, giving up four earned runs in the third inning.
ASU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first on an RBI double by Jason Kipnis that scored Raoul Torrez. Kipnis came around to score on a balk.
The Bears then took the lead with a four-run third inning, but [...]

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Holidaymakers stricken by toxic honey

The victim to be admitted to Waikato Hospital
Health authorities have issued a warning about comb honey sold in the Coromandel in recent days after two holidaymakers became violently ill and a child nearly died.
The toxic honey was sold at a roadside stall and it is understood it was made by a Whangamata hobbyist.
Now authorities [...]

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