08.31.08

Workers hospitalized for chemical exposure

Posted in Health_Fitness at 8:46 pm by Luis

Two St. Louis-area hospital emergency rooms are on lockdown after the arrival of patients who appeared to be exposed to chemicals.

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Pets not left behind as New Orleans clears out

Posted in Health_Fitness at 6:57 pm by Luis

Authorities evacuating residents from New Orleans ahead of Hurricane Gustav are making amends with four-legged friends after thousands of pets perished in Hurricane Katrina.

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Fish oil helps patients with chronic heart failure

Posted in Health_Fitness at 6:12 pm by Luis

Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure, according to new research released Sunday.

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One heart, one widow connect suicides of 2 men

Posted in Health_Fitness at 4:47 pm by Luis

In 1988, Terry Cottle shot himself and his heart was donated to another man. Nearly 13 years later, that man, who had gone on to  marry Cottle's widow,  also shot himself.

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08.29.08

Calif. farmers use guns, poison to protect crops

Posted in Health_Fitness at 9:42 pm by Luis

Farmers in “America’s Salad Bowl” are turning into hunters — stalking wild pigs, rabbits and deer — to keep E. coli and other harmful bacteria out of their fields.

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