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Bird flu virus found in grocery milk as officials say supply still safe: The finding does not suggest a threat to human health but indicates the avian flu virus ...
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Bird flu virus found in grocery milk as officials say supply still safe
Quick Glance: Key Insights on Bird Flu-Traced Milk Safety
  • FDA confirms traces of bird flu in milk, but emphasizes low public risk.

  • Although genetic material of the virus was found in milk, tests show no infectious or live form.

  • Authorities have not conducted specific studies on bird flu inactivation in cow's milk through pasteurization.

  • Experts stress that milk with bird flu traces is safe as long as it is pasteurized and sourced from infected cows.
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WHO clarifies what counts as a pathogen that can spread through the air: The World Health Organization is opening up the definition of airborne pathogens – such ...
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WHO clarifies what counts as a pathogen that can spread through the air
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Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert: Illnesses such as dengue and malaria to reach unaffected parts of northern Europe ...
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Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis ...
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Jury deadlocked in Nogales rancher murder trial. What to know: Jurors in the Nogales, Arizona, trial requested to return on Monday and continue deliberating.
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Jury deadlocked in Nogales rancher murder trial. What to know
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At Least Three Women Were Infected With H.I.V. After ‘Vampire Facials’: The women underwent the cosmetic procedure at an unlicensed spa in New Mexico.
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At Least Three Women Were Infected With H.I.V. After ‘Vampire Facials’
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Does 'zombie deer disease' pose risks for humans?: The deaths of two hunters who ate meat from deer infected with chronic wasting disease has scientists arguing ...
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Does 'zombie deer disease' pose risks for humans?
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What to know about the bird flu outbreak in the US after virus fragments found in milk samples
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What to know about the bird flu outbreak in the US after virus fragments ...
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After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air': The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a ...
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After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air'
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Recent increase in measles cases threatens elimination status in the US, CDC says
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Quick Glance: CDC warns of looming measles outbreak in the US
  • A report from the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates a significant decline in measles immunization since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in a record high of almost 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year.

  • With the increase in cases that could jeopardize the virus's eliminated status in the U.S., the CDC is calling for measures to boost measles immunization.

  • So far, 113 measles cases have been confirmed since 2020, compared to 58 cases detected last year. The majority of measles patients since 2020 have not been vaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status.

  • Experts express concerns that the rise in measles cases in the U.S. may signal a troubling trend. The CDC emphasizes the need to increase routine MMR vaccination coverage to maintain elimination.
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Biden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes: The proposal had been years in the making, in an effort to curb death rates of Black smokers targeted by Big Tobacco ...
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Biden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
Quick Glance: Biden administration faces delays in menthol cigarettes ban
  • The planned implementation of a ban on menthol cigarettes in the US is expected to take 'significantly more time,' according to US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra in a statement on Friday.

  • In April 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initially announced the ban on the popular mint flavor, setting a deadline for August 2023. Final rules were sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review in October, with the status listed as 'pending.'

  • According to the proposed FDA regulations, the manufacturing and sale of menthols would be prohibited, without direct regulation of smokers themselves.

  • A prohibition on menthol cigarettes could potentially save up to 650,000 lives over the next 40 years, with a third of these lives being saved within the black community, as stated by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
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Why malaria remains one of the world’s deadliest diseases: Why malaria remains one of the world’s deadliest diseases
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Why malaria remains one of the world’s deadliest diseases
Quick Glance: Combatting Malaria: Challenges and Solutions
  • Progress in reducing malaria has stalled in recent years, especially in African regions. Pregnant women, young children, and other vulnerable groups continue to have limited access to malaria services.

  • Infants and young children are disproportionately affected by malaria, especially in poorer households in sub-Saharan Africa. Pregnant women are at increased risk of malaria due to immunity loss.

  • Refugees, migrants, and indigenous peoples are also at higher risk of malaria and often lack access to necessary services.

  • Climate change and humanitarian emergencies contribute to making vulnerable populations more susceptible to malaria. Measures like combating discrimination and integrating malaria control interventions into universal health coverage can help achieve a malaria-free world.
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How ‘vampire facials’ at an unlicensed spa left three women with HIV: The cases linked to a New Mexico spa, detailed in a CDC report, mark the first known ...
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How ‘vampire facials’ at an unlicensed spa left three women with HIV
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USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird flu spread: The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that cow-to-cow transmission is a factor in ...
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USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird flu spread
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Bird flu: US tests show pasteurised milk is safe: Additional tests of milk showed that pasteurization killed the bird flu virus, federal health officials said on ...
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Bird flu: US tests show pasteurised milk is safe
Quick Glance: Unanswered Inquiries Regarding Advancing Avian Flu in U.S. Cows
  • The advancing spread of avian flu in U.S. dairy cattle continues to raise numerous questions. Scientists emphasize the minimal risk to humans, but uncertainties persist regarding the dissemination and impact of the virus.

  • Despite confirming the virus in nine states and over 30 herds, the actual scope of spread remains ambiguous due to insufficient testing.

  • Researchers express concerns about potential public health implications, the infectivity of the virus in milk, and its transmission. Only one human infection has been officially recorded amid the ongoing outbreak.

  • Experts hold differing views on the human risks as the virus persists among cows. The mutation possibility poses a potential threat to human health.
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Human infections from rat urine on the rise in New York City: There were 24 cases of leptospirosis in NYC in 2023, higher than any prior year.
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Human infections from rat urine on the rise in New York City
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How buildings influence the microbiome and human health: Over the last 20 years, the life sciences have come to realize that all living beings—from the simplest ...
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How buildings influence the microbiome and human health
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Health investigation clears suspected measles cases: Two suspected but unrelated measles cases have both been ruled out by health officials ...
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Health investigation clears suspected measles cases
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Macronutrients vs Micronutrients: Know the difference and how to balance them in your diet
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Macronutrients vs Micronutrients: Know the difference and how to balance ...
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PFAS health risks: Should I be concerned? What can I do to protect myself?: A roadmap for PFAS risk, testing, and more.
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PFAS health risks: Should I be concerned? What can I do to protect myself?
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What George Kelly’s Mistrial Says About How We See the Border: Rachel Monroe on the trial of George Alan Kelly, who is convicted of second-degree murder for the ...
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What George Kelly’s Mistrial Says About How We See the Border
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Can climate change accelerate transmission of malaria? New research sheds light on impacts of temperature
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Can climate change accelerate transmission of malaria? New research sheds ...
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Perinatal transmission of HIV can lead to cognitive deficits: Perinatal transmission of HIV to newborns is associated with serious cognitive deficits as children ...
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Perinatal transmission of HIV can lead to cognitive deficits
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Proposed changes to Medicare, Medicaid could cost thousands of lives, study finds
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Proposed changes to Medicare, Medicaid could cost thousands of lives ...
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The warmer winter could mean more ticks this spring in central Pa.: In Pennsylvania, Lyme disease cases occur most often in the late spring and summer.
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The warmer winter could mean more ticks this spring in central Pa.
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WHO raises concern over spread of human cases of bird flu: The WHO voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans ...
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WHO raises concern over spread of human cases of bird flu
Quick Glance: H5N1 Strain of Bird Flu in Milk from Infected Cows, WHO Reports
  • The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said, though the survival time of the virus in milk is unknown.

  • Since 2020, the number of outbreaks in birds has exponentially increased, along with infections in mammals.

  • Deaths of millions of poultry, along with infections in wild birds and land and marine mammals, have been reported.

  • Transmission from bird to cow, cow to cow, and cow to bird have been recorded, suggesting possible new transmission routes for the virus.
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Consumption of contaminated venison suspected in cases of deer hunters with prion disease
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Consumption of contaminated venison suspected in cases of deer hunters ...
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Why malaria remains one of the world’s deadliest diseases: Why malaria remains one of the world’s deadliest diseases
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Why malaria remains one of the world’s deadliest diseases
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HIV crisis in Atlanta made worse by racial disparities in treatment: A national HIV consultant says 74% of new HIV diagnoses in metro Atlanta are among Black ...
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 HIV crisis in Atlanta made worse by racial disparities in treatment
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Common antibiotic may be helpful in fighting respiratory viral infections: A new, Yale-led study suggests that a range of respiratory viral infections—including ...
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Common antibiotic may be helpful in fighting respiratory viral infections
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Holidaymakers warned as drug-resistant illness hits five EU hotspots: The outbreak is believed to have been made worse at a festival and travellers are being ...
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Holidaymakers warned as drug-resistant illness hits five EU hotspots
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Records reveal mpox exposures in elementary school as Mecklenburg County cases grow
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Records reveal mpox exposures in elementary school as Mecklenburg County ...
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The facts about the contraceptive pill — and your options: The pill has revolutionised women's sex lives, allowing them to enjoy sex without the fear of ...
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The facts about the contraceptive pill — and your options
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70 districts move out of malaria epidemic: “There has been a very focused intervention –strong surveillance and community mobilisation to end the epidemic ...
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70 districts move out of malaria epidemic
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Thirty years of unhealthy evasion: Eleven babies have died in the space of a three-month period in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Port of Spain ...
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Thirty years of unhealthy evasion
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Uganda turns to China in fight against malaria: Uganda has requested China to donate medicines and provide technical support for elimination of malaria
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Uganda turns to China in fight against malaria
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Embrace harm reduction interventions: As Kenya confronts evolving public health challenges, the imperative to embrace harm reduction has never been clearer.
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Embrace harm reduction interventions
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A Dengue Fever Outbreak Is Setting Records in the Americas: At least 2.1 million cases of dengue fever have been reported in North and South America ...
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A Dengue Fever Outbreak Is Setting Records in the Americas
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Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC: Between 2001 and 2020, there was an average of 3 cases per year. Last year's tally was 24.
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Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC
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How one health approach controls livestock diseases: Rift valley fever tends to affect young animals more severely than mature animals
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How one health approach controls livestock diseases
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Cats and dogs are spreading dangerous antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs': The antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be passed between sick pets and their healthy ...
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Cats and dogs are spreading dangerous antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs'
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Fauci warns against 'normalisation of untruth' since pandemic : Top US doctor in Dublin to receive the Stearne Medal for his outstanding contribution ...
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Fauci warns against 'normalisation of untruth' since pandemic 
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CFIA monitoring for avian flu in Canadian dairy cattle after U.S. discoveries: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is encouraging veterinarians to keep an eye ...
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CFIA monitoring for avian flu in Canadian dairy cattle after U.S ...
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The facts about the contraceptive pill — and your options: The pill has revolutionised women's sex lives, allowing them to enjoy sex without the fear of ...
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The facts about the contraceptive pill — and your options
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Africa: Empower African Youth So They Can Put an End to Aids: Ahead of the largest French-language international conference on AIDS--to take place in Yaoundé ...
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Africa: Empower African Youth So They Can Put an End to Aids
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Why burying corpses near rivers can trigger disease outbreak - Experts - Healthwise
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Why burying corpses near rivers can trigger disease outbreak - Experts - ...
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Bird flu has spread to more farm animals. Here's what to know about food safety
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Bird flu has spread to more farm animals. Here's what to know about ...
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Tobago woman loses baby Miracle - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday: FOR TOBAGO mom Shirese Moore-Beckles, her baby Crytelle Precious Miracle was special.
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Tobago woman loses baby Miracle - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Molecular atlas shows how the growth factor erythropoietin affects neurons: A new study that including participants from the Central Institute of Mental Health ...
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Molecular atlas shows how the growth factor erythropoietin affects neurons
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Dying by the Dozens: Ogun communities' perilous quest for clean water across Benin Republic's Borders - Healthwise
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Dying by the Dozens: Ogun communities' perilous quest for clean water ...
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‘It’s environmental racism’: Monterey County agriculture officials sued over farm chemicals near Latino schools
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‘It’s environmental racism’: Monterey County agriculture officials sued ...
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Opinion: How the U.S. economy depends on public health: This alarming trend, which began before COVID, fuels a deadly cycle of a sick workforce and weakened ...
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Opinion: How the U.S. economy depends on public health
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Red eye cases rise to 7,500 in 3 weeks: The highest risk of contracting the disease are in “places of congregate settings such as schools, arcades, and markets
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Red eye cases rise to 7,500 in 3 weeks
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Oklahoma lawmakers want to criminalize spread of sexually transmitted diseases: Critics say bill will deter people from getting the necessary testing and ...
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Oklahoma lawmakers want to criminalize spread of sexually transmitted ...
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The danger of illegal animals - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday: On Tuesday, police intervened in an unusual bit of smuggling as 43 animals in a cart were being ...
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The danger of illegal animals - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Cincinnati COVID cases trending down, health department reports: The Cincinnati Health Department reports decrease in COVID-19
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Cincinnati COVID cases trending down, health department reports
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Is there a tuberculosis vaccine? Yes, but it’s not as good as it could be. It’s time for a new one.
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Is there a tuberculosis vaccine? Yes, but it’s not as good as it could be ...
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California dairies scramble to guard herds against bird flu: As the avian flu continues to threaten poultry farms and wildlife, are factory farms a sitting duck?
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California dairies scramble to guard herds against bird flu
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Why Do Modern Car Companies Make It So Hard to Turn Off Traction Control?: If you think it’s always as easy as pushing the “off” button, think again.
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Why Do Modern Car Companies Make It So Hard to Turn Off Traction Control?
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Florida COVID death toll nears 2,300 in 2024; experts urge updated vaccines: Florida COVID death toll nears 2,300 this year as experts urge updated vaccines.
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Florida COVID death toll nears 2,300 in 2024; experts urge updated ...
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India has second-most hepatitis B, C cases after China: WHO report: WHO flags rising deaths from viral hepatitis, with 1.3 million annually ...
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India has second-most hepatitis B, C cases after China: WHO report
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Why Do Modern Car Companies Make It So Hard to Turn Off Traction Control?: If you think it’s always as easy as pushing the “off” button, think again.
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Why Do Modern Car Companies Make It So Hard to Turn Off Traction Control?