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Field of germs: Food safety is in farm worker's hands
Feb 20, 2009 |
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The recent salmonella outbreak linked to 575 illnesses and eight deaths across 43 states was shown to come from a dirty peanut processing plant in Georgia. And while it is essential for food processing plants to be clean ...
1/3 of farm workers' children lack health insurance
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Children of farm workers are three times as likely as all other children and almost twice as likely as other poor children to be uninsured, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent ...
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Japan quail farm bird flu 'not H5N1': govt
Mar 01, 2009 |
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The Japanese agriculture ministry said Sunday an outbreak of bird flu at a quail farm was not H5N1, the form of the disease that can be deadly to humans.
Study to make public roads safer for farmers, drivers
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Population growth and significant increases in development across the country are leading to changes in traffic and driving behavior in many areas where motorists share the road with farmers moving their equipment – changes ...
Swine flu monitoring needed for farm workers, study says
Feb 11, 2008 |
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A University of Alberta study recommends that workers on pig farms be monitored as part of influenza pandemic preparedness, after a child on a communal farm in Canada was diagnosed with swine flu in 2006.
Association found between Parkinson's disease and pesticide exposure in French farm workers
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 04, 2009 |
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June 04, 2009 - The cause of Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most frequent neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease, is unknown, but in most cases it is believed to involve a combination of environmental risk ...
15 years later: Landmark hearing study follows up on farm youth
Sep 12, 2008 |
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A landmark study conducted by Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation (MCRF) 15 years ago found that an educational intervention improved hearing protection use among farm youth.
Female farm workers at highest risk of leukaemia
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Agricultural workers have the highest incidence of leukaemia of all New Zealand occupation groups, probably because of their exposure to chemicals, the University's public health specialists have found.
Large avian flu outbreaks more likely to involve duck meat industry, experts find
Oct 24, 2007 |
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that 73% of avian flu outbreaks in the UK would not spread beyond the initial infected farm, but larger outbreaks are more likely to involve the duck meat industry.
Chips could speed up detection of livestock viruses
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Mar 31, 2008 |
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Some of the worst threats to farm workers and farm animals such as bird flu, foot-and-mouth disease and other emerging viruses could soon be quickly identified by using a simple screening chip developed by scientists from ...
Older workers spend less on necessities and health care
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2009 |
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More older Americans are choosing to continue to work or are returning to the labor force. The number of workers age 65 and older is predicted to increase by more than 80 percent by 2016. In an ongoing study, ...
Ebola found in Philippine pigs for first time
Jul 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A form of ebola virus has been detected in pigs for the first time, raising concerns it could mutate and threaten humans, scientists report.
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