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Salad Recall
Trader Joe's salads being recalled are: Trader Joe's White Meat Chicken Salad, Curried White Chicken Deli Salad and Turkey Cranberry Apple Salad.  The recalled salads have use-by dates from November 10 to 21.  Recalled because they may contain pieces of glass / hard plastic.  Yikes!Directly from their website:RECALL: Potential Foreign Matter (Glass/Hard Plastic) in...[ Read More... ]
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Trader Joe's salads contaminated with bacteria, cause listeriosis
The USDA has issued a public health alert for bacteria contaminated Trader Joe's salads, labeled "TRADER JOE'S Broccoli Slaw & Kale Salad with White Chicken Meat", in 9.3-ounce plastic containers.  The ready-to-eat (so no rinsing) salads were shipped to Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah Trader Joe's stores, and had "Use by" dates of Oct. 10, 11, 12, and 13. ...[ Read More... ]
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E. Coli
A 3-year old boy has been hospitalized for E. Coli with severe intestimanl symptoms after swimming in at Lake Wildwood Beach in Nevada County.  Three other kids have also been treated for E. Coli.The health deparment closed down the beach after the water test results showed it had the high levels of fecal colforms - bacteria that can cause serious illness:“Real upset stomach,...[ Read More... ]
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Baby Juliano, suffering from cold sores
Two stories in the news recently within weeks of each other of babies who have contracted herpes from an unknown source.  Herpes can cause really painful cold sores and even life threatening effects on the body.According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, cold sores are highly contagious. They can be spread through saliva, skin-to-skin contact, or even touching an object contaminated by...[ Read More... ]
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Family of Madison Coe, 14, authorized the release of her last image sent via text message before accidentally being electrocuted
Madison Coe, 14, was accidentally electrocuted while in the bathtub and using her smartphone, connected to the charger, and a frayed extension cord.  Her family has authorized the release of her text message sent to her friend before the accident, showing a picture of her phone charger plugged into an extension cord, on a towel, with the caption "When you use and [sic] extension cord so you...[ Read More... ]
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Contact lens mistakes that can lead to eye infections & possible permanent damage
It's advice that has been on the various doctor tv shows and made its rounds on the news before, and probably also mentioned to you by your eye doctor if you wear contact lenses.  It's on the news again via the U.S. CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and it's good to know if you wear contacts.  The CDC found that in the 1,000+ contact lens-related infections reported to a...[ Read More... ]
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4-year-old Nevaeh suffered brain damage after dentist sedation for a tool pull
Sedation for a tooth pull caused severe brain damage:HOUSTON --A 4-year-old girl went to a dentist to get a tooth pulled, and she's now in a hospital with severe brain damage. Her family is living a nightmare. They want to know how what should have been a simple procedure went so wrong.Two months ago, Nevaeh begged her mom to go to Chuck e Cheese. Now she's at a rehab hospital. The 4-year-old...[ Read More... ]
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High school wrestler Blake Flovin contracts herpes from wrestling match
San Jose High School wrestler Blake Flovin says he contracted herpes gladiatorum, caused by the herpes virus, during a match.  He wants this weekend's state tournament postponed until after an incubation period is over to protect other students, as he may have exposed students during practice."Either they need to be stopped from wrestling or the state tournament needs to be postponed. Just...[ Read More... ]
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
Doctors said she was brain dead, but the 14-year-old girl let them know she wasn't:KALAMAZOO, Mich --A 14-year-old girl was almost pronounced dead prematurely after being shot in a Kalamazoo, Michigan, Cracker Barrel parking lot.Lieutenant Dale Hinz with the Michigan State Police tells ABC he spoke with the parents of the 14-year-old shooting victim, who was initially reported dead early Sunday...[ Read More... ]
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Malachi Love-Robinson
A good reminder to check your doctor out online first, thoroughly - reviews, eductiona, law suits, etc.  18 year old Malachi Love-Robinson was arrested on Tuesday afternoon for posing as a medical doctor, practicing medicine without a license.  Unlike Leonardi DiCaprio in the movie "Catch Me If you Can", based on the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., Love-Robinson was the head...[ Read More... ]
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