One of the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant pathogens to emerge from the factory farms is the ST398 strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA(pronounced “mersa”), which now claims the lives of more Americans--about 18,000 a year-
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]]> Here is a behind the scenes look on the USA For Africa "We Are The World" project.

Quincy Jones
Michael Jackson
Lionel Richie
Stevie Wonder
Ray Charles
Bob Dylan
Diana Ross
Steve Perry
Cyndi Lauper
Billy Joel
Kenny Rogers
Paul Simon

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]]> Cybercriminals are rapidly using Twitter— the popular Web-messaging service — to direct users to websites that sell porn and fake drugs and trigger promotions for fake anti-virus subscriptions.
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]]> Men who drink four pints of beer a week could be increasing the risk of needing hospital treatment during their lifetime, a study has suggested.
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]]> The UN's top health official has opened a forum in Mexico on combating swine flu by saying that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.
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]]> Canadian researchers found those with low self-esteem actually felt worse after repeating positive statements about themselves.
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]]> Take action by writing to Panama's president; Panama's environmental protection agency; and the president and CEO of the U.S.-based AES Corporation, which is backing Chan-75.
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]]> A Tanzanian group, supported by The Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP,) has helped two local communities to become fully-certified sustainable forest managers. "This is a first for Africa", said CLP project leader Steve Ball. "It ensures that
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]]> ...and below I reproduce four letters written by five of Mahmoud Abu Rideh’s six children, which should convince all but those with hearts made of stone that the government’s anti-terror policies have been nothing but a grave and profoundly disturbing,,,
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]]> Mahmoud Abu Rideh secured an important personal victory today, but everyone who believes that no one should be imprisoned or otherwise deprived of their liberty on the basis of secret evidence – and, essentially, on the whim of government ministers who...
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]]> Our Home Planet Earth, nuestro planeta madre
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]]> Legislators in more than a half-dozen states, their revenues evaporating in the recession, frantically worked to stave off government shutdowns and devastating service cuts. CA didn't meet midnite deadline last night!
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]]> A Native American boy is fighting a Texas school district for the right to keep his long hair. A small rural school district in Fort Bend County Texas wants to force Adriel Arocha to cut his hair in compliance with the terms of the school district's dress
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]]> The stink of tar, black and gray waste water lakes dominate the landscape.
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]]> THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES CAN KILL STU ON JULY 23
AND THERE IS NOTHING TO STOP THEM--
EXCEPT YOU.


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]]> The war on major league baseball hot dogs begins today in St. Louis, Missouri.
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]]> OGDEN — Only eight weeks ago, Wendy Kerbs was tending flowers in her Roy front yard when a drunk behind the wheel zoomed onto the grass and smashed into her, leaving her dying in the arms of her husband, Marlin.
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]]> in australia theres fun on beaches theres fun going to the zoo but there saddness and gloom that cast a shadow on tourists its the cruel slaughter of its own icon the kangaroo 1.6 millon kangaroos each year are being bashed along the bullbar of a 4wd
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