Tag: farm-workers
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U.S. hogs fed pig remains, manure to fend off deadly virus return
In Oklahoma, farm workers are mixing manure from swine sick with the disease, known as Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), into the food of healthy animals to build their immunity. The virus, which causes severe diarrhea that kills baby pigs, thrives in cold weather, and declining immunity in the U.S. herd has raised the risk…
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Nurofen to be pulled in Australia over misleading claims
Nurofen feels pain in Australia over misleading claimsdrug giant Reckitt Benckiser was Monday ordered to pull some of its popular Nurofen painkiller brands off shelves in Australia after a court ruled they made misleading claims. Australia's consumer watchdog took court action in March, disputing Nurofen packaging that products in its Nurofen Specific Pain range were…
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Crunch time again for health law; Tuesday sign-up deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising premiums and shaken faith among insurers have cast a cloud over sign-up season for President Barack Obama's health care law, and now it's crunch time again.
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BTG gets triple dose of good news on new products
LONDON (Reuters) – Specialist medicine company BTG received a triple dose of good news on Monday as U.S. regulators approved two new treatments and a clinical trial of a novel lung device produced positive results. U.S. green lights for Vistogard and Lumi, for chemotherapy overdoses and tumors, and the success of PneumRx coils in severe…
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‘Grandma’s magic remedy:’ Mexico’s medical marijuana secret
When her legs ache, this Mexican grandmother rubs them with marijuana-infused alcohol. My grandmother used it,” she said, holding a plastic bottle filled with the leaves and liquid. When they're congested, the alcohol is rubbed on the chest and back.