Tag: woman
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Denver’s fire chief stabbed multiple times at stoplight
Denver’s fire chief was stabbed multiple times on Tuesday by a woman who jumped into his unmarked vehicle while he was stopped at a red light, said authorities, who added he was expected to make a full recovery. Chief Eric Tade, 43, was listed in fair condition at Denver Health Medical Center, fire department spokeswoman…
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Transgenic mosquito ready to join Brazil’s war on Zika virus
A genetically modified mosquito has helped reduce the proliferation of mosquitoes spreading Zika and other dangerous viruses in Brazil, its developers said on Tuesday. The self-limiting strain of the Aedes aegypti mosquito was developed by Oxitec, the UK-subsidiary of U.S. synthetic biology company Intrexon. Oxitec, which produces the mosquitoes in Campinas, announced it will build…
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EPA says its response to Flint water crisis too slow
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it was reviewing its handling of a crisis over lead-contaminated drinking water in the Michigan city of Flint and acknowledged it did not respond fast enough. “Our first priority is to make sure the water in Flint is safe, but we…
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Busy Woman’s Guide: What You’re Not Being Told About Mammograms
Photo credit: monkeybusinessimages/ThinkstockLast month, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released a new set of guidelines for breast cancer screening. This left many of us with more questions — now six different groups recommend three different ages to start screening. The choice of when to start is further encouraged to be a woman's…