Should schools close during bad flu outbreaks?
Reuters via Yahoo! News Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:43 AM PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new U.S. government study suggests that during a serious flu epidemic, closing schools can keep people - especially kids - out of the ER. Now, researchers say, the big questions include, When is it best to close schools? And what are the downsides? The study, reported in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, looked at what happened in two Texas communities ... |
UPDATE 4-Sandy curtails US nuclear plants, oldest under alert
Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:08 AM PDT
* Exelon declares alert at NJ Oyster Creek reactor * Water levels at Oyster Creek declining * Exelon says no threat to public health or safety NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy slowed or shuta half-dozen U.S. nuclear power plants, while the nation'soldest facility declared a rare "alert" after the record stormsurge pushed flood waters high enough to endanger a key coolingsystem ... |
Florida and Massachusetts Shut Down More Compounding Pharmacies
Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:42 AM PDT
Following on the heels of the state of Massachusetts, where officials announced on Sunday that they had shuttered a third compounding pharmacy for alleged health and safety violations, Florida officials announced on Monday that they have closed down their first compounding pharmacy. According to a report by Reuters, Rejuvi Pharmaceuticals, which is based in Boca Raton, violated "a number" of ... |
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