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6 tanks leaking nuclear waste in Washington Fri, 22 Feb, 2013 07:04 PM PST Six tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington state are leaking radioactive waste, the governor said Friday, calling the news "disturbing" even as he insisted there are "no immediate health risks." "News of six leaking tanks at Hanford raises serious questions about integrity of all single tanks," Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday afternoon on Twitter. Inslee said that he got ... Six tanks at Hanford nuclear site in Washington state leaking Fri, 22 Feb, 2013 07:04 PM PST SEATTLE (Reuters) - Six underground tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on the Columbia River in southern Washington state are leaking radioactive waste, but there is no immediate risk to public health, Governor Jay Inslee said on Friday. Plastics unit raided in Bangalore Fri, 22 Feb, 2013 07:00 PM PST The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) health team, on Thursday, raided a plastics manufacturing unit and seized more than 100 tonnes of plastic that was less than 40 microns in thickness. Households without children push spending on fish to €193m Fri, 22 Feb, 2013 07:00 PM PST Health-aware consumers, notably those who do not have children, are spending more money on fish, rising 5% in 2012 to €193m, according to industry analysis from Kantar Worldpanel and Bord Bia. Experts await water well test results in E.coli probe Fri, 22 Feb, 2013 06:57 PM PST Public health experts investigating an E.coli outbreak in East Cork are awaiting the results of tests conducted on a private water well. IMO warns on extending free GP care Fri, 22 Feb, 2013 06:56 PM PST Health Minister James Reilly is “sleepwalking” the public into a primary care crisis by extending free GP care to patients with long- term illnesses, doctors have claimed. Insurers to pile pain on private patients Fri, 22 Feb, 2013 06:54 PM PST Thousands of private health insurance holders are set to suffer a second double-digit price hike this year â€" marking the start of a threatened 40% new cost surge across the sector. No immediate ruling on bid to delay NYC soda rule Fri, 22 Feb, 2013 06:54 PM PST No immediate ruling on bid to delay NYC soda rule NEW YORK (AP) â€" A judge isn't saying how soon he'll decide whether to delay enforcement of New York City's first-of-its-kind effort to limit the size of sugary drinks. The city Board of Health agreed in September to bar restaurants, delis and some other eateries from selling sugary drinks in cups or containers bigger than 16 ounces. ‘Catalogue of failures’ led to beheading death Fri, 22 Feb, 2013 06:54 PM PST The family of a British grandmother who was beheaded by a Bulgarian drug addict in Tenerife has said a “catalogue of failings” led to her death, and have demanded an inquiry from the British health authority that freed her killer. Beyond the basics: workplace trauma and the impact of community Fri, 22 Feb, 2013 06:52 PM PST Many individuals equate workplace trauma with on-the-job physical violence, injury and emotional distress â€" incidents most likely to occur in high-risk professions including firefighters, law enforcement officers and health professionals.

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