All Politics is Global
Weekly Standard - Al Gore pocketed his Nobel Peace Prize yesterday at an elegant ceremony in Oslo, Norway But some dissident elements appeared in Oslo to protest Mr. Gore’s plan for centralizing control over economic growth. Politico.com reports that a Democrat
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Business booms as staph fears multiply
The Columbus Dispatch - Our maintenance staff does routine cleaning with disinfectants, but even with that, small breakouts like ringworm have happened. “None (were) serious like staph, but we wanted to protect our kids against infectious disease.” While some schools hire
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Do you have a weird rash? Athletes must get it checked
Minneapolis Star Tribune - DeVries said recurring problems with herpes and ringworm infections also factored into issuing guidelines. Last year an outbreak of herpes among Minnesota high school wrestlers led to an unprecedented statewide shutdown of the sport for eight days
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Building a better shelter
Independent Record - Gina Wiest, director of the Lewis and Clark Humane Society, doesn t deny that the current animal shelter has had outbreaks of disease, ranging from ringworm to canine flu. She also admits that the shelter is old and that a newer shelter is in the
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Lipman: No-kill shelter puts cash to work
NorthJersey.com - A few weeks ago, the staff at the county animal shelter in Teterboro had a problem. “They had this adorable little cat, very adoptable, except that it had ringworm,” recalled Christine Taylor, executive director of the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge
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Pet-Related Infections
American Family Physician - Common pet-borne fungal infections include tinea corporis/capitis (ringworm); campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis are among the most common bacterial infections associated with pet ownership. Less commonly, pets can transmit arthropod
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