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Benefits To Treating Young Children With Ear Infections
BOSTON (CBS) – With so many questions about the safety of antibiotics, parents find themselves in a tough spot when their child has an ear infection. Is it best to give them drugs or hold off? Now two...
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Volunteers Scour Beaches For Wayward Wastewater Disks
HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) – More volunteers are turning out to help clean up millions of small plastic disks swept downriver from a New Hampshire wastewater treatment plant to the ocean shores of New...
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Norfolk County Already Fighting Mosquitoes
HOLBROOK (CBS) — On a hill in Holbrook, a chopper touches down for an ammo reload. It comes by the bagful and looks a little like granola. “It’s corn cob, the bacteria is glued onto it,” said Dave...
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Manchester By The Sea Beach Closed To Swimmers Over High Bacteria Levels
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (CBS) – The town of Manchester By The Sea has closed one of its beaches to swimming because over high levels of bacteria in the water. Health officials announced the West...
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13 South Shore Beaches Closed Due To Bacteria
QUINCY (CBS) – Thirteen South Shore beaches stretching from Quincy to Plymouth are closed to swimming heading into the Fathers Day Weekend after testing revealed high levels of bacteria. All four...
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E. Coli Forces Closure Of Beaches In Chelmsford, Holliston
CHELMSFORD (CBS) – The destination for the Lavoie girls was Freeman Lake Beach in Chelmsford. “We brought a whole bag of lunch and toys to dig in the sand,” says Susan Lavoie. Then, they saw signs...
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Several Martha’s Vineyard Beaches Shut Down Over Bacteria Concerns
WEST TISBURY/OAK BLUFFS (CBS) – Several Martha’s Vineyard beaches have been shut down over bacteria concerns. According to the town of West Tisbury’s website, Lamberts Cove, Seth’s Pond, Salt Works...
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Warnings Posted Over High Bacteria Counts At Some North Shore Beaches
REVERE (AP) — People trying to beat the heat at Revere Beach and two other popular North Shore beaches are being advised against swimming because of unusually high bacterial counts. The state...
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Research Shows Public Restrooms Are Dirtier Than You Think
BOSTON (CBS) – It’s no longer a dirty secret. Experts are releasing their findings on research they did on the amount of germs found in public restrooms. And it’s pretty disgusting. Researchers say...
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Homeland Security To Test Biological Sensors In MBTA Tunnels
BOSTON (CBS) – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be releasing bacteria into the MBTA tunnels to test the safety of the subway. The DHS has installed sensors in the MBTA system to detect...
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Ipswich Repoens All Five Beaches After Bacteria Tests
IPSWICH (CBS) – All five of Ipswich’s public beaches were reopened Friday night, just in time for a long stretch of oppressive heat is beginning. The town’s health department had closed Crane,...
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Parts Of Lake Quinsigamond Closed To Swimming
WORCESTER (CBS) – Parts of Lake Quinsigamond have been closed to swimming and fishing over health concerns. Health officials in Worcester say sanitary sewer overflow in the area of 83 Lake Avenue...
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Broad Institute Announces Collaboration With AstraZeneca
BOSTON (CBS) – A collaboration between the Broad Institute and AstraZeneca is aimed at targeting dangerous bacterial infections that don’t react to existing drugs. Mike Foley, director of the...
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NH Closes Some Lakes And Ponds To Swimming Due To Algae Bloom, Bacteria
NEWBURY, N.H. (AP) – Some ponds and lakes are off limits to swimming because of algae blooms or bacteria from animal waste, though a state expert said Tuesday that this year has seen an average number...
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NH Warns Some Swimmers Of Poor Water Quality
NEWBURY, N.H. (AP) — Some ponds and lakes are off limits to swimming because of algae blooms or bacteria from animal waste, though a state expert said Tuesday that this year has seen an average number...
View ArticleAntibiotic Resistant ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Spreading In U.S., CDC Warns
CBS Local — In recent years, antibiotic resistance has risen to dangerous levels and has become a growing public health crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 2...
View ArticleBag It Up: Dog Poop A Major Environmental Pollutant, Reports Find
CBS Local — Whether you live in a crowded city or small rural town, no one likes having to dodge the waste left behind by a neighbor’s dog. While many areas in the U.S. try to crack down on the...
View ArticleBathroom Hand Dryers Spray Feces Particles On Your Hands, Study Says
CBS Local — A new study has found a dirty little secret about hand dryers found in many public restrooms. Researchers say the machines which are designed to blow hot air on you are actually sucking up...
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Every 15 Minutes, Someone In The US Dies Of A Drug-Resistant Superbug
(CNN) — Every 15 minutes, someone in the United States dies of a superbug that has learned to outsmart even our most sophisticated antibiotics, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease...
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