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Bed bugs on the march again (Toronto Sun)
(Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:53:06 GMT)
The city has been invaded by a vast army of blood-suckers and health officials are mobilizing to fight them. Toronto Public Health reported yesterday it has recorded a near 1,000% increase in bed bug infestation calls and they aren't just from flophouses. The blood-sucking bugs have prompted 1,444 calls to public health officials for help -- up from 147 calls in 2006 -- in the first ...
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Bed Bug Epidemic Hits Toronto (CityNews)
(Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:27:57 GMT)
The number of calls about the pesky critters has jumped almost 1,000 per cent
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Meet the 'bug girl' (Cape Cod Times)
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:03:26 GMT)
With a cool ocean breeze under a cloudless sky, children weave small sailboats through the channel. Larger boats scurry out of Waquoit Bay to fish in Nantucket Sound or spend a day at Martha's Vineyard.
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A crusade to stamp out bed bugs (Boston Globe)
(Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:09:41 GMT)
Leonina Heringer of Somerville, 55, held a pill vial with a few smudged black spots and small, cockroach-like insects. They weren't moving . . . right?
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CSI vs. Real Life (Portland Tribune)
(Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:08:06 GMT)
Nursing a brutal cold with bed rest and tea, forensic scientist Kori Barnum watched eight episodes of NCIS on Tuesday, Nov. 11, and found herself criticizing the characters and griping to the television. The next day, despite a bug that nearly robbed her of her voice, she croaked out observations ...
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Staten Island school battling bed bug problem (Staten Island Advance)
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:59:25 GMT)
Critters have been seen at PS 16 in Tompkinsville for several weeks, parents, education officials confirm
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Treadmill Trauma (Dexter Daily Statesman)
(Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:15:34 GMT)
It's shortly after 7 a.m. as I write this morning, and a welcome sun is streaming in the windows. Temp on my outside thermometer is 32 or 34 degrees. Hard to tell, since there's a bug spot at exactly that point...
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Bedbug sufferers need solutions (Toronto Star)
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:48:32 GMT)
The bedbug committee tables its interim report today. Many people are anxious to read it. Many more are wondering if they can get actual help, where they can get help, how they can get help; they are also wondering what kind of help there is in the fight against these bloodsuckers.
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MRSA's toll climbs, but hospital is slow to change (Seattle Times)
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:13:12 GMT)
In Seattle, Harborview Medical Center's struggles tell the story of MRSA: the history of outbreaks, the mounting casualties, the resistance to change. Four decades after its patients began dying of MRSA, Harborview continues to use measures that may place patients at risk.
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Tummy-bug Federer looking for 'miracle' (The West Australian)
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:11:31 GMT)
Defending champion Roger Federer says it will be a "miracle" if he reaches the Masters Cup semi-finals after being hit by a stomach bug. Federer, who came into the tournament with a strained back, lo
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A crusade to stamp out bed bugs - Boston Globe
(Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:33:15 GMT)
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A crusade to stamp out bed bugsBoston Globe, United States - Nov 15, 2008Halloween's over, but every day means creepy-crawlies to the Bed Bug Lady. She even keeps dead samples in her car. "Some people bring some here in little ... |
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Bed Bug Epidemic Hits Toronto - CityNews
(Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:22:40 GMT)
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Family suffers from bed bug problem - Bakersfield Now
(Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:42:46 GMT)
Family suffers from bed bug problemBakersfield Now, CA - Nov 14, 2008By Carol Ferguson, Eyewitness News A Bakersfield family wants the land lord to get rid of a bed bug infestation. The family thinks the pesky insects were ... |
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Staten Island school battling bed bug problem - Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:56:38 GMT)
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Seniors Home Fights Bed Bug Problem - Lex 18
(Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:40:04 GMT)
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Bed Bugs on Thanksgiving Dinner Guest List - Earthtimes (press release)
(Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:01:06 GMT)
Bed Bugs on Thanksgiving Dinner Guest ListEarthtimes (press release), UK - Nov 10, 2008But besides bringing home their dirty laundry and a revised list of "back-to-school" items, bed bug experts warn that this year students may also arrive ... |
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PaMaDoCoBloNaBloPoMoMo 2008, Day 15: M Hates NYC, possibly with ... - Paste Magazine
(Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:11:25 GMT)
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Urban critters: The bed bug - Vancouver Sun
(Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:18:30 GMT)
Urban critters: The bed bugVancouver Sun, Canada - Oct 25, 2008Being father of up to five bed bug eggs a day, or up to 500 in a lifetime. What happens when you're bitten: It depends on you and your skin type. ... |
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Bed Bug Problem Growing In Franklin County - 10TV
(Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:58:23 GMT)
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MRSA's toll climbs, but hospital is slow to change - Seattle Times
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:08:52 GMT)
MRSA's toll climbs, but hospital is slow to changeSeattle Times, United States - 11 hours agoIn the spring of 1980, when he was wheeled into Harborview Medical Center, Norman Hurst already had the bug. It was in his blood, his saliva, on his skin, ... |
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Tech Thinker Lawrence Lessig Announces Potential Run For Congress
(Wed, 20 Feb 2008 165343 -0500)
Creative Commons founder, free information advocate and Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig announced today the formation of an exploratory committee looking in to a potential bid for a U.S. Congress seat. He announced his maybe-decision (with a more finalized announcement coming March 1) today on a new Web site, lessig08.org.
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Blacker Than Black Nanotubes are the New Black
(Wed, 20 Feb 2008 155443 -0500)
We told you about a new ultra-black material back in January and guess who was the first group to come knocking on the researchers' door?
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City of the Future
(Wed, 20 Feb 2008 145438 -0500)
What will San Francisco look like 100 years from now? According to the winning entry in a "city of the future" contest, residents will live in a forest of sinuous towers.
IwamotoScott Architecture took home the $10,000 prize for its "Hydro-Net" design, which also envisions an underground web of carbon-nanotube-walled tunnels where people travel in hydrogen-fueled hover-cars.
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New Study Rocks the Breastfeeding Boat
(Wed, 20 Feb 2008 145330 -0500)
For years, mothers have been divided sharply on the issue of bottle-feeding versus breastfeeding. Studies have long supported the notion that breastfeeding provides infants with benefits like improved immunity to diseases, better maternal bonding and a plethora of important nutrients.
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Down the Hatch
(Wed, 20 Feb 2008 112215 -0500)
Welcome to the prey’s-eye view of the three-spined stickleback. Mark Purnell, a research fellow at the University of Leicester in England, stained the fish to highlight the skeleton and examined surface textures on the teeth. Each tooth is about the width of a human hair, and its texture indicates what the fish ate.
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