Flu deaths lower than earlier estimates across decades
A CDC study finds influenza killed about 23,607 Americans annually from 1976 to 2007, far below the prior 36,000 figure used in assessing flu severity. Deaths varied widely by year strain and age, with the new H1N1 causing about 13,000 deaths and heavier impact on youths. researchers call for years-of-life lost analyses to better convey mortality burden.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Poverty and mothers mood linked in infant development study
In Washington DC researchers from the Urban Institute describe the first detailed portrait of poverty and maternal mood. More than half of babies in poverty live with mothers showing mild to severe low mood, with one in nine infants living with a mother in severe distress. Mothers in this group breastfed shorter and faced parenting challenges impacting early development.
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Olivia Golden
Urban Institute
Hurricane Danielle nears major strength in Atlantic predicted
Forecasters warn Danielle could reach major hurricane status as it moves across the open Atlantic. The storm had maximum sustained winds near 110 mph and is expected to churn swells toward parts of the U S East Coast by the weekend with dangerous surf. Bermuda may see rough seas while the eye stays east of the island. Earl races west at 45 mph and could become a hurricane by Saturday, with another system behind it. Pacific Hurricane Frank weakens to 85 mph off Mexico.
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California SUV crash kills six two underage drinkers identified
Investigators probe who supplied alcohol to 18 year old Sylvia Garay of Dinuba after a July 22 Highway 99 crash. Garay and two passengers died. a Greyhound bus driver and two other passengers also perished. Cordoba and Gonzalez had alcohol in their systems. a crushed flask with alcohol smell was found at the wreck.
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Fresno County
American freed from North Korea returns with Carter
Avijalon Gomes, 31, left Pyongyang with former President Jimmy Carter after Kim Jong Il granted a special pardon for his eight year hard labor sentence for trespassing and a hostile act. Gomes heads to Boston to reunite with family as U.S. officials praise Carter’s humanitarian effort.
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APTN
Gomes
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Atlanta
Washington
State Department
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Mystery surrounds Kim Jong Il China trip in rare visit
North Korea's Kim Jong Il traveled to China in a surprise, his second trip in three months, while Jimmy Carter visited North Korea to win the release of an American. The visit sparked speculation of Chinese aid and possible preparations for succession of Kim's son. A convoy of 30 cars and a government guesthouse in Changchun were noted, with increased security on the route. Carter held talks with Kim Yong Nam per KCNA, but no meeting with Kim Jong Il was reported. An earlier incident involved Aijalon Gomes, the fourth American arrested in North Korea in a year.
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Aijalon Gomes
Scarcity of jobs fuels rising mortgage delinquencies
Washington AP reports the job crisis pushes more Americans toward foreclosure. About 10 percent of households missed at least one mortgage payment, with over 2 million homes repossessed since the recession began. Despite a small drop in new unemployment filings, the outlook remains bleak as wage earners struggle and housing numbers deteriorate amid record low mortgage rates.
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Jay Brinkmann
Mortgage Bankers Association
Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Fed
Brinkmann
Salmonella Found In Chicken Feed Linked To Egg Recall
FDA officials report positive salmonella samples link Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms to a large egg recall. Contaminated feed from a third party supplier is suspected, with ongoing investigations and up to 1,470 illnesses now attributed to the outbreak.
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Food and Drug Administration
Iowa
Wright County
Hillandale
FDA
Wright County Egg
Central Bi-Products
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Sherri McGarry
Center For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
McGarry
Journal World Staff and contact information card
The Journal World contact page provides office addresses in Lawrence Kansas, a news center, main phone lines, and staff roles for Tom Keegan sports editor Whitney Mathews online editor Chris Bell circulation manager plus mediaphormedia Dan Cox. It also lists subscription and delivery lines with hours and redelivery guarantee for in town readers.
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Ljworld.com
Whitney Mathews
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