Torrential rains flood central Texas three days in a row
Torrential rain drenched central Texas for a fourth straight day, flooding homes and blocking highways after drought measures. One man died and another was missing in floodwaters. Gov. Perry activated the Texas National Guard for rescue efforts as teams used rafts and helicopters. Over 9 inches fell Monday at San Antonio Airport, delaying flights. The Edwards Aquifer rose over 25 feet, reversing a prior drought decline. The Salvation Army chose to forgo $60,000 in city funding tied to a domestic partnership ordinance after the council rejected exemptions for religious groups.
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Texas
Rick Perry
Texas National Guard
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Smoking linked to high Appalachia cancer rate in Kentucky
A UK and Penn State study with CDC involvement finds Appalachia cancer deaths higher than U S. national rate during 1994 98, at 173.1 per 100000 versus 166.7 nationally. Rural Appalachia shows 176.3 with lung cancer deaths markedly higher, across 13 state region from New York to Mississippi. West Virginia entirely within the region.
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Appalachia
United States
University of Kentucky
Penn State
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
New York
Mississippi
West Virginia
Prostate cancer treatments overuse warned by study
A Journal of the National Cancer Institute analysis of men aged 60 to 84 over ten years finds 29 to 44 percent diagnosed via PSA testing may be over-diagnosed. Researchers, including Ruth Etzioni of Fred Hutchinson, say up to 30 percent of men treated could have been spared unnecessary surgery or radiation.
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Ruth Etzioni
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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School lunch prices rise in district vote
The board approved a meal fee increase from 30 cents for breakfast and 40 cents for lunch and rejected outsourcing the food service to private firms. Vice President Austin Turney recalled a Connecticut district that outsourced cafeterias, noting lower morale and poorer food quality.
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Austin Turney
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Biosolids standards questioned by scientists panel
A National Research Council panel criticizes EPA biosolids rules from 1993 for relying on an outdated 1988 survey to identify hazardous chemicals. It notes advances in detection of pathogens and risk assessment, urges updated scientific work to reduce uncertainty while finding no proof of health protection failure.
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Environmental Protection Agency
National Research Council
Thomas A. Burke
Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore
EPA
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