Nuclear plant residents receive potassium iodide pills
Suburban residents within ten miles of Indian Point in Westchester County lined up for 130 milligram potassium iodide tablets as a precaution against thyroid cancer in a potential radiation release. Jafery Arce of Cortlandt Manor said the risk feels more real since Sept. 11 and the move aims to safety. In Mississippi, researchers found Vibrio cholerae on mauve stinger jellyfish larvae, offering new clues on how the bacteria may transition to humans and cause disease.
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Teens blamed as animal cruelty cases rise nationwide
New York AP reports teenagers face charges in brutal animal abuse acts including mutilated cats, a dead dog, and bludgeoned raccoons. Experts say youth cruelty signals potential future violence, drawing attention from police, prosecutors, psychologists, and welfare groups amid growing data and proposed penalties.
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Scientists spot melanoma gene change linked to most deaths
London AP reports a spontaneous alteration in a specific gene drives about 70 percent of melanoma cases, the deadliest skin cancer. The finding, published in Nature, could guide new drugs and is spearheaded by the Cancer Genome Project at Wellcome Sanger Institute Cambridge and researchers like Dr. Paul Meltzer.
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New approach kills ticks that spread Lyme disease
Government scientists and Aventis Environmental Science promote the Maxforce Tick Management System. Bait boxes lure mice harboring Lyme bacteria and coat them with a tick-killing compound, aiming to cut the infection cycle in yards within a year or two. Exterminators install and service units at $300 to $600 yearly.
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