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The names of the three people who were shot and killed at a North Carolina bar by a Marine veteran over the weekend were released on Wednesday, as a vigil is scheduled to remember the victims. The City of Southport identified 36-year-old Solomon Banjo of Charlottesville, Virginia, 64-year-old Joy Rogers of Southport and 56-year-old Michael Durbin of Galena, Ohio, as the patrons …

Public health authorities are urging people to throw away certain pre-cooked pasta meals sold at two popular retailers over concerns that they could be contaminated with listeria and connected to a worsening nationwide outbreak. The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) issued an alert late last week about two products with specific use-by dates in late September and early October: Marketside Linguine …

A groundbreaking study from the University of Queensland has shed new light on the deadly effects of black mamba venom and why existing snakebite antivenoms are often unable to save lives. By studying the venoms of three mamba species, researchers uncovered a coordinated neurological attack that initially responds to treatment but later overwhelms the body, leaving victims with severe, uncontrolled …

Officials have issued warnings to dog owners in parts of Maine after multiple animals tested positive for a potentially deadly canine virus. The Houlton Police Department says there have been several confirmed cases of canine parvovirus in the community. Eastern Maine Emergency Veterinary Clinic in Brewer says they are seeing a spike in parvovirus cases in the Bangor area. They …

Millions of pet owners could be unknowingly putting their dogs and cats, as well as their family members, at risk of potentially severe infections. Between 15 and 25 percent of dog owners and 10 percent of cat owners, about 10 million Americans, feed their pets a raw food diet because of the supposed health benefits. These include raw eggs and …

Several dogs in Maine community test positive for potentially deadly virus  WMTW Maine officials warn dog owners after spike in potentially deadly parvovirus cases  WPFO ‘Heartbreaking’: Kentucky shelter urges residents to vaccinate pets after 10 puppies die of parvovirus  WSMV Parvo Virus cases confirmed in Aroostook  WAGM Dog Owners in Maine Urged to Protect Pets From Deadly Virus  Q106.5 Source link

Police: Deadly shooting in North Carolina was ‘highly premeditated’  Politico Three dead and several injured after shooting at US waterfront bar  BBC American Fish Company mass shooting | Concerns raised about suspect following deadly shooting at waterfront bar in Southport  ABC11 Suspect in NC restaurant shooting identified, charged with murder after 3 killed, at least 8 wounded  Fox News Scenes from a shooting at …

Federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain heat-and-eat pasta meals sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s because they may be contaminated with listeria bacteria previously linked to a deadly outbreak. The U.S. Agriculture Department updated a public health alert Friday to include Trader Joe’s Cajun Style Blackened Chicken Breast Fettuccine Alfredo sold in 16-ounce plastic trays. The …

The one in 10 Americans living with type 2 diabetes may be at double the risk of deadly sepsis, especially if they’re under 60, a study suggests. Researchers in Australia analyzed data from 157,000 adults to explore the connection between type 2 diabetes and sepsis, an extreme reaction to an infection that causes the immune system to attack healthy tissues …

My family lives in a heavily-trafficked part of Brooklyn, and most nights you’ll hear the occasional whine of fire engine sirens through our living room window. But the torrent of sirens early on the morning of September 17 was enough to briefly rouse me from bed. I found out later that day that a five-alarm fire involving more than 200 …