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Month: June 2015

The Expanding Role of HACCP

The food safety management system known as HACCP has come a long way since its development for the American space program. It has become an integral part of the country’s […]

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Water and Sun Safety Day July 2 in Barnstable Village

With the arrival of the summer boating season, the Barnstable Fire Department, Barnstable Harbormaster, Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, and Cape Cod Sea Sports have joined forces to present a […]

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Water and Sun Safety Day July 2 in Barnstable Village

BARNSTABLE (MA) June 30, 2015 –With the arrival of the summer boating season, the Barnstable Fire Department, Barnstable Harbormaster, Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, and Cape Cod Sea […]

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27 Confirmed Cases of Whooping Cough in 2015 in Barton County

There have been 27 cases of whooping cough confirmed by the KDHE [Kansas Department of Health and Environment] in Barton County this year [2015]. The outbreak in Barton County started […]

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Is Beer the Next Frontier for Clean Water Utilities?

There is a ‘yuck’ factor associated with what has traditionally been called Toilet to Tap initiatives in the arena of water reuse; but this may be changing.  With the summer […]

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Lyme Disease Research Now Has Home at Johns Hopkins

In a large step for research on Lyme, the tick-borne disease that costs the U.S. economy up to $1.3 billion per year in treatment costs alone, the Johns Hopkins Lyme […]

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Some shoppers confused about how to choose sunscreen

Most people know it’s important to use sunscreen, but they’re sometimes confused about how to choose the right protection or how much to use, a small study suggests. Researchers surveyed […]

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WHO agency says insecticides lindane and DDT linked to cancer

The insecticide lindane, once widely used in agriculture and to treat human lice and scabies, causes cancer and has been specifically linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the World Health Organization said […]

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Food pantry fulfills growing need in Wellfleet

The Wellfleet Food Pantry was the place to be on Wednesday, June 3, as Sandy Galvin, the food pantry’s new manager, opened the doors and welcomed all to come in […]

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