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Coalminers call for inquiry after return of black lung disease in Queensland
2015-12-24 01:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: The miners union is calling for a public inquiry into the re-emergence of black lung disease in Queensland. Nine people have either been diagnosed with the chronic respiratory condition or are showing symptoms, according to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). The union wants a public investigation into why the debilitating disease has returned three decades after it was thought to have been wiped out. Its appalling that companies and regulatory bodies have let health...
Vets Urge Disease Data Innovation After Lab Closures
2015-12-24 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Nine out of ten production animal vets now conduct their own post-mortems (PMs) following the closure of some laboratories in the APHA surveillance network, reveal figures from the British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey.
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Can alcohol reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease? - International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research Critique 177
2015-12-21 14:47:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
While there have been many observational studies of the relation of alcohol consumption to health risks and benefits, the number of clinical trials of alcohol administration for its health effects are limited.
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Update on Swine Enteric Coronavirus Disease in US
2015-12-17 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The number of pig farm samples that were confirmed positive for porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) in the last week was seven. There were no premises confirmed with having porcine delta coronavirus (PDCoV) and one with the dual infection (PEDV and PDCoV), in the 10 December 2015 weekly report.
Biosecurity: reducing disease risks to pig breeding herds
2015-12-13 00:50:44| Livestock - Topix.net
DISEASE imposes considerable constraints on the productivity and profitability of the livestock industry. Pig producers have probably suffered more than other sectors from the devastating effects of a succession of infectious disease outbreaks over the past 30 years.
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