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Why Washington Fears Increase In Severe Storms

April 28, 2011

The worst severe weather  in 40 years and the possibility of more to come has made Washington rethink current federal agencies’ response.  Expert insiders have told ButAsForMe that the CDC is being brought into the discussion on how best to collect needed information in order to prepare for and survive severe storms such as  tornadoes.  At [...]

Tagged as: CDC, Climate Change, FEMA, Government preparedness, NOAA, Possible Increase In Storms Summer 2011, severe weather, tornadoes

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EURDEP Jet Stream Forecast Model Indicates Possible Cesium 137 Flexing At Midlevels Over U.S.(VIDEO)

April 3, 2011

According to EPA, the half life of Cs-137 is 30.17 years.  Clean-up is difficult because it moves easily through the environment.  Potential health risks to humans include: Walking on cesium-137 contaminated soil could result in external exposure to gamma radiation. Leaving the contaminated area would prevent additional exposure. Coming in contact with waste materials at [...]

Tagged as: Cs-137, EURDEP, Japan, Nuclear Energy, RADIATION FALLOUT

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Your Body Mass Index Part of 2009 Stimulus Package

July 18, 2010

This is one of those little tidbits hidden in the voluminous 2009 Stimulus Package.  As part of the government’s new electronic health record that will be implemented in 2014, each individual will not only have their height and weight recorded, but body fat as well to determine obesity rates.  Further, this information will be available [...]

Tagged as: Big Brother And Your Waistline, Obama, Obama Stimulus Package, Obama to measure BMI

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While CDC Projects That The Peak of H1N1 Is Over, Reports Of Person-to-PersonTamiflu Resistance Found In The U.S.

November 21, 2009

In  the midst of CDC reporting in a decline in the number of H1N1 patients, what would seem like good news, is being kept in check by new cases that are resistant to the current  popular antiviral Tamiflu. By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY Epidemic experts say they are investigating the apparent spread of Tamiflu-resistant swine [...]

Tagged as: Antiviral resistance, CDC, Duke University, H1N1, North Carolina, Pandemic, Person-to-Person Transmission, swine flu, Virus reassortment

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