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  • 'We have been throwing up for 8 hours': Texas couple who died in Fiji texted relatives

    06/06/2019 4:06:26 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 67 replies
    abc ^ | 06/06/2019
    The Health Ministry in Fiji said an investigation into the cause of death is ongoing. "Influenza has been ruled out, and at this stage, we do not believe there is a risk to the public," the Fiji Ministry of Health said in a statement released on Tuesday. "It would be premature to speculate further on the cause of death until the investigation is complete." Five people, including medical staff who came in close contact with the couple at the clinic where they were treated and both died, have been quarantined and are being monitored at a hospital in Nadi, Fiji,...
  • Is Pig-Brain 'Mist' Linked To Mystery Ailment?

    02/09/2008 8:27:24 PM PST · by blam · 39 replies · 192+ views
    New Scientist ^ | 2-9-2008
    Is pig-brain 'mist' linked to mystery ailment? 09 February 2008 NewScientist.com news service WORKERS at two pork-processing plants in the US have developed a mysterious nervous ailment after using compressed air to blast brain tissue from severed pig heads. The end product is a pink food paste that is canned and exported, but the process also generates an aerosol of brain matter that workers may inhale. Since 2006, 12 workers at a Minnesota slaughterhouse have developed symptoms ranging from weakness, tingling and numbness to acute paralysis, US health authorities reported on 31 January (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, vol 57,...