The Sun |
Lad, 10, died after his heartbroken mum mistook CARBON MONOXIDE poisoning caused by a faulty fridge for the flu
The Sun A TEN-year-old boy was killed when a fridge and at his family's holiday home started leaking carbon monoxide. Gavin Klebs' parents thought the little lad had got the flu when he began throwing up and thought he'd passed it on to his sister who was also ... |
Hunters, government, industry at odds over deer urine
San Francisco Chronicle ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York wildlife managers tasked with curbing the spread of a fatal brain disease have proposed a ban on bottled deer urine used by hunters to lure their prey. They're getting pushback from producers and manufacturers who say ... |
Schumer: feds to help efforts to fight potato pest
Albany Times Union ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Efforts to fight a pest that threatens the potato industry are getting a boost from the federal government. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to commit $400,000 to Cornell ... |
KPBS |
Whatever Happened To … The Plan To Jazz Up Jackfruit?
KPBS Bet you think it's pulled pork! But in fact it's jackfruit baked with barbecue sauce and served up on Hawaiian rolls. Before "Goats and Soda" was born, I wrote a story for our sister blog, "The Salt" about the world's largest tree fruit. The jackfruit ... |
NPR |
Pets Deserve Evidence-Based Medicine, Too, Says The SkeptVet
NPR Hunting for good medical advice for your ailing kitty or pup? You'll find no shortage of ardent testimonials and ads for sketchy or unproven treatments on the Web. Silicon Valley veterinarian Brennen McKenzie worries that some of the same pseudoscience ... |