Diseases and Illnesses
Tick Check
It's become a part of our daily routine.
Tick checks.
"Children 5-13 years old are particularily at risk for tick bites and lyme disease because playing outside has been identified as a high-risk activity", says Dr. Kirby Stafford III, Chief Entomologist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. He added, "after the long winter, I expect the tick population to be a bit higher this year." We already found one after a trip to a local farmers market. It's an unfortunate part of spending summers outside in New England. Ticks aren't just a nuisance, they can be dangerous. According...
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Tick Check
It's become a part of our daily routine.
Tick checks.
"Children 5-13 years old are particularily at risk for tick bites and lyme disease because playing outside has been identified as a high-risk activity", says Dr. Kirby Stafford III, Chief...
Fighting Cancer And Possible Return To Prison, Taylor Remains Optimistic
More than a year after Ronald Taylor was released from prison and temporarily exonerated of the murder for which he served 16 years in prison, the New Haven native is again fighting to prove his innocence while at the same time battling stage four colon...
Chat Recap: Autism, And What It Means For Your Child
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Woman was sickened by E. coli after eating contaminated romaine lettuce at Panera Bread, suit says
A 66-year-old woman who was sickened by E. coli is suing Panera Bread Co. after apparently eating contaminated romaine lettuce at a restaurant in New Jersey.
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Community News For The Windsor Locks Edition
Windsor Locks Social Services Receives Funds
WINDSOR LOCKS — As part of their commitment to the community, Windsor Locks Federal Credit Union recently donated $260 to Windsor Locks Social Services' energy assistance program. During the month of...
Community News For The Wethersfield Edition
A Home Called New England
WETHERSFIELD — The Wethersfield Historical Society and Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum present a lecture and book signing with Duo Dickinson and Steve Culpepper at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8 in the Keeney Ballroom at the Keeney...
Thousands of pounds of prepackaged salad mixes may have been tainted with E. coli, officials say
A Pennsylvania food manufacturer is recalling 8,757 pounds of ready-to-eat salad products following an E. coli outbreak that has spread to several states and sickened dozens of people.
Fresh Food Manufacturing Co., based in Freedom, Pennsylvania, is...
E. coli outbreak in 11 states linked to store-bought chopped romaine lettuce, CDC says
An E. coli outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people in 11 states is linked to chopped romaine lettuce from Arizona, health officials said.
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma region, near...
Mayo Clinic Q&A: Time it takes for primary sclerosing cholangitis to progress varies
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ANSWER: Primary sclerosing cholangitis, or PSC, is a chronic inflammatory disease of the bile ducts that may lead to severe liver damage and liver...
Community News For The Windsor Locks Edition
Library Events
SUFFIELD — Kent Memorial Library, 61 Ffyler Place, is hosting the following events. Call 860-668-3896 or email jhemond@suffield-library.org for more information.
Passport to Connecticut Libraries: April 2 to 30. Over 100...
Community News For The Wethersfield Edition
Crohn's Crushers Fundraiser
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Crohn's disease
.
Nick first...
CDC: Drug-resistant 'nightmare bacteria' pose growing threat
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Hartford Secures Grant To Combat Syphilis, On The Rebound In Connecticut And The Country
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Raw milk creamery ordered to halt operations after deadly listeria outbreak
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Community News For The Windsor Locks Edition
Kent Memorial Library Events
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Community News For The Windsor Locks Edition
Suffield Senior Center
SUFFIELD — Suffield Senior Center, 145 Bridge St., is offering the following events and programs. Call 860-668-8830 for more information.
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Community News For The Windsor Locks Edition
Irish Dancing
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Community News For The Windsor Locks Edition
Poster Contest
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