Baseball Gloves recalled Due to Chance of Infection from Aspergillus Mold.

Baseball Gloves recalled Due to Chance of Infection from Aspergillus Mold.: "These gloves could contain aspergillus mold.uch mold usually does not affect healthy individuals, but could cause respiratory or other infections in individuals with chronic health problems or in individuals who have impaired immune systems. "

Water-Damaged Homes After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita --- New Orleans Area, Louisiana, October 2005

Water-Damaged Homes After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita --- New Orleans Area, Louisiana, October 2005: "After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita made landfall on August 29 and September 24, 2005, respectively, large sections of New Orleans (Orleans Parish) and the three surrounding parishes (Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard) were flooded for weeks, leading to extensive mold growth in buildings."

The Study of Acid Reflux in Asthma

The Study of Acid Reflux in Asthma: " The purpose of this study is to determine if subjects with symptomatic asthma who are assigned to treatment with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drug such as Nexium have fewer asthma attacks than similar subjects assigned to placebo treatment."

A Study of Omega-3 as a Treatment for Major Depression

A Study of Omega-3 as a Treatment for Major Depression - The purpose of this study is to determine whether omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are effective as a monotherapy for depression.

IH636 Grape Seed Extract in Preventing Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women at Risk of Developing Breast Cancer

IH636 Grape Seed Extract in Preventing Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women at Risk of Developing Breast Cancer - This purpose of this study is to determine the side effects and best dose of IH636 grape seed extract in preventing breast cancer in postmenopausal women at risk of developing breast cancer

Materials Documenting History of Western Music Now Online

Materials Documenting History of Western Music Now OnlineThe overall archives contains approximately 3,500 items documenting the history of Western music from the medieval period through the modern era.

Helping Your Money Last Through Retirement

Helping Your Money Last Through Retirement: "Everyone wants to enjoy a financially secure retirement. Do you know if you've done enough planning to ensure your retirement savings will last a lifetime? Whether you're planning to retire, or already are, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has two publications that can help."

Helping Your Money Last Through Retirement

Helping Your Money Last Through Retirement: "Everyone wants to enjoy a financially secure retirement. Do you know if you�ve done enough planning to ensure your retirement savings will last a lifetime? Whether you�re planning to retire, or already are, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has two publications that can help."

FDA Statement on Fraudulent, Unapproved Influenza-Related Products

FDA Statement on Fraudulent, Unapproved Influenza-Related Products: "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers the sale of unlicensed or unapproved influenza -related products as a potentially significant threat to the public health and is taking measures to protect consumers from fraudulent products that claim to prevent or treat seasonal or avian (bird) influenza in people."

Building Self-esteem: A Self-Help Guide

Building Self-esteem: A Self-Help Guide: "Before you begin to consider strategies and activities to help raise your self-esteem, it is important to remember that low self-esteem may be due to depression. Low self-esteem is a symptom of depression. To make things even more complicated, the depression may be a symptom of some other illness."

2005 Fraud Trends: Consumers Being Hounded by Internet and Telemarketing Scams

2005 Fraud Trends: Consumers Being Hounded by Internet and Telemarketing Scams: "WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today the National Consumers League (NCL) released its annual lists of the top telemarketing and Internet scams that plagued consumers in 2005. More consumers are reporting scams, and victims are losing more money, according to the nonprofit organization, which is headquartered in Washington, DC. Based on information that consumers provided last year to NCL's National Fraud Information Center/Internet Fraud Watch program, the average loss to telemarketing fraud rose from $1,974 in 2004 to $2,892 in 2005, and Internet fraud losses more than doubled, from an average of $895 in 2004 to $1,917. The number of scams reported rose by 39 percent for telemarketing fraud and 12 percent for Internet fraud."

How to spot 10 Common Spam Scams

How to spot 10 Common Spam Scams: "While some consumers find unsolicited commercial email - also known as �spam� � informative, others find it annoying and time consuming. Still others find it expensive: They're among the people who have lost money to spam that contained bogus offers and fraudulent promotions"

Update: Confirmed Human Infections with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in Turkey

Update: Confirmed Human Infections with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in Turkey: "According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Turkey's national influenza center has confirmed additional human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) in 3 children from the province of Agri in Turkey. Two of the children are siblings, and both had exposure to diseased birds. One of the ill siblings has died. Outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry have been reported in Agri Province since December 2005."

2006 National Book Festival to Be Held Sept. 30

2006 National Book Festival to Be Held Sept. 30: "The 2006 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by first lady Laura Bush, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 7th and 14th streets from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine). The festival is free and open to the public."

U.S. Women Earn An Average Of $588 Per Week

U.S. Women Earn An Average Of $588 Per Week: "Women who usually worked full time had median earnings
of $588 per week, or 80.4 percent of the $731 median for
men. The female-to-male earnings ratios were higher among
blacks (87.4 percent) and Hispanics or Latinos (86.3
percent) than among whites (79.8 percent) or Asians (76.7
percent). "

Three wild poliovirus cases identified in East Harerghe Zone in Ethiopia

Three wild poliovirus cases identified in East Harerghe Zone in Ethiopia: "Additional rounds of polio vaccination campaigns will be necessary after the recent identification of three children who were found to be infected with wild poliovirus in East Harerghe Zone of Oromia Region. Symptom onset ranged between 12 October and 6 December 2005"

Disaster Preparedness Outreach Comes to South Florida Fairgrounds

Disaster Preparedness Outreach Comes to South Florida Fairgrounds: "ORLANDO , Fla. -- Hazard Mitigation Advisors will be on hand during the South Florida Fair to assist residents affected by Hurricane Wilma in developing hazard preparedness plans for their homes and/or small businesses, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Florida State Emergency Response Team (SERT). "

NOAA PLANS SHIFT IN GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE ORBIT TO IMPROVE WEATHER FORECAST COVERAGE OVER SOUTH AMERICA

NOAA PLANS SHIFT IN GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE ORBIT TO IMPROVE WEATHER FORECAST COVERAGE OVER SOUTH AMERICA: "In Buenos Aires on Tuesday, NOAA, the Comision Nacional de Activades Espaciales, and the World Meteorological Organization announced news of the repositioning of GOES-10. Shifting the spacecraft from its current position above the equator in the West to a new spot in orbit will greatly improve environmental satellite coverage of the Western Hemisphere, especially over South America. "

California Releases Draft Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan For Public Comment

California Releases Draft Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan For Public Comment: "Emphasizing that preparedness is the key to saving lives, California Department of Health Services (CDHS) Director Sandra Shewry today released for public comment a draft revision of CDHS' Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan."

Counties with Fastest Growth in Employment

Counties with Fastest Growth in Employment: "In June 2005, Pasco County, Florida, which is north of Tampa, had the biggest over-the-year percentage increase in employment among the largest counties in the U.S. "