News tagged with california
Beetle, fungus deliver one-two punch to black walnut trees
(PhysOrg.com) -- A newly discovered disease, caused by a previously undescribed fungus hitchhiking on a tiny native bark beetle, is infecting and killing hundreds of black walnut trees in California and seven ...
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Swine flu resistance testing to grow after US case (Update)
(AP) -- U.S. health officials are stepping up testing of swine flu cases for Tamiflu resistance, now that an American has come down with a resistant strain.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Feds release Calif. plan to protect chinook salmon
(AP) -- Federal fisheries regulators on Thursday released a court-ordered plan to help struggling chinook salmon that includes opening California dams and restricting pumping, which would reduce the amount of water available ...
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Latest quake highlights Los Angeles seismic danger
(AP) -- The latest earthquake to hit the nation's second-largest city was a garden-variety temblor by California standards, rumbling through on a Sunday evening when most residents were home eating dinner ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 19, 2009 |
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California's low-carbon fuel standard has oil companies anxious
In car-crazy California, a new fuel standard ordered by state officials to curb greenhouse gases could dramatically change how vehicles run. It also could have a huge effect on cost.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 28, 2009 |
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California declares swine flu emergency
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to tackle the swine flu outbreak but stressed there was "no need for alarm."
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Calif. approves nation's 1st low-carbon fuel rule
(AP) -- California air regulators on Thursday adopted a first-in-the-nation mandate requiring low-carbon fuels, part of the state's wider effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Swine flu cases up to 7; officials expand probe (Update)
(AP) -- Health officials are investigating a never-before-seen form of the flu that combines pig, bird and human viruses and which has infected seven people in California and Texas. All the victims recovered, but the cases ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Salmonella found in central Calif. pistachio plant
(AP) -- Federal officials confirmed Monday they found traces of salmonella in a central California pistachio processing plant that sparked a nationwide recall of the nut.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Housewife Remedy for Scurvy Preceded Medical Discovery
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 100-page handwritten book by Mrs. Ebot Mitchell written in 1707 on household remedies contains among other things a recipe to treat scurvy. The recipe containing extracts from plants, orange ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Google execs collect bonuses
Bonus may be a dirty word on Wall Street right now, but end-of-year cash is still being handed out in Silicon Valley.
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Study analyzes 2006 California heat wave's substantial effect on morbidity
An extreme heat wave affected much of the state of California during mid- to late July 2006, breaking daily maximum temperature records in many regions of the State. A study conducted by researchers from the Mailman School ...
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Food choices and location influence California sea otter exposure to disease
Sea otters living along the central California coast risk higher exposure to disease-causing parasites as a consequence of the food they eat and where they feed.
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Jan 19, 2009 |
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Phthalate ban in children's products now in force in California
Despite recent saber-rattling between state and federal officials, anew California law took effect Thursday that effectively bans the sale of toys and other children's products containing phthalates.
Jan 02, 2009 |
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