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1. Southern pine beetle in N.J. on pace to destroy over 14,000 acres of Pinelands
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... protection workers are trying to stop it. "We are stepping up our efforts to protect this unique ecosystem, building partnerships that will ensure early detection and rapid response to outbreaks," state ...

2. Does N.J. stand to benefit from free trade deals with South Korea and Latin America?
(N.J./State)

... since the Koreans banned beef from the United States and Canada in 2003 following outbreaks of "mad cow" disease caused by unsavory feeding practices here. The ban was relaxed five years later, but skepticism ...

3. N.J. residents urged to help prevent another southern pine beetle invasion
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... beetle outbreaks. To determine the extent of the infestations, foresters surveyed the entire southern region using a combination of traps, on-site observations and aerial surveys. Jeff Tittle, New Jersey ...

4. Not hold a vote because it may not go his way?
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Outbreaks are simply NOT prevalent in the 18 other states that have had this exemption for many years. Period. They are, however, found in plenty of states that do NOT have this exemption (the midwest ...

5. N.J. child vaccination choice shot down, but not out
(Health/Healthquest)

... putting toxic substances into a child’s body," argued Vandervalk. However, Conaway, a physician, warned supporting a vaccination opt out in New Jersey could lead to outbreaks of preventable diseases. Dean ...

6. Insurance Restoration Specialists expanding in Middlesex County
(Money/Economy)

... and infectious disease outbreaks. Its trained staff responds to over 1,200 emergency events each year. The EDA's Main Street Business Assistance Program supports small and mid-sized businesses and ...

7. Pallone calls for legislation to protect consumers from food-borne illnesses
(Health/Healthquest)

... kidney failure from eating contaminated spinach. In recent years, Americans have suffered from widespread outbreaks of E. coli bacteria, Salmonella and melamine in basic foodstuffs. While some of the ...

8. New Jersey DEP feels it's done enough to avoid commercial shellfishing ban
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... of discharges of human waste from shellfish vessels. "Human waste discharged from shellfish harvest has led to serious illness outbreaks in the past," wrote Melinda Plaisier, an FDA regional director. The ...

9. Grand finale of busiest Statehouse period begins Monday
(N.J./State)

... of hospital-borne infectious disease outbreaks. The bill, a recommendation of a 2008 Government Accountability Office report that evaluated state infection reporting programs, would allow state health ...

10. Obama's timid two-dimensional approach to banking reform won't work
(Money/Economy)

... to enforce safe drilling practices in the Gulf of Mexico to lax food inspections fostering E. coli bacteria outbreaks, from 29 coal mining deaths from failure to crack down on hundreds of safety citations ...

11. Arrest of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke likely to cause unrest in Jamaica
(World/International)

... been maintaining a constant presence in downtown Kingston. There have been some outbreaks of violence, with reports of death threats against members of the local human rights lobby group Jamaicans for ...

12. Lettuce recall: State says N.J. grown romaine safe to eat
(Health/Healthquest)

... illness outbreaks," Fisher said. "In that way, we can both inform the public about food-safety issues while also ensuring our growers are not unfairly hurt by a recall just because they offer a similar, ...

13. ‘Addams Family’ musical succeeds as a crowd-pleaser
(Entertainment/Movies)

... object of his affections while a starry chorus croons. Jackie Hoffman's outrageously snarky Grandma and Zachary James' mumbling Lurch provide further outbreaks of amusement in this not consistently entertaining ...

14. New Jersey sports betting, raising Bayonne Bridge, consumer protections top Assembly committee agendas
(N.J./State)

... severe outbreaks of bedbugs in several Hudson County apartment complexes. In these instances, the tenants, some of whom had nothing to do with the initial infestation, were being charged for extermination. ...

15. Welfare of the people is bottomline for Cuba’s pharmaceutical industry
(World/International)

... outbreaks," Campa said. The plant has been enlarged for future production of other vaccines, such as the anti-pneumococcal vaccine which will undergo clinical trials in 2010. Pneumococcus is a disease ...

16. Farmers take health risks by using human sewage for fertilizer
(Health/Healthquest)

... to be on guard, especially now when we are going towards the rain season," she explained. Since 1991, Zambia has suffered regular cholera outbreaks, typically occurring at the start or in the middle ...

17. Jerseyans cycle-commute for fitness and lifestyle (and it's green, too)
(Life/Style)

... of Educational Testing Service includes woods and fields, and his ride there can include the scenic D & R canal path. It's enough to prompt spontaneous outbreaks of "Oh, what a beautiful morning!" ...

18. Expect harsh flu season but not as bad as 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic
(Health/Healthquest)

... this year. Vaccines are being tested to prevent mass outbreaks of H1N1, and the World Health Organization expects large doses to be available in time for flu season. As researchers learn more about the ...

19. Indigenous people appear to be at higher risk to the swine flu
(Health/Healthquest)

... people have died in Australia from swine flu, including a three-year-old boy. In the northern state of Queensland, prison inmates are being given antiviral drugs after outbreaks in two penal institutions. ...

20. Whoops!
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... localities of where these infections are occurring. We have the right to know and should be informed immediately of where outbreaks are in our towns. ...