A blanket of toxic haze is enveloping parts of Indonesia and spreading into Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, as weeks-long wildfires continue to burn. Millions of people across large swathes of South East Asia have been exposed to the smog, which in some areas has fuelled “acutely unhealthy” pollution more than 15 times the World
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Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the number of states tied
Many people have experienced diarrhea. So when Nick Palmiter found out in early July, he didn’t think much of it. “I’ll be fine,” he told himself. But the symptoms persisted. And as the days turned into weeks, the stomach cramps were unbearable. “It hurt like hell,” Palmiter said. “And it got to the point where