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Exposure Defined

Contact with a chemical by swallowing, by breathing or by direct contact (such as through the skin or eyes). Exposure may be either short term (acute) or long term (chronic).

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Man Says His Dog Detected His Skin Cancer

Published November 21, 2008, 5:07 pm, Medical News Today

A man from Banbury near Oxford, England, said his dog sniffed out his skin cancer, reminiscent of reports of trials that have shown dogs can detect cancer, in some cases even when screening tests can't. Chris Tuffrey told the BBC yesterday that his pet Rottweiler, called Beamish, kept nuzzling and licking him and trying to get him to lift his arm.

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County Executive: "second round of air testing comes back safe"

Published November 21, 2008, 3:18 pm, WKTV Utica

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - On Friday, The Oneida County Executive's Office announced that the air sampling conducted by the Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau (PESH) this past week at the request of the United Public Service Employees Union (UPSEU) came back clean.

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Proposed Biomass Plant In Leon County, Fla., Might Exacerbate Area's High Black Infant Mortality Rate, Opinion Piece ...

Published November 21, 2008, 3:08 pm, Medical News Today

A "biomass plant should not be built" in Leon County, Fla., Edward Holifield, a retired Tallahassee physician writes in a Tallahassee Democrat opinion piece.

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Ultimate Cheer is a real gem for area

Published November 21, 2008, 2:32 pm, The Warren Sentinel

Competition cheer has become a big-time sport in recent years, from the college level with the national finals shown on ESPN, to high school teams which compete for district, regional and state championships each fall, all the way to the grade school level.

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JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む

Published November 21, 2008, 2:28 pm, Japan Today

Anti-tobacco activists said Friday that 160 countries that have signed a treaty to curb tobacco use were on the verge of adopting guidelines that say tobacco sellers’ interests conflict with public health.

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Fitch Rates Sarasota County's $69.2M Infrastructure Sales Surtax Revs 'AA'

Published November 21, 2008, 2:09 pm, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

NEW YORK----Fitch assigns an 'AA' rating to Sarasota County, Florida's approximately $69.2 million infrastructure sales surtax revenue bonds series 2008B. The bonds are scheduled to sell via negotiation the week of Dec. 1, 2008.

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Fitch Rates Adventist Health System Sunbelt (Florida) Series 2008A Revs 'AA-'; Outlook Stable

Published November 21, 2008, 2:06 pm, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating on approximately $350,000,000 Highlands County Health Facilities Authority long-term adjustable rate hospital revenue bonds, series 2008A, issued on behalf of Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Obligated Group .

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Fitch Rates Louisville/Jefferson Co. Metro Gov't, KY $44MM BANs 'F1+'; Affs GOs at 'AA+'

Published November 21, 2008, 2:03 pm, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'F1+' short-term rating to the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government , Kentucky's approximately $44 million of general obligation bond anticipation notes , series 2008A.

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Manitoba/National News

Published November 21, 2008, 1:56 pm, Central Plains Herald-Leader

WINNIPEG — A nurse’s improper use of a blood-sampling device at a St. Boniface clinic may have exposed 17 people to serious infections. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is trying to contact the patients to have them tested.

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Fitch Rates San Antonio, Texas' $177MM Bonds, COs & Tax Notes 'AA+'

Published November 21, 2008, 1:56 pm, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings has assigned 'AA+' ratings to the following bonds for San Antonio, Texas :

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  • Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in U.S. Mothers' Milk: No previous reports exist on polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners in human milkfrom individual U.S. mothers. we analyzed 47 individual milk samples from nursing mothers, 20-41 years of age, from a milk bank in Austin, Texas, and a community women's health clinic in Dallas, Texas.

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