August 2006

Lately, there are lots of baby turtles available in souvenir stores, some pet stores, on the Boardwalk and the Ocean Walk in Daytona Beach, Florida. At the flea market there, at least five vendors sell them.

The curious thing is that the turtles are illegal. Selling them is punishable, technically anyway, by up to a

Investigators have their theories about the source of a salmonella outbreak that’s sickened more than four dozen people in the Indianapolis area this summer., but Lynae Granzow, an epidemiologist with the Indiana State Department of Health, declined to give specifics until their work is complete.

But she said it appears the cases originated from one

CaboodleNews reports three people have died due to complications with relating to a Salmonella infection in Szombathely, in western Hungary.

The National Public Health and Medical Officers Service sent an official report on the events to the Vas County Police yesterday, and the criminal department ordered an investigation to find the responsible party. Based on

People who were sickened by a Mother’s Day brunch at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Ontario last year will be eligible for between $500 and $50,000 compensation, after a proposed agreement was reached that will avert two class-action lawsuits.

The agreement sets out four levels of compensation based on the length of illness.

Halton health

A compensation agreement has been reached for people who fell ill after eating a catered brunch at the Royal Botanical Gardens on Mother’s Day 2004. If approved by the courts on September 28th, the agreement will provide compensation of 500 dollars for mild cases, up to 50-thousand dollars for the most severe.

Approximately 155 individuals

Lynae Granzow, an epidemiologist with the Indiana State Department of Health, was cited as saying that since late May, there have been 56 Salmonella cases reported in Marion County and surrounding areas. That number is much higher than normally expected.

Health officials are, according to the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, trying to determine the source of

Health officials are trying to determine the source of a Salmonella outbreak that’s sickened more than four dozen people in the Indianapolis area this summer. Ten of the 56 people who have been afflicted with Salmonella have been hospitalized, but no one has become seriously ill, she said.

Those affected could have picked up the