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NYTimes urges Senate to act on Paycheck Fairness Act

  The New York Times (9/20) editorializes that annual earnings data released last Thursday by the Census Bureau show that “full-time women employees still make, on average, only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men,” confirming “a lingering gender gap that depresses women’s pay by thousands of dollars,” which “poses an immediate challenge for … Read more

Know the Symptoms of Salmonella

Over 1,300 cases of Salmonella have been linked to tainted eggs in recent days. So, you’ll want to keep an eye out for the symptoms. Here they are courtesy of About-Salmonella.com. Salmonella can cause three different kinds of illness:  gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, and bacteremia. Symptoms of Salmonella gastroenteritis include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fever, nausea, and/or … Read more

Radiation Overdoses

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has widened its investigation into radiation overdoses that patients have received from a type of brain scan, suggesting that the problem may be a nationwide issue. Los Angeles Times: 3rd L.A.-area hospital in radiation overdose probe The number of hospitals where suspected stroke patients were over-radiated while undergoing CT … Read more