Dogs can't get or transmit Zika virus and other top stories.

• Dogs can't get or transmit Zika virus

  

  Dear Dr. John,There has been a fair amount of news lately regarding the Zika virus and its effects on women and babies. I have a King Charles spaniel that I am planning to breed and wonder how concerned I should be. I have done some basic internet research, and it seems that dogs cannot get Zika, but why not? Isn’t it possible for this virus to mutate and affect dogs? Substantial research has been done on the Zika virus, and I do not believe that your dog has anything to worry about. Breeding he..

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• US Adults have Very Little Awareness of Chemical Components in Cigarette Smoke: Study

  

  Cigarette is a complex mix of chemicals. Experts say there are more than 400 chemicals present in cigarette smoke and some of them are extremely harmful for heath. But unfortunately most of the people who are smoking have no idea about what is inside their cigarette despite the fact they looked for relevant information. “The majority of the U.S. public wants easy access to information about chemicals in cigarettes and other tobacco products. Surprisingly, our results reveal that groups one migh..

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• U.S. Taxpayer-Funded Study: Women Are Getting More Illegal Abortions Thanks To Zika

  

  5099682A study funded by U.S. tax dollars and published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that women in countries hard-hit by the Zika virus have increased their use of abortion-inducing drugs from the abortion website Women on Web (WoW). But a spokesperson for a pro-life obstetricians group told The Daily Caller that the study is “a propaganda piece for legalizing abortion” that “would never pass a peer review.” Entitled “Requests for Abortion in Latin America Related to Conc..

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• Connecticut opioid epidemic: 'call to action' needed, leaders say

  

  State and federal officials have openly acknowledged a growing opioid epidemic in the state for months, but an estimated 20 New Haven overdoses linked to an unknown drug serves as a reminder that the problem is immediate and deadly. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, said hundreds of people are dying of overdoses in the state and it’s “unconscionable” that there’s no emergency funding made available. Murphy said billions in emergency funds were made available after 10 cases of Ebola we..

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• Allina nurses' strike ends Sunday

  

  Allina nurses' strike ends Sunday Allina nurses strike update Heidi Wigdahl, KARE 11:56 PM. CDT June 25, 2016 Allina has started calling some nurses back to work, even though a new contract deal has not been reached between the two parties. (Photo courtesy: Matt Passolt, KARE) MINNEAPOLIS -- Nurses with Allina Health will start returning to work Sunday as the union's seven-day strike is scheduled to end at 7 a.m. Picketing continued at the five affected All..

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• Report: Another man gets sick from 'flesh-eating' bacteria after visiting Texas Gulf Coast beach

  

  Vibrio vulnificus is known as a "flesh eating bacteria." It can swim into a person's flesh while they wade on a muddy beach, often requiring amputation and sometimes causing death. Image via U.S. Centers for Disease Control less Vibrio vulnificus is known as a "flesh eating bacteria." It can swim into a person's flesh while they wade on a muddy beach, often requiring amputation and sometimes causing death. Image via U.S. Centers for ... more Report: Another man gets sick from ..

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• Veterans receive free dental care

  

  Veterans receive free dental care Posted: Sunday, June 26, 2016 1:40 AM EDT Updated: Sunday, June 26, 2016 1:56 AM EDT MADISON -- (WKOW) -- On Saturday, June 25, 400 Aspen Dental practices across the country, including the ones in the state of Wisconsin provided a day of free dental care for thousands of veterans.  Aspen organized this event because the company recognized that of the more than 21 million veterans across the U.S. today, fewer than 10 million are enrolled for U.S. Depa..

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• Lack of water-test regulation at Whitewater Center may change after death - Winston

  

  Charlotte’s U.S. National Whitewater Center is the only one of three similar parks in the nation that is not regulated to help prevent waterborne illnesses. That may change following the death last Sunday of an Ohio teenager who contracted a rare brain infection after visiting the park. The center suspended its whitewater activities Friday after water tests detected the amoeba that causes her disease. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. ..

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• With A Zap, Scientists Create Low-Fat Chocolate

  

  Cristian Baitg/Getty Images Cristian Baitg/Getty Images Physicists say they've discovered how to zap the fat out of chocolate. The researchers, led by Rongjia Tao of Temple University, were able to remove up to 20 percent of fat by running liquid milk chocolate through an electrified sieve. And they say the chocolate tastes good, too. Before they're foil-wrapped bundles that make chocoholics smile, chocola..

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