Moth Spraying Opponents March On Golden Gate Bridge KTVU.com - GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE -- Bay Area groups that oppose the spraying of their cities to eradicate the light brown apple moth marched on the Golden Gate Bridge Saturday to help spread awareness of what they say are ineffective and unsafe chemicals. Reedley Says OK to Spray Bay Area Council votes to block apple moth spraying |
 eFluxMedia | Seven Measles Cases Spotted in DuPage County eFluxMedia - By Anna Boyd The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed seven cases of measles in DuPage County, making health officials stress again the importance of vaccination against the disease. 7 measles cases confirmed in DuPage County Seven children diagnosed with measles |
 Los Angeles Times | Hearts of the city Los Angeles Times - Is downtown LA getting too glitzy for noir? Jessica Garrison attended a meeting on that question organized by some Los Angeles crime writers and tenant organizers concerned about the impact of gentification on both literature and people. LA hospital settles patient dumping lawsuits Settlements in LA hospital's alleged patient dumping case |
 Daily Mail | Britain may tighten cigarette rules, ban branding The Associated Press - LONDON (AP) - Britain's Department of Health has proposed banning tobacco companies from putting any logos or branding on cigarette packs. Cigarette machines may be banned Tobacco's health impacts too constly |
Baltimore Looks to Ban Cheap Cigars New York Times - By ERIK ECKHOLM Hoping to curb the increase in the number of young people who smoke small, inexpensive cigars, Baltimore plans to bar shops from the common practice of breaking open packages to sell them individually. Youths fume over cigar ban Baltimore Officials Seek Ban on Individual Cigar Sales |
Crane accidents rare in metro Atlanta Atlanta Journal Constitution - By KEN SUGIURA According to the US Department of Labor, there were no crane-related fatalities from 2003 to 2006 in Georgia. Nationwide in that four-year period, there was an average of 76.5 fatalities a year involving cranes. WATCH: Deadly Crane Collapse Caught on Film Federal crane operator rule languishing since 2004 |
Virginia Aquarium seal euthanized following surgery Boston Globe - VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—Officials at the Virginia Aquarium have euthanized a 19-year-old harbor seal after the animal did not recover from anesthesia administered during an eye surgery earlier this week. Surgery Gets "Seal" Of Approval Pongo the Harbor Seal euthanized following complications from surgery |
 The Money Times | FDA: Time for asthma patients to switch inhalers The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will no longer be sold at year's end - and the government is urging patients not to wait until the last minute to switch to newer alternatives. US alerts asthma patients about inhaler switch Ozone-Depleting Inhalers Being Phased Out |