Ohio mom sounds alarm after chickens die, son remains sick following toxic train derailment
Ohio resident Amanda Breshears describes 'overwhelming' health symptoms while living just 10 miles from the toxic train derailment site in East Palestine.#ohio #amandabreshears #eastpalestine
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Jane Goodall: ‘People are surprised I have a wicked sense of humour’
The primatologist, 88, on why animals need names, the last time she cried properly (1969), looking forwards to life after death and looking back at being a four-year-old scientistThe scientist in me was evident early on. At four, desperate to know how eggs come out of chickens, I hid inside a hen house waiting to witness it. When I finally returned, Mum had called the police. I ’d been missing for hours. Instead of punishing me, she listened intently to my discoveries.I was jealous of Tarzan ’s Jane as a child. Yes, I know they were fictional. But I still felt spurned he didn’t pick me.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 18, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Michael Segalov Tags: Jane Goodall Life and style Science Wildlife Environment Source Type: news

How Worried Should the World Be About Bird Flu in Humans?
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 -- A highly infectious strain of avian influenza is tearing through commercial and backyard poultry flocks, causing egg prices to rise as sick chickens are culled across the United States. Now, some experts are worried that...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Bird Flu Isn ’t a Danger to Humans … Yet
Bird flu appears to be on the move. A particularly nasty strain of the H5N1 virus is currently causing the worst outbreak of the disease among birds since it was first identified in China in 1996. Europe is deep into its second commercial season of widespread contagion, and the U.S. is seeing its deadliest 12-month period for poultry in recorded history, with 58 million animals affected so far. Records are also being broken in Japan, where a plan to cull 10 million poultry was announced in mid-January amid the appearance of a different but similar subtype, H5N2. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The past few yea...
Source: TIME: Health - February 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized Disease Explainer healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Sick of sky-high egg prices? Here are the benefits of buying, raising a chicken
HOUSTON, Texas – The avian bird flu has wiped out tens of millions of healthy chickens across the United States and has resulted in sky-high egg prices at the grocery store. In fact, from December 2021 to December 2022, egg prices rose 60% in just 12 months. That has brought anger and frustration…#houston #kencousinos #qualityfeedandgarden #cousino #oakforest #katevaughn #littleprincessand #loycegayo #loyce #bellaire
Source: Reuters: Health - February 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Forget Pandemic Puppies. Meet the Inflation Chicken
A chicken breeding farm in Missouri.Credit...Neeta Satam for The New York Times People are snapping up chickens that are “heavy layers” in response to egg inflation. The chick situation holds lessons about the broader economy. Which shortage came first: the chicks or the eggs? Spooked by a huge…#missouri #neetasatam #newyorktimespeople #gingerstevenson #iowa #mcmurray #meghanhoward #meyerhatchery #ohio #google
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Inflation is so bad people are buying pigs and chickens to save on groceries
Tao Xu/Getty Images Americans are combating still-high prices by getting creative to procure essentials. Some are buying pigs for meat, and others are looking into raising chickens for cheap eggs. While the US is still not in a recession, the current economy is still leaving workers squeezed.…#taoxugettyimages #benjamindelong #minnesota #journal #delong #southerncalifornia #sandiego #houston #houstonchronicle #mikhailandersson
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Renting chickens is on the rise to avoid soaring egg prices
Jeff Flock explores a growing trend with Phil Tompkins of Rent The Chicken on 'Varney & Co.'#jeffflock #philtompkins #rentchicken #varneyco
Source: Reuters: Health - January 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Simpsons, Bob ' s Burgers, And Family Guy Are All Renewed For Two More Seasons
The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, And Family Guy Are All Renewed For Two More Seasons Donuts, burgers, and giant chickens, oh my! Fox's most beloved animated dads will return, as Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta), Peter Griffin (Seth MacFarlane), and Bob Belcher (H. Jon Benjamin) have been penciled in…#simpsons #bobburgers #homersimpson #dancastellaneta #petergriffin #sethmacfarlane #bobbelcher #hjonbenjamin #familyguy #disney
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

EPA considers tougher regulation of livestock farm pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will study whether to toughen regulation of large livestock farms that release manure and other pollutants into waterways. EPA has not revised its rules dealing with the nation's largest animal operations — which hold thousands of hogs, chickens and…#epa #foodwaterwatch #tarahheinzen #beef #gulfofmexico #lakeerie #cleanwateract #emilymiller #followjohnflesher
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

As egg prices soar, some Michiganders decide to raise their own chickens
IONIA — Alex Courts noticed the price of eggs starting to rise last fall. Courts, the general manager of Ken’s Farm Market in Ionia, wasn't alarmed at the time — but that changed. “Once (prices) get to a certain point, which is really the highest we’ve ever seen — sometime in the mid-to-late fall…#ionia #alexcourts #courts #kensfarmmarket #usbureauoflabor #nancybarr #michigan #avian #kenfarmmarket #michiganders
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

High egg prices may tempt you to start your own backyard flock, but chickens carry some health risks
With egg prices rising, more people may be shopping for their own backyard chicken flock.
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What ’s up with the price of eggs? (Besides that they are up.)
Getty Images The eggs are expensive because the chickens are sick. A few months ago, I asked Vox readers what price increases bothered them most amid our current economic environment of high inflation. The most common answer, far and away, was eggs — a relatively small-ticket item, but a staple,…#journal #mpseggfarms #northcarolina #usda #indiana #torrella #massachusetts #samkrouse #urnerbarry #brianmoscogiuri
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Corn Arrives to Feed Foster Farm Chickens After Train Delays
Union Pacific Corp. and poultry producer Foster Farms said enough corn shipments have been made to replenish feed stocks after delayed trains in recent months caused inventories to drop to critical levels. Millions of chickens at Foster Farms facilities were at risk of going unfed because of the…#nevada #smoothsailingprepare #midwest #unionpacificcorp #subramanian #livingston #fosterfarms #unionpacific #unionpacifics
Source: Reuters: Health - January 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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