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Bone Treats a Dangerous Stocking Stuffer for Dogs WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Even if he's a good boy, don't put bone treats in your dog's stocking this holiday season because they can pose a serious health risk to your pooch, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. The FDA said it has received reports of 68 pet illnesses and 15 deaths caused by bone treats. The reports included moldy-looking treats and bone treats that splintered when chewed by the dog. Bone treats differ from uncooked butcher-type bones in that they are processed and packaged. They may be dried through smoking or baking, and they may contain ingredients such as preservatives, seasonings and smoke flavorings. "Giving your dog a bone treat might lead to an unexpected trip to your veterinarian, a possible emergency surgery or even death for your pet," Dr. Carmela Stamper, a veterinarian in the Center for Veterinary Medicine at the FDA, said in an agency ne...

NBC Fires Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegation By skunty empire NOV. 29, 2017 Continue reading the main story   Photo Matt Lauer in 2016. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times NBC has fired its leading morning news anchor Matt Lauer over a sexual harassment allegation, the network’s president for news said in a memo to staff on Wednesday. “On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer,” Andrew Lack, the NBC News president, said in the memo. He said the allegation against Mr. Lauer “represented, after serious review, a clear violation of our company’s standards. As a result, ...

Why A Brazilian State Went From 0 Cases Of Dengue To 35,000 A Year November 28, 2017 4:43 PM ET JASON BEAUBIEN Facebook Twitter Instagram Building a highway into Brazil's Acre State helped bring dengue fever. Universal Images Group/via Getty Images For a long time, the residents of Acre State in Brazil were lucky. They lived in the right climate for the  Aedes aegypti  mosquito, which carries dengue fever. But that mosquito was nowhere to be found, and there were no recorded cases of dengue in the state. That wasn't so in other parts of Brazil. There are  reports  of people suffering from dengue dating back to the mid-1800s in Rio de Janeiro. Since the 1980s, Brazil has dealt with dengue outbreaks ranging from a few thousand cases a year to hundreds of thousands. GOATS AND SODA Scientists Solve 50-Year-Old Mystery About Breakbone Fever But in Acre ... the total was always zero. Then in the year 2000, Acre r...

Bali's Airport To Reopen As Volcano Continues To Belch And Rumble November 29, 2017 4:00 AM ET  Twitter Students stand on a truck as they head to school with Mount Agung volcano spewing smoke and ash in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, on Tuesday. Firdia Lisnawati/AP THE TWO-WAY Indonesia Tries To Evacuate 100,000 People Away From Erupting Volcano On Bali The airport on Indonesia's major tourist island of Bali has temporarily reopened after a three-day shutdown, even as an erupting volcano continues to spew ash, blocking flight paths and prompting evacuation calls. Shortly after officials had extended closure of the airport at Denpasar for another day, they suddenly reversed their decision and announced that it would reopen. "The airspace will be re-opened" from 3 p.m. local time, Bali Ngurah Rai airport spokesman Arie Ahsanurrohim, was quoted by Agence France-Presse as saying. Earlier, Arie said airport officials ...