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It's been a busy 10 days on the road for Big Chicken, too busy (I apologize) to update here. I'll shortly collect the links and reviews into one place!
Meanwhile: As some of you have let me know, we have had quite the comedy with the Big Chicken giveaway, and some of you received a few more books than you expected. We are sorry! I think we've been in touch with everyone who receiv Read more of this blog post »
It's been a busy 10 days on the road for Big Chicken, too busy (I apologize) to update here. I'll shortly collect the links and reviews into one place!
Meanwhile: As some of you have let me know, we have had quite the comedy with the Big Chicken giveaway, and some of you received a few more books than you expected. We are sorry! I think we've been in touch with everyone who receiv Read more of this blog post »
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“She was in charge of the 'red team,' the group taking blood samples. (The group collecting urine to check pesticide exposure levels called themselves the 'gold team' in response.)”
― Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service
― Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service
“Food animals also get antibiotics for “growth promotion,” a metabolically mysterious process that has made possible the entire high-volume, low-margin business of industrial-scale farming. Since the 1950s, when two pharma company scientists discovered that feeding chicks the waste products from drug manufacturing made them put on weight much faster, many U.S. farmers have been giving tiny doses of antibiotics to cattle, swine, and poultry.34”
― Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA
― Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA
“Health and dignity are indissociable in human beings,” he said at the ceremony. “It is a duty to stay close to victims and guarantee their rights.” Urbani”
― Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of
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